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Dont know whats going to work. i really dont. this election, because theyre not going to go anything to help the long-term unemployed. and we shouldnt have to have off sets because were not that kind of country. we have a moral compass of helping people, our own neighbors, in times of need. these are unusual circumstances. but theyre going to keep going and i think this is a serious miscalculation and theyre showing the country they really have no moral fiber or backbone. they just couldnt weath...

Conservatives have been talking about the affordable care act for four years. like, they have not stopped fighting the affordable care act. its been litigated, its been legislated, and theyre still fighting it. democrats have a tendency to once things dont work out, to kind of pack our bags and go home. and that is not a winning strategy. we have to be consistent and we have to be aggressive. and if these moouchts continue to be assistant and aggressive and people understand whats at stake, whic...

>> what about the argument that the kochs have undue influence over american politicsi go base dispirited about the midterm. >> what about the argument that the kochs have undue influence over american politics and we need to rain rain them eign the. >> kochs have helped found these groups that are doing nothing more than talk about the issues that americans want to hear. this is a huge contrast for instance when ge goes and hires a lobbyist, its very trance action pl. when the jununions say ---...

Outraise democrats in general by 2-1 or 3-1. >> what will turn voters non14 in florida? its an off year election, a midterm, historically not good for democrats. everybody loves to point that out but the issues are a little more intense. >> i think president obama is not the negative the republicans are trying to make him out to be. i think because of education, in building the middle-class and also the key issue will be rick scott. i think people really in florida dont like rick scott. hes done...

Mitch mc connell is in niz own primary fight until may, has a tough re-election. he wants to be senate majority leader. that comes before the 2016ers priority and you wont have agreement on the 2016 message on immigration or taxes until you get 2016 nominee. it might be the smarter, long term thing. i just dont think its practical in the middle of a midterm. >> its also true that voters memories can be short. look at how angry voters were with the government shutdown back in october. now thats a...

And does believe they are going get the inflation targets and other bench marks that will start to mark a path poured and a little more aggressively. you know, congress really has very little ability to do much in this political climate. senate democrats want to do lots of things. house republicans have their own ideas and they are still polar opposite. it is up to the fed and janet yellen to do any of the work at the federal level. >> you are absolutely right. obviously about what is going on i...

Care message. people are tired of it. they want to improve it as we go along, not shut down the government to get rid of it, not vote for the 53rd time to get rid of it. especially what, as you know, and the american people know, the republicans have not put any alternative on the table. they want to go back to the days when the insurance companies called all the shots. >> you know, on the heels of that win by david jolley and that congressional district last week down in tampa and along the gul...

Campaign was targeted with what the united states called, quote, a tsunami of advertisements tying her to president obamas health care law. so im going to bring this open to the panel. is this special election an indicator of whats to come in the midterm elections? vicky, youre shaking your head no. >> for every instance we have of a special election going one way, we have another one going the opposite way. i dont think its a good crystal ball. i think whats going to happen in the midterm is go...

I stood here after losing some special elections. i tried to put lipstick on a pig but it was still a pig in 2010 when house democrats would go on to lose 63 seats and control ambe in defend defend they won the special elections. chris christie now, in floridas 13th congressional district on tuesday, republican david jolly beat democrat alex sink and there have been plenty of times when a special election has gone one way and, then, in november, the midterm goes another way, so, george, how mu...

District, in fact. you actually cant go by this special election. the fact is the senate landscape looks very dangerous for democrats. the fact that the president is more unpopular than hes ever been in his entire tenure and the fact the aca rollout has been a terrible failure, means the republicans will get to paint democrats with this brush. theres no way to escape it. i think thats really, really dangerous for the senate hopes of the democrats. >> and the crystal ball you have is history. his...