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Really benefits a candidate like cruz because it shows that the tried and tested leadership isnt working and that there needs to be an enormous change. i think in the short-term it does benefit a candidate like cruz. in the long-term, theyre going to want eventually the attention to turn to people like themselves. >> robert, just to be clear, just to end here, they dont -- i know there is talk about reforming leadership. but isnt one of the key demands here just to have weak leadership? >> the b...

Not going to want to give up or cede his power to the house freedom caucus or anything else before jumping in the race. i am hearing that hes really considering this and is getting more and more likely to jump in, but, of course, well have to wait until next week. and i do think, you know, there are plenty of other people on the republican side who want to run. i think bipartisan coalition remains very unlikely. >> robert, wasnt the no horse trading rule the problem for kevin mccarthy. he didnt ...

In the caucus. some leader, maybe paul ryan or somebody else, will need to bridge that gap. >> who does the freedom caucus support in the 2016 race in the presidential race? >> great question. most of them really respect and admire ted cruz. he worked closely with many of these freedom caucus members during the 2013 government shutdown. you think of the freedom caucus, think of the shutdown and who is pushing in the house. those are those members. they like donald trump, a lot of them came to tr...

We reported at the end of the last hour that snow is in the forecast for parts of the northeast this weekend. and that forecast is actually correct. we now have our first pictures, proof that indeed snow is coming and so is winter. people of corning, new york, you have our deepest sympathy and respect. cold days ahead for house speaker john boehner whose retirement plans are on hold because the effort to replace him appears to be going nowhere fast. majority leader kevin mccarthy withdrew his ...

View. good morning to you both. last time you were on the show, you stated pretty confidently that kevin mccarthy would be the next speaker of the house. who do you predict now? >> mccarthy at the time had the votes, over 200, near 218. but it is about getting intoer that numb near the number of 247. almost in wound could do that. the person who could brprobablyo it the best is paul ryan. there are still 30 or 40 members that would break away. >> we just heard from congressman dent talking about...

That discussion right now seems to be hard to track. what is the nature of the discussion that youre hearing and that you think voters are hearing. >> not so much discussion within the republican conference because all the members are back home listening to their constituents. i think what kevin did is he gave us the opportunity to think about and talk about what we want in a leader, more than who we want in a leader. and i think that was a gift to the country. i think had we come back, well hav...