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Immigration. kasich and bush on one side basically saying that trump is being unrealistic, when he says you can round everyone up and deport them. you had trump and cruz coming down emphatically on the other side. what struck me in the exchange, was jeb bush going to the electability argument, basically saying you cant say the kinds of things like that, because its helps hillary clinton. is that going to be persuasive to them at all? >> i think thats the tension that were seeing play out here, s...

Hes going to be ready on a number of different fronts from a predictable line of attacks that are going to compos bli from trump, jeb bush or others in the field. >> you know, it was interesting to me in the article that the notion of electability. just watching the under card debate which should be wrapping up and chris christie focused the entire time on electability. i can beat hillary clinton. this is something you havent heard at all. thus far, no one is trying to make an argument that im t...

Hue mar mor and spontaneity. they recognize bernie sanders has come out strong on the issues that matter the most to the progressive base of the democratic party. they put out a campaign finance reform proposal this week. they are seeing some challenges ahead. there are obstacles ahead and they have to be more forceful in how they respond to them. i dont think they are in full panic mode yet having said that nationally. she is polling well. nationally looks in a strong position to be the nominee...

Side is that its an electability argument. he has said hes the strongest candidate to go up against hillary clinton, and if we see donald trump continue to beat hillary clinton in these head-to-head match-ups, that electability case goes out the window for him. >> thank you for clarifying for me. i posed to wrong, you fixed it. your reaction, the fact that jeb bush beats hillary clinton but youve got donald trump leading. >> well, i would say a couple things. one is that donald trumps favorabili...

Right candidate has not won a republican nomination since barry goldwater. arguably, you could make the case for reagan. but when you have bob dole and george h.w. bush and mitt romney and john mccain, they were all candidates of the establishment seen skeptically by many of the right on certain issues. and jeb probably looks at it and says hes not that far out of the mainstream to win this election. immigration and education are two big issues -- >> common core principle as far as education is ...

Are free to participate in the run-off as long as they didnt vote in this weeks democratic primary. the strategy have a chance of working for cochran or stir resentment and backfire on him? henry barber is a republican strategist who runs a super pac. appreciate the time this morning. an electability argument, i dont know if i heard that in the last generation or so. thats a tough sell in mississippi. how do you make that argument? >> i think people realize even more that chris mcdaniel is an em...

Comes next. do you think that affects republican thinking at all? strategically on who theyre going to nominate. if its hillary, are they more serious about getting a candidate who can win. if hillarys not running, do they start to think a little more creatively? >> well, look, the problem i think people have with dynasties is that these arent regular people. right? these are people from the political class. these are people who were sort of born into it, or at least have already had a career in...

More likely to evaporate if its not built on principle, right? not built on pure political passion, but rather on a political electability argument. decades ago, politicians would rarely speak on a sunday show and say im the most electable. they like me so you should like me. that is declining for him. and yet when you look at the calendar, steve, of this investigation, right, it may take a long time to complete. and usually the most important target of an investigation, or potential target is i...

Is, you know, of course its more likely to evaporate if its not built on principle, right? not built on pure political passion, but rather on a political electability argument. decades ago, politicians would rarely speak on a sunday show and say im the most electable. they like me so you should like me. that is declining for him. and yet when you look at the calendar, steve, of this investigation, right, it may take a long time to complete. and usually the most important target of an investigati...

If you have a person who is sensitive to cultural issues and is not a right winger, how can you sell that couple on the idea of a right wing candidate? thats my question? because theyll vote republican for romney, theyll vote for a john mccain. theyll vote for even a w. but theyre not going to vote for a ted cruz, i dont think. >> i think youre right. thats the general election problem they have. but the thing is the people who get to decide in the primaries and caucuses really dont give a fig f...