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And the results, rather than an effort that may be something were not used to? >> oh, sure. you can never predict this sort of thing. but, you know, you still have to target even democrats for whom, you know, gun culture is a big part of their state. so theyre going to have to do a lot of focused effort. youre still looking at a house determined to dig its heels in. >> now, bob, lets look at key points of the whole agenda that the president has been raising in his fight for fairness. hes talking...

Lets get a reality check now on what the president will say and what he can actually get done. joining me now, "washington post" political reporter nia-malika henderson and resident fellow, bill schneider. bill, ill start with you. you argue that of the two main issues on the presidents plate, immigration and gun control, he has a much better shot at making progress in immigration. why? >> because his party is solidly behind him on immigration and republicans are scared to death of that issue be...

The fact that somebody like eric cantor, who is in some ways obviously in the house and a leader there, the fact that he is willing to talk about this, a pathway to citizenship at least for those children who were brought here illegally. youll see the president lay out a much more left position on this, saying that the 11 million should have a quicker pathway to citizenship. that is where i think the sticking point will be, how quickly these folks who are here illegally, how quickly theyre going...

Have not been following this story really quickly, what is this bill about? what does it do? >> the violence against women act has been the cornerstone for the last 20 years of our nations response to domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking. about half of the money in it goes to law enforcement to provide services, training for law enforcement, for police, for prosecutors, for courts and about half of it goes towards providing services for victims, everything from shelter and transitional...

Very effective. not so in 2012, however. >> bill, weve got the response to the response now, and who nose knows next year there might be a response to the response to the response. >> thats right. >> but youve got rand paul following marco rubio. has marco rubio fallen out of the graces of the tea party? >> well, it certainly is a slap in the face to marco rubio because he was a tea party favorite. >> thats right. >> when he ran for the senate. he was one of their heroes. look, now someone is re...

Senator lieberman it has to be commission, urgent commission. have you got to take -- you have got to look at how to take the word mass out of mass murder. you know, bodies, 6-year-old bodies with 3 to 11 wults in them. have to figure out a way not easy, not gun control. im not arguing that. when you can go online and order a magazine with 100 rounds of ammunition for $299, somethings wrong. i think it has to start there it also has to look at the warning that were in place in all of these situa...

Senator lieberman it has to be commission, urgent commission. have you got to take -- you have got to look at how to take the word mass out of mass murder. you know, bodies, 6-year-old bodies with 3 to 11 wults in them. have to figure out a way not easy, not gun control. im not arguing that. when you can go online and order a magazine with 100 rounds of ammunition for $299, somethings wrong. i think it has to start there it also has to look at the warning that were in place in all of these situa...

Ground in washington? lets spin about it. i dont think we can eliminate or separate the immigration discussion from the drug war, which stretches across the united states and mexico. part of the immigration discussion and the drug war wrapped up in this fear of, you know, drugs, violence, poor folks participating and escaping from the drug war coming here. america is slowly moving against the war on drugs. its kinld of amazing to see this movement. we see colorado and washington creating a very ...

Rasmussen shows hes the most reliable guy. the other pole polls that show mitt mind are sampled in favor of democrats. but gallups overall national poll, early voting, mitts ahead by 7 and 6 points respectively. if you have a national margin that great. ohio will be swept through. ohio is a major republican state. can you thinkham pointed out, the only time it went for a democrat is when you had a lacklasture republican presidential candidate, which we do not have this time. romney is strong, jo...

Rasmussen shows hes the most reliable guy. the other pole polls that show mitt mind are sampled in favor of democrats. but gallups overall national poll, early voting, mitts ahead by 7 and 6 points respectively. if you have a national margin that great. ohio will be swept through. ohio is a major republican state. can you thinkham pointed out, the only time it went for a democrat is when you had a lacklasture republican presidential candidate, which we do not have this time. romney is strong, jo...