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Growth that kind of fuel the tea party are thinking maybe we can get take on these guys. >> they cant really afford to lose the enthusiasm and the numbers in the republican party, sort of the number thats in the nation at large, when a midterm comes, you need that enthusiasm, right? you cant just cut the cord. >> you need people who are knocking on doors and licking envelopes and things like that. the republican ---theres been a try to do is say, look, im not talking about the tea party in gener...

Aspects. it still has to be voted on in the house of representatives, and i assume it will pass the senate and the president will sign it. and the next two years including the mid term election in 2014, we wont have to worry as you point out about another government shutdown. >> let me ask you this. there are a number of different polls that come out today and it depends on to what tv network you seem to watch as to whether the president is doing better or worse. but the cnn poll that combined t...

Radio 101. you cant hear it, you cant listen. now hes going to have to go sit at the kids table and lets see how he does a year from now on these lesser signals. >> but that last audio we just played, and some of the things hes done, just underscores that the sandra fluctuate issue really had no impact on him. this is damaging the entire format, the very format he helped bring to its prominence he is tearing down. >> and he may figure he has nothing to lose, because those advertisers arent comin...

Midterm, so much analysis and thought has been talked about the presidents health care law or republicans shut down back in october. not a lot of attention has been paid to the economy. when you look at the story of the economy over the past year, even over the past 24 months, things are getting much better. it isnt out of the realm of possibility to envision a situation which come the summer or even fall of 2014, the unemployment rate is close to 6%, and you end up having another 2 to 2.5 milli...

Then you have someone who is fixated and focused on addressing this issue of inequality over the course of this presidency. this is a fascinating political and policy speech. >> when youre heading into a midterm does that indicate this could be a tough issue for some democrats in tough re-election battles. >> it could. this is not an issue swing voters are necessarily focused on. this is about the democratic base, social justice, issues that rile up the base. to some extent, i think the presiden...

Realize this president had two years to control the white house and political parties controlling congress and they didnt get it done. people so him as dishonest and he spent his time working on obama care and look at what we got. >> very quickly. is obama care the issue that american will be voting on for the midterm or will the others come back. >> absolutely impossible to worry that. if nothing chaefrjs, yes probably will be. i have a feeling a lot will change in a year and half from now. >> ...

Control? isnt harry reid sort of facing the same sort of threat here? >> well, of course he is. i mean, 51 votes is still 51 votes and the problem here is that you get a midterm election coming and most elections, most contested elections, at least in the general election, get decided in the middle. the democrats have to hold on to their majority. in terms of legislation, you still got the republicans in control of congress, but one of my funniest moments since i heard somebody -- i think it mig...

Is going to be brutal elections. >> make no mistake that is at the top of the list when all of the legislators are considering all of the topics. the mid-term election >> this is years and years of gridlock in washington that hasnt included getting budgets pass for five years. it is coming to roost at the worst time. it is second midterm of what might be a deadlock. >> happy thanksgiving, carl. >> you, too. >> there is a major sporting event many of you follow. it is in jeopardy now. another set...

Deliberately pushed sign-ups past the midterm but the white house says its simply to give insurance companies an extra month. i have to say the idea that somehow this is election-related just because the calendar is around the election, its kind of silly. health care is going to be an issue no matter what. anyway, its another delay there. ive got another one for you. the spanish language website that was supposed to be ready by mid-october now wont be ready until the end of this month. these del...

Gamble they hope will pay off in next years mid term elections. >> it looks like any democrat in a serious -- >> reporter: the playbook aims to keep the focus on what they say is a bad law and keep the pressure on the white house and democrats in congress. it calls on gop members to use social media, digital fliers and videos to share talking points about rising premiums and americans losing their hith care and access to their doctors. theyre collecting obama care horror stories. >> they do not ...