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Analyst and associate editor and pulitzer prize winning columnist for "washington post" but most of all i can title them both as two distinguished gentlemen from south carolina. gentlemen, good to have you with us tonight. congressman, you first. is the congress -- >> thank you so much. >> is the congress better or worse off with a guy like jim demint? >> well, i wouldnt put it that way, ed. i think that jim is a very principled guy. i never agreed with a single one of his principles, but hes a ...

We believe very strongly that we need additional revenues if were going to get our country on a fiscally sound basis. >> and that would take us to benefits. are you willing to put benefits on the table to get a deal? >> everything needs to be on the table. when you say say, am i willing -- i want to see what the outlines are. i think even paul ryan, in the short-term, said benefits should not be on the table. i agree with that, certainly. and it depends upon what youre talking about. certainly, ...

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Tonights question, will radical republicans ever agree to a tax hike deal? text "a" for yes and text "b" for no to 622639. you can always go to our blog and leave a comment. well bring you the results later on in the show. joining me tonight, congressman steny hoyer of maryland, the house democratic whip. congressman, good to have you with us tonight. appreciate it. >> always good to be with you, ed. thanks. >> got some folks nervous talking about entitlements. when you say entitlement cuts ar...

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No to 622639. well bring you the results later tonight in the show. im joined tonight by richard wolffe and e.j. dionne, msnbc contributor, and author of the book, "our divided political heart." gentleman, great to have you with us tonight. >> thanks, ed. >> good to be with you. >> you bet. richard, you first. i called it a statement election. this means that it was a very clear message. do you agree with me on that, or how would you summarize what we went through yesterday? >> well, all electio...

The government is every new jerseyian, and myself representing the state, so thats what were out there doing, and im thrilled to see the response were getting from the federal government here with fema, with the army corps of engineers, with national guard doing some tremendous work in places like hoboken. >> how emotional is this for the residents, senator? >> you know, ed, ive hugged a lot of people over the last couple of days. you know, when you lose everything -- i was in pleasantville, whi...

Its no time to back down. and if youre out there, and if you think the election seasons over, youre wrong. this -- we fought and we worked hard for this opportunity to be in this position to do what? make change. get your cell phones out. i want to know what you think. tonights question. can republicans reinvent themselves with minority voters? text "a" for yes, text "b" for no to 6 22639. i want you to go to our blog at ed.msnbc.com and leave a comment on this one. well bring you the results la...