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Were going to show that its actually energizing our base. and people are saying that theyre angry about it. >> what was the name you put out? what was his name? dick what? >> dick devos. >> thats the amway guy. >> yep, thats right. >> okay. >> and governor snyder seems to have more -- he seems to pay more attention to him than he does the citizens of the state. and thats very unfortunate. >> moving forward here, the only option you have here is 2014. congressman, in some way could this really so...

Collapsing popularity a second term sounds so unappealing its almost surprising obama didnt ask for a recount. it doesnt afflict every president. second, for many president, the woes of the second term are rooted in action and decisions taken in the first term which raises the dicey question about what might come to afflict this president. jeff, you did the laundry list. you look at nixon, wins 49 states, two years later, hes out of office. you look at reagan, who wins 49 states, the night of th...

That the election and that the public sentiment over taxes has on all republicans, and it starts with the speaker, that says theres a point at which we can vote for tax increases on the wealthiest americans if we can extract enough out of the white house. what is that -- what is that pain point? i know straight up its difficult. >> first, lets not overread the presidents mandate. the president got re-elected with a lower percentage and fewer votes than he won with. and in a weaker political posi...

Eventually just be a permanent marginal party? >> absolutely. theyve got to figure out a way out of this box. paul ryan -- paul ryan and i are about the same age. these are different kinds of republicans. theyre not afraid of talking to people of color, not afraid of some of these things, some of their parents and grandparents were. this is what im saying. democrats have to be careful. barack obama supporting a democrat in 2016 does not mean that democrats going to get black and latino votes. th...

But we could have possibly included more women in the fray for the republican party. but the good thing about this is what stu mentioned, we recognize the fact that we didnt do well amongst women and latinos and well learn from these mistakes and work on the ground game, on the data that we need in order to make things better for the midterm. so i think the good thing, stus piece was great simply because the campaign has gotten beaten up so bad after this, but there are a few things that they di...

Has not softened at all, and looking to target implementation, implementation of this law. its going to be very difficult. everyone looks how the benefits will kick in, and obamacare supporters believe it will just grow more popular. we saw on election night, it was split perfectly down the line, those who wanted a repeal, those who didnt. were really looking at a problem implementing the act. as you see republicans, you know, hold oversight hearings, investigate how its being implemented in the...

Strong midterm force. so when the incumbent party does tend to lose, it may be the right short-term positioning. but that goes to your point, which is if the long-term concern is that they run these nominees, and they cant put together a winning coalition and then all they do is turn around and sort of covet the support and the short-term strategy of the tea party and a couple districts, then they are not thinking long-term. >> if theres one ray of hope on what is increasingly a dark cloud, its ...

Of the doed. >> i think the tea party is a strong midterm force. so when the incumbent party does tend to lose, it may be the right short-term positioning. but that goes to your point, which is if the long-term concern is that they run these nominees, and they cant put together a winning coalition and then all they do is turn around and sort of covet the support and the short-term strategy of the tea party and a couple districts, then they are not thinking long-term. >> if theres one ray of hope...

That. what took them so long to wake up and smell the cool late and smell the coffee and get burned by their own tea party? >> i think it was two things. this is the first time things really didnt go their way politically. they decided were going to oppose everything obama does, were going to obstruct and be there to get power back when people say the economy has not improved. what happened was obamas approval rating came down fast in 2009. republicans had a great midterm in 2010, and so they co...

Will take both sides. >> im not suggesting he not make a deal. im suggesting he use the strength of his bargaining position to make a deal. >> the key thing, whether boehner at the end of the day can make the deal and remain speaker. >> exactly. >> thats the whole issue back in the summer of 2011. its the same issue now. and the interesting divide is going to be between the house republicans and those senate republicans. we tend to lump them together. remember there was the gang of six that ende...