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Losing. their narrative is the republican party keeps selling them out and selling them out. their psychology is they are using. stan has done great research. you talk to them and put them in focus groups, they feel like they keep losing and losing on culture wars, overall culture, economically. they feel like the whole country is walking away from them. they want to win. they dont know specifically what they want. i dont remember the name of the congressman, i dont know what we want but were no...

When they look at -- when people look at focus groups, they say they dont believe the white house. they say they dont believe politicians. they say they dont believe us in the news media. so what president obama and the white house are telling people is go to the website, see for yourself if it works for you and your family, then make a decision. >> quickly here, west virginia senator joe mansion said he would vote for a government funding bill that delays obama cares individual mandate for a ye...

Will respond to a certain person. so they do screen tests. they do focus groups. and then they allow that information to inform who they put on the air. so our standard of beauty has always been one thats based on the white ideal. thin nose. certain shape of eyes. a certain shape of mouth. and to the extent that we have become more diverse in television it really has been initially to have people of color who look more white be the first ones to plow that pathway. and to a certain extent, it end...

The first thing about governing but you throw a great party. when they are in campaign mode get out of the way. when they are in governing mode its just whacky. >> in whain mode what the white house folks will tell you we dont have millions of hundreds of dollars to throw at every single message. in the campaign they were faced with incredible challenges most notably with the economy. when they first went in with the focus groups the numbers were awful. it wasnt just the spin. people werent read...

Retreats, theyve rebranded, rebooted, retooled. and yet the partys in the same exact place it was on election night. no, literally the same place. the rnc is holding its summer meeting in the same hotel that served as governor romneys election night headquarters. hows that for symbolism? back in march, the rnc chair vowed to turn things around. >> the way we communicate our principles isnt resonating widely enough. focus groups described our party as narrow minded. out of touch. and quote, stuff...

Suburban counties like mccomb are changing, president obama won it by eight last year. black flight from detroit made it twice as diverse as it was a decade ago when stan greenberg returned for more focus groups, he found whites are less driven by race than they were a generation earlier. while the decline of detroit offers a sad symbol of the failure to integrate african-americans into the new deal coalition, you dont have to look past the city limits to see a more durable coalition is possible...

Idea of the individual mandate. with the individual mandate, the young, healthy people go back into the system and we see the prices come down. >> that is the hope, that is the theory. again, in massachusetts, that hasnt necessarily been what happened. we still have the highest premiums in the entire country. the problem is in the million dollar question is can you get young, healthy people to decide to purchase insurance that they seen as unaffordable. the obama campaign and the administration ...

Including both attorneys. its something, jo ellan i want you to speak to before we wrap the segment. both attorneys talked about emotion. the defense attorney said remember, this isnt about how you feel, its about law and effect. a lot of people in the audience come at us saying what they think women will do because of their inclinations. jo ellan you measure jurors for a living. is there any reason to believe theyll be more about their heart than their head? is there any reason to believe that ...

Responsibilities, even if the mother works outside of the home and he needs to step up and help her and veered off in the other weird area where he got in trouble. >> they didnt get the memo about stop being the stupid party. some of the comments are not happening in a vacum. there is a brand problem that is inkrooed cre bad to the republicans. and focus groups, what did people say? close minded and racist and rigid and old- fashioned. >> thats what the teachers are telling them. and thats what ...

March 18, rnc announcing why republicans failed to win back the white house last november. >> our message was weak, ground game was insufficient, we werent inconclusive. we were behind in data and digital. and our primary and debate process needed improvement. focus groups described our party as narrow-minded. out of touch. and quote, stuffy old men. the perception that were the party of the rich, unfortunately, continues to grow. >> that sounds about right. as if they needed focus groups to tel...