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I assume barring some miracle for your side, it is not going to be brought up during the lame duck. >> pray for that miracle. >> are you going to -- are you comfortable filibustering any pick that a president trump makes? and if that happened, do you fear the nuclear response essentially by the republicans? >> first, i hope president trump picks a mainstream candidate. a mainstream candidate is something you may not agree with on every issue but believes in precedent and following the law. >> wh...

Believes in precedent and believes in following the law and the interesting thing -- >> what does that mean -- can he nominate somebody in your mind that is, say, ted cruz? is he too conservative for you? >> im not going to get into specific candidates. we hope it would be mainstream. if it is mainstream, you have to remember the last four nominees, two from president bush, two from president obama, got bipartisan support on the bench. if he doesnt nominate a mainstream candidate, were going to ...

Choice. people say, should we go after the obama coalition or the blue collar workers? a bold, strong economic message will unite both of them, both groups. it will appeal to the worker, the factory worker, the college student, the single mom trying to get above minimum wage. >> let me finally ask you about the supreme court. obviously, you were not pleased with how senate republicans handled the garland nomination. i assume barring some miracle for your side, it is not going to be brought up du...

$60 million. is it just for family legacy? thats what most of us and most republicans feel. is he really running to do anything instead of just be a steady hand and theory bush. he needs to answer that. why am i in this? what are the real policy reasons. do something different than talking points. >> chris christie we didnt have time for him but he wants to be the alternative to rubio bush as the mainstream candidate as well. we will see how that works out inen gentleman. ron, we appreciate your...

Outsider like donald trump is in first and the conservative like ted cruz is in second, because he is consolidating conservative support in new hampshire and iowa could signal even further to new hampshire conservatives, that means, the mainstream candidate in third will that candidate be able to go on? >> in new hampshire, who has the best get out the vote, the best operation right now? >> the most talented team would be jeb bush, its critical for him as you know, hes doing another reboot and h...

The discretion to let any part of the conversation go on longer if he feels for any reason. you can bet the candidates will try to rise in the polls. christine, john. >> thanks, tom. christine. it really is one of the fascinating questions. jim webb, lincoln chaffee and martin omalley. how is hillary clinton or bernie sanders prepare for those? how do you prepare to face a candidate who has nothing to lose on the debate stage? it will be interesting to see. >> nothing to lose and everything to o...

Youre specific about particular seats as well. want to get to your third point. you write, if the partys presidential nominee, quote, ends up being a colossal general election dud, could also lead to losing the majority. what kind of dud did you have in mind? >> well i dont want to names. that is up to the republican base in deciding who to nominate. gregg: oh, come on. >> look at this way, everybody knows that it helps house candidates and senate candidates and governor candidates when the tick...

Season one of "at prthe apprent" kwame, you werent planning on running out voting for donald trump. he is a mainstream candidate. has your opinion changed now? >> my opinion hasnt changed. i talked about the show, the toxic ego system that donald trump was creating with rhetoric. lo and behold, we had the boston incident, hispanic homeless gentleman assaulted by two gentlemen based on donald trumps rhetoric. creating the toxic eco system. we need an inclusive leader in america, someone who under...

News. i want to add that what i was saying before about democrats. kind of playing out here in this first release from the democratic national committee, debby wasserman shoults saying. this tonights result in virginia settles the debate once and for all the tea party has taken control of the republican party. period. when eric cantor, who time and again has blocked common sense legislation to grow the middle class, cant earn the republican nomination, its clear the g.o.p. has redefined war righ...

2016, whoever they maybe, with the book or without, if they put some distance does it undercut the president in the remaining years he has in office? >> its entirely possible for him to have it both ways. it hurts him if its on issues like bergdahl or syria and how great the distance is between what the president is trying to do and what candidates are trying to say about foreign policy for example. if youre in a mud fight with a ruchs over bergdahl or syria it doesnt always help to have candida...