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Given that texas is now a majority/minority state, the power of demographic change to transform the future political landscape, its all in texas. dont expect it all to end for 12 more weeks. texas election law requires a runoff. and a slew of crowded primaries mean many campaigns wont be over until after a runoff. it will test the strength of the tea party, in a state that the republican party has not lost statewide race since 1994 when a host of conservative hopefuls, capture conservative light...

good morning from washington. its tuesday, march 4th, 2014. this is "the daily rundown." first reads of the morning, russian president vladimir putin went before the media this morning to defend his countrys actions in the wake of the ukrainian revolution, arguing that it amounted to a coup that demanded a russian response. he he told reporters he would use force in ukraine only as a last resort, he claimed. but he said he reserves the right to do so. putin also said further military...

Negative ads attacking mitch mcconnell. >> super pacs knocking off senators, governors and congressmen. mcconnell now has to go. >> i think theyre both nervous. >> mitch mcconnell and jon cornyn. >> both men are facing tea party challenges. >> then theres senator ted cruz. >> heres what happened. >> mitch mcconnell and jon cornyn ended a ted cruz-led filibuster. >> playing with the debt ceiling is like playing with fire. >> mcconnell and cornyn rallied support for the bill. >> thats the kind of ...

negative ads attacking mitch mcconnell. >> super pacs knocking off senators, governors and congressmen. mcconnell now has to go. >> i think theyre both nervous. >> mitch mcconnell and jon cornyn. >> both men are facing tea party challenges. >> then theres senator ted cruz. >> heres what happened. >> mitch mcconnell and jon cornyn ended a ted cruz-led filibuster. >> playing with the debt ceiling is like playing with fire. >> mcconnell and cornyn rallied support for the bill. >> thats th...

And rand paul wants to have a lot of that, but his fathers brand of libertarianism also is, has alienated some people and isnt as accessible to mainstream, average voters just trying to get through the day. rand paul is trying to bridge that gap. hes tamping down some of the more sort of inyour face aspects of this fathers style. >> lets talk about the tea party in a different headline. in a different context this morning. got to get your take in talking about the recent fight or non-fight over ...

Because mitch mcconnell and jon cornyn are both facing very tough tea party challenges in their party now? >> senator cruz achieved what no ones been able to achieve, bipartisanship in the senate. but i think that leader mcconnell hopes its a turning point in that he doesnt want to have these big, messy fights on his senate floor while hes got this primary. at the same time, senator cruz pushed him into a vote that makes himvulnerable to a tea party vote back at home. >> desfins fiance is no lon...

0 power lines down, people left in the cold u. could hear the rumble and then the snap of the power. >> and this storm is creating a nightmare in the skies. thousands of flights cancelled, even more delayed, and no relief is in sight. >> four to six more inches on top of what weve got tonight with temperatures in the 20s. we are definitely not out of the woods yet. >> were live throughout the storms on everything you need to know. good morning. welcome to "new day." its thursday, february 13th...

Position that it was contrary to something he had said earlier. i think its often a matter of tone, right? so you have candidates like bevin. you have candidates like ted cruz and mike levy, the guys who run from the right, and they are not all that much more conservative than the people they claim to be rallying against. so i think i just really think that youre seeing that and bevin got caught doing it. >> he really did. andrea, you know, these people sometimes try to run to the right of membe...

0 yeah. hi, cutie. how are you? >> i was better a couple of seconds ago. now im out of breath. >> "the new york times" reporter -- youll be fine -- jeremy peters is with us. good to see you! >> hi, mika. how are you? >> im fine. i didnt take that last night, if you know what im talking about. and andrea mitchell is looking awesome. i havent seen you in a long time. >> i missed you guys. >> ive missed you so much! >> i love getting up early. >> i know you do. i know you do. a lot to talk about, j...

0 pole. >> firefighters were hampered by a windchill of 55 degrees below zero. water was turning into ice psychiatri crystals before it reached the top of the fr. >> how many of these do you get? >> fewer. >> and a definition of the vortex. that is pretty good. >> colder than a well diggers bottom outside. streets are empty in some parts of the country like in ft. wayne, indiana. look at this. in chicago, hundreds of planes have been grounded at ohare where american airlines says it is so cold. ...