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>> these morality plays that are rallies, theyre such familiar experiences to the people who go to them because theyve seen them on tv. you can really feel in the room that night, and im sure this is true at most of the rallies this week and for a long time that people are even kind of -- before they get their cue from trump, they are chomping at the bit to deliver their lines. a and the big line for crowd has been "lock her up" for a long time. >> meanwhile, first lady melania trump is speaking...

In the red states. in washington, d.c., where republicans are not in charge, where they like to remind everyone that they only control one-half of one-third of the federal government, republicans have been sounding the sad trombone this past week, woe is them. or woe are them, i guess. >> were expecting here over the next 22 months to be the focus of this administration as they attempt to annihilate the republican party. and let me just tell you, i do believe that is their goal. to just shove us...

All the comments lead me to believe that hes thinking more of a political conquest than political compromise. >> welcome back to "hardball." this weekend congressman paul ryan, you just saw him there, kept up the republican claim of victimhood. that president obama is more interested in defeating them than he is in getting something done for the country. last week house speaker john boehner started that drumbeat saying president obama was out to annihilate the republican party, and ryan amplifie...

So thats how the political season is opening up this year in the red states. in washington, d.c., where republicans are not in charge, where they like to remind everyone that they only control one-half of one-third of the federal government, republicans have been sounding the sad trombone this past week, woe is them. or woe are them, i guess. >> were expecting here over the next 22 months to be the focus of this administration as they attempt to annihilate the republican party. and let me just t...

And all of the statements and all the comments lead me to believe that hes thinking more of a political conquest than political compromise. >> welcome back to "hardball." this weekend congressman paul ryan, you just saw him there, kept up the republican claim of victimhood. that president obama is more interested in defeating them than he is in getting something done for the country. last week house speaker john boehner started that drumbeat saying president obama was out to annihilate the repub...

Macho man rodney savage style. >> we have to expand our appeal. >> what are you going to do with macho man joe biden? >> renew our party, grow our ranks, and win elections. >> look at the last election. we are losing dramatically the hispanic vote, which we think should be ours. >> we cant get rattled. we wont play the villain in his morality plays. >> we cant go on forever with 11 million people living in this country in the shadows in an illegal status. >> anti-government ideologues. >> someti...

That he had done previously for a budget because it would cut social security and medicare and medicaid? well, that one was supposed to reduce deficits over 30 years. this new one just ten years is far more aggressive than even that. thats not showing prudence and patience. >> you dont think that tone is necessarily going to be taken up. john, congressman ryan also spoke at the national review institute. he was warning republicans not to take the bait from president obama. take a listen. >> the ...

Expertise. >> shannon: what about the senate? >> the best member of the senate is john thune. both had only one in ten staffers leave every year. compare that to sheila jackson-lee, consistently 54% of her staff walk out every single year. >> shannon: a tough job whether you have a good or bad boss. dont get paid huge bucks. basically working 24/7. want to make sure you have a good boss. folks can read more? >> look up any member of congress at washingtontypes .com/losses. >> shannon: good to se...

The president and only the president who is trying to fix our bridges and feed or children and care for our seniors and clean our water. frankly, he must be exhausted. i know we are but we cant get rattled. we wont play the villain in his morality plays and we have to stay united and show that if given the chance we can govern, we have better ideas. >> even after losing the white house twice to president obama, congressman ryan says he does not think republicans are in a political wilderness sin...

We wont play the villain in his morality plays. we have to stay united. we have to show that if given the chance we can govern. >> molly henneberg is live in washington with more. >> trying to buoy his fellow conservatives. paul ryan said republicans and conservatives will need prudence to deal with president obamas second term. showing voters what the presidents agenda looks like wasnt implemented. >> in the presidents first term we argued against big government in theory. huz second term we wi...