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In my perfect world we would debate the issues that intrigue people and will propel us through this century and get us back on track. i dont think that excludes donald trump. i think he could run on his presidency if he wanted. is it possible to get our eyes off the shiny star and focus on the issues? >> lets go to the core issue in your much anticipated monologue. focus on issues. here is the issue with that. half the voters focus on issues. they care about the economy, they are ideological vot...

Allies. thats not what we are about. we need to do better. >> jesse: no one left.org to support this. james, i dont know. your partner mentioned he saw this happen in iraq when they pulled out. isis took over. its happening in afghanistan. looking back at this, not a great track record over the last 10 to 15 years on these 2 major wars that just dominated the u.s. news cycle. what is so wrong in washington with poor execution? >> to tylers point, keeping the focus on issues. this is an moral obl...

Announce i think this week. >> thats right. so shes a phenomenal member of congress, and i think will surprise many once the american people get to know her. its going to have to be a campaign on issues. we cant allow donald trump to drag our candidates into the mud, because i think he realizes that the only way for him to win is to basically concede, im bad, but try to make the democratic candidate even worse. i dont think hell be able to successfully do that now that the american people have e...

With federal law over the ten commandments and gay marriage. to a lot of folks, this is about choosing the candidate to fight for their religious liberties. vaughn hillyard is talking through this, how critical is the evan yegelical vote in this particular race? >> reporter: here in alabama, you have about 49% of alabamans considering themselves to be evangelical christians. and one of the critiques of roy moores candidacy to this point has been his lack of focus on issues. but when we talk abou...

>> we dont know of any events roy moore is having today in alabama or tomorrow, but doug jones is having one here in birmingham. he just rolled up to a fish fry. were going to pop in and try to ask him a few questions when hes done. well bring it to you later. >> worth asking, peter -- is doug jones focusing on the roy moore allegations when hes on the stump or is he trying to push that aside, focus on issues, and not address the moore allegations? >> he addresses it when hes asked about it and ...

For a reception to celebrate what? what we want is to make sure that we have access to the secretaries of which he has denied us so that we can sit down and talk about the issues that are affecting us, whether its criminal justice reform -- >> so he didnt each invite you to a meeting, roosevelt room, lets sit down and really deal with some of the issues that you raise. he invited the caucus to a reception. >> thats basically what he wants to do. thats why initially we only said the executive com...

Like karl rove that have used this to win votes. how do you stop that from has beening again? >> theres two tracks, first, do the right thing, dont stand in the way of people, as good conservatives, dont impede upon ones personal liberty. theres a conservative case for marriage equality. if you cant say anything nice, dont say anything at all. some lawmakers did alaw that law in the cycle. >> i agree, they focused on the economy. >> the exist polls and the primaries in arizona, michigan, scare, ...

you see him here with governor perry. in his introduction he did not use the word cult or specifically attack romney by name but there was no doubt he had the former massachusetts governor in mind when he drew there is contrast. >> do we want a candidate who is skilled in rhetoric or one skilled in leadership? do we want a candidate who is a conservative out of convenience or one who is a conservative out of deep conviction? do we want a candidate who is a good, moral person or do we w...

You and others. and the president has been saying that they believe theres wiretapping. sean spicer doing his dance on the podium in the white house press briefing room. on monday what do you say if and when comey comes out as believed to say theres nothing there. what do you say? >> well maybe hes got another shoe to drop? maybe he has information. if he didnt, he needs to focus back on what the american people sent him there. if i were him wouldnt keep pushing this narrative but talk about the...

I think i would -- >> i would say. >> that hes -- his supporters are very enthusiastic. so theres a little bit of that going on. but i think some of this is the fact that he is -- hes really kind of departing from the message of his campaign. kellyanne conway is really trying to tweet out and do interviews where she says, i understand were behind. she wants people to understand that theyre serious, that theyre presidential candidates, that they understand what the numbers are saying to them, but...