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Least physically and spiritually enough. >> spending 50 grand a pop at d.c. steakhouses with his political team. if youre going to spend 50 grand at a steakhouse, do it in your home district, not in washington, d.c. the reason this matters is majority leader controls the calendar. he was the policy guy. he was arguably the most conservative member of the house republican membership. now hes been defeated. the instant question this morning is, his term runs through january. can he stay on as majo...

A good launch because of the timing. race starts as soon as the midterm is over and vacation is over so it starts in january. and this gives her a bit of a heads up. what she is trying to do is insulate herself against certain charges. thats why the benghazi story chapter was released last week its a way to say and this is what they are always going to do. this is old news, been adjudicated 18 times. im not going to stoop to answer such a question. i think its a way for her to get some of this o...

Block, obstruct or describe so much activity, that they tend to turn around and say, we are just going to be about our business. and if the congress wants to sit there as an impedement to any action, let the american people judge them. >> we have only 30 seconds left, george, and thats the presidents approval rating is a huge factor in a midterm in the sixth-year of a two-term president since 1946, the presidents approval rating, if it is over 50%, his party loses 14 seats in the house. and if u...

Energy-producing states, some up for re-election this year. and im fascinated by the presidents decision to risk this politically this year when the senate control could be in jeopardy. why is the president and the national democratic party willing to take this risk right n now? they could have waited until next year. >> there are two things, the president wants to start putting into place right now whatever will be his legacy for the final -- for the end of his term. and it takes a long time to...

House republicans are able to block, obstruct or describe so much activity, that they tend to turn around and say, we are just going to be about our business. and if the congress wants to sit there as an impedement to any action, let the american people judge them. >> we have only 30 seconds left, george, and thats the presidents approval rating is a huge factor in a midterm in the sixth-year of a two-term president since 1946, the presidents approval rating, if it is over 50%, his party loses 1...

And these are the folks that agree with policies and ideas. how much is michelle obama going to factor in to the strategy to get minority women to the polls in 2014. >> i think she is a fantastic messenger for those communities and others, she does an excellent job of articulating why it is so important that we get involved in the political process. it as it but finishing what we started. i think that pints to the incredibly clear contrast that people are going to see this midterm election betwe...

I think that the more we spend time communicating to the folks who didnt usually tune in during the midterm that it matters to them the better off weave will be. >> crystal. i would be remiss, if ive didnt mention there was one man on the bus tour, congressman john tierney of massachusetts. who need women to turn out for him. women can help. >> with women increasingly the bread winners. not just talking helping women, helping men and helping families. >> yeah, indeed. jess, crystal, thank you fo...

Federal minimum wage. a lot of the, the statewide republican nominees, dont believe that there should be a minimum wage. whereas democrats are trying to raise it so people can feed their families on it. i mean this is a really stark contrast for a midterm. i think that the more we spend time communicating to the folks who didnt usually tune in during the midterm that it matters to them the better off weave will be. >> crystal. i would be remiss, if ive didnt mention there was one man on the bus ...

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Democrats running for re-election in 2014. >> hes not looking to the midterm so much. its now about his legacy and accomplishing what he can given that he knows he cant get anything through the republican house. >> so if youre a coal state democrat, what do you do? as he put it, you make lemonade out of the lemon that the president just handed you today. democrats in red and blue coal states say we dont stand with the president on this. the states have a deadline of june 30th, 2016, to submit th...