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They want to make sure they get it right. lets show you the latest technology theyll be using this year to make sure there isnt any voter fraud. timothy will show us here. people come in now and you register voters on this -- on these tablets now. >> absolutely. they come in, give us their voter or signature i.d., we scan that in. it comes up. it brings up the voter information there. >> reporter: so john q. voter could register and vote in how long a time? >> not register. we pull up their regi...

Do you think that jindal -- is he the guy whos trying to say, look at me, look at me, ive got ideas? >> jindal is one of the sharpest minds -- policy minds in republican politics. his problem in many ways is hes perceived as too wonky and too focused on sort of being a conservative technocrat. this is a plan that tries to address that but also to play up that technocratic cred and say republicans can have ideas and hes going to lead on that front. i still think its a plan thats not quite specifi...

Recognize about what chris christie has done. first of all, who he chose in terms of doing it in the first place. he did diane sawyer and megan kelly. its about the mission to get into that white house in 2016. folks are getting really engaged in the detail, what is absent, what is still to be invested. what christie is doing is taking the mission into his own hands and not dealing with the facts but framing them in a way that is about making him to the people somebody that they would trust, thi...

Region for decades now. for john q. six-pack at home watching right now, explain in the simplest of terms why this matters, why this is so important for america. >> because egypt is an 80 million person country thats one of the true states thats been around for thousands of years. when you think about history, it sets the temperature for the middle east, north africa region. it is a vital ally in terms of our relationship with israel and in terms of having been a traditional anchor of stability ...

People believe the federal government has struck the right balance between liberty and security. even though we have no idea what they are actually doing in total. so we really cant say that. but they are telling us they struck the right balance and i think a number of americans believe they are right. >> this is something that matters, especially to journalists, matters to a lot of folks in the beltway, but john q. six pack isnt necessarily as up in arms about this as we are. >> yeah, i absolut...

And imagined what those scandals might mean for the gop going forward. back with me, maeve reston "the new york times," elise vie beck, staff writer for the hill. anyone on the hill talking seriously bim peachment? had -- sear oriously of impeach? >> republicans are hoping to make as much hay as they can. american people will have trouble sorting out what is going on and that will be one of the challenges for the gop, make sure their message that the white house is not only inept but could be co...

Beverage. how does this sort of sideshow, how does it look to john q. six pack? >> john q. six pack is really not -- a lot of them are watching now. they will be informed about t but the reality is most people really dont know about this, most people arent following it certainly not at 2 or 3:00 in the morning. exactly what was appointed with john than is what is going to happen. when theyve little bit more engagement with their senator or their member of congress, they are going to say i protec...

Convention center. and forget the party loyalists ask bosses. to john q. and mary q. watching tonight in tv land that was impressed with barack obama, they are going to be looking at him much differently than in that hall tonight. >> great point. the core of barack obamas political appeal as the keynote speaker in that speech was the fact he seemed to rebuke to the nastiness and combativeness of politics. chris christie seems to revel in the nastiness. now it is a question of whether thats what ...

The romney campaign, very much on the defense about the governors taxes. something tells me this is not the last time well talk about governor romneys taxes, unfortunately. >> someone made an argument on the sunday morning shows, and tax return stuff, more of an obsession, an obsession of folks like us, not so much john q. six pack. i saved you for the last. your must read is my favorite. what is it, why? >> a fantastic piece on the front page of "the washington," the frankous nature of these pa...