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We are going to make it happen. in question comes up a lot. hillary clinton, barack obama, they went at it all the way through the end of june. how did that work out? worked out well. >> shannon: fundraising, you had a very impressive august something that you dont usually see on a nonelection year. >> we are doing well. weve started out at the rnc, we know the story. but it started with us just trying to rebuild trust and credibility among our donors. get the party being functional and operatio...

bachmanns top staffers. ed rollins, a familiar presence on the show, stepping back to what is called an advisory role citing health concerns and david pulenski is leaving the campaign entirely. the two had, quote, strategic differences on the path forward. politico saying it is unclear who will take either mans place. joining us are james carville and ari fleischer who can be reached on twitte twitter @arifleischer. james, what do you make of the shakeup? >> its possible ed rollins cou...

and, deputy manager leaving the campaign entirely. unclear whos taking either mans place. joining us right now is james carville. >> its not outside the realm of possibility that he does have health issues. and also, these differences in campaigns happen. it would be early to call this significant. it may be, but theres probably a lot more to find out about it before i deem it significant. >> if it is health, thats one thing. if its not, could this also just be the growing pains of a c...

bachmanns top staffer. rollins stepping back into an advisory role kroointing health concerns. and, deputy manager leaving the campaign entirely. unclear whos taking either mans place. joining us right now is james carville. >> its not outside the realm of possibility that he does have health issues. and also, these differences in campaigns happen. it would be early to call this significant. it may be, but theres probably a lot more to find out about it before i deem it significant. >>...

Politics. i never heard this criticism of tim pawlenty ever in minnesota politics. >> maybe that says more about minnesota politics. didnt mean that. please do not start calling me. >> i understand. >> we love all of you minnesotans. >> i think when people get to know him, theyll feel he has a charisma that is deep and endearing to people. hes a very interesting guy, hes a smart guy, he relates to average people probably better than just about anybody ive seen in politics. and i think hes going ...

This is a first impression. >> and what an impression it is. newt put it mildly i think when he said its been a challenging week. we have seen him sort of double down and then double back. i think my favorite quote of the week i think yesterday when he was saying he likened his campaign to haleys comet. something of this magnitude or originality only comes once or twice. the media cant wrap its head around that. it is a campaign in disarray. i think you are seeing blowback from the donor base. y...

The california state asexabsemb. many americans voting in the next election werent of voting age. they werent paying attention. many werent in the drill so to speak rat the time he was in office. this is a first impression. >> and what an impression it is. newt put it mildly i think when he said its been a challenging week. sort of double-down then double back. i think my favorite quote quote of the week i think yesterday when he was saying he likened his campaign it haleys comet. something of t...

The california state assembly. alex wagner is also an msnbc contributor. i think the danger for newt gingrich in part is many americans voting in the next election werent of voting age. they werent paying attention. many werent in the drill so to speak, at the time when he was in office. so this is a first impression. >> and what an impression it is. newt put it mildly i think when he said its been a challenging week. sort of double-down then double back. >> i think my favorite quote of the week...

Affair. >> funny you should bring that up. >> lets talk about the funders. thats the real analysis here. its one thing to get criticized, but its another thing when you lose the money. >> theres two sides to this coin. one is the public perception which gingrich is trying to counter, but the other side is theres some blow-back from the gop base, including funders. we know just based on previous numbers that the donor base has been slow to come to this race. theres a lot of hesitancy all over the...

Lot of criticism the former republican national chairman michael steele did not do enough to reach out to big dorns. sam fox is a missouri businessman. al hoffman is a florida developer and ron wiser is the former chairman of the michigan republican party. they are going to be tasked with trying to reach back out to the big donor base, the big republican donor base. on capitol hill, social conservatives have something to cheer about. john boehner, the minority leader -- sxuchexcuse me. the speak...