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Right first. >> how do you think this has developed whether on the democratic side or republican side where the simple politician, the simple sort of grassroots guy who says listen ill give you a square deal and ill hold the big fat rich guy as much to account as i am the pension, the union guy who is taking the pension for a ride. >> well, you know, teddy created the idea of the bully pulpit. he believed the power of the presidency. in fact one could northern the modern presidency was created b...

Beginning, literally within the first 30 days of my being on the job there were calls for my resignation. now, i dont know how one does -- how you screw up so badly in 30 days on a job that they want to get rid of you when you dont even know where the washrooms are. but clearly there was a distinctive style issue for me. i mean, im a very, you know, grassroots guy. im very oriented on being in the neighborhoods and communities. my first venture out of the washington was to harlem. and i remember...

According to reuters news service, is stepping down. and michael steele was a guest last night on the rachel madow show, and he talked about some of the reasons why his tenure was mostly marked by controversy. >> it was a distinctive style issue for me. im a very, you know, grassroots guy. im very oriented on being in the neighborhoods and communities. my first venture out from washington is harlem. they said why are you going to harlem? i said theres votes there. lets take our message to the ...

Is the now former chairman of the republican national committee, michael steele. i have been dying to talk to you for so long. >> finally. >> thank you for doing this. >> its great to be with you. ive been trying to get here as well. so im glad we could finally get together. >> and that in itself is a question i want to talk about. decisions about how you dealt with media availability in your time as chairman and everything as well. but i should start by letting you tell me what was wrong about ...