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Hes the guy that appeared to have abandoned the race some time ago. hes the guy that has a considerable amount of the baggage. hes the guy that a number of republicans are already speaking about in a negative fashion. and newt is a really fighter. he doesnt take that easily. and he will view himself as being a viable candidate for democrats, for republicans, and for everybody else, and that hes without the need to have any of the usual party structure. and if he thinks that way, his ego, i think...

Not for the whole impeachment thing -- that he could create a new party in 1976 that john conley would run. conley was going to be the nominee. nixon had a man crush on him. he thought taking a southern democrat like conley you could create a socially fiscally conservative moderate like conley. >> you look at the front of "politico" today they are talking about how the party structure, youve fwakt, they had 150 year monopoly on american politics are now being challenged and being blown apart and...

We dont ask anybody to forgo their party allegiances. were inviting everybody to come in to get a ticket on the ballot that is focused on solving the crucial issues facing our country in a nonpartisan way. lets end the bickering and get towards solutions for the american people. jenna: do you think this will do it? >> i absolutely think this will do it. think of all the tickets not put out on the political space right now because there is not enough room within our current party structure. this ...

Interview, tune in tonight. president obamas sister tells piers morgan stories about her big brother, stories you have never heard before, at 9 eastern here on cnn. the president may face a 2012 challenge from an independent with a big name and deep pocket he is and paul steinhauser is here. i already know who that is. i think everybody he know does by now. who knows. tell us? >> yes, the donald, donald trump. listen, carl, the billionaire real estate mogul and reality tv star is very good at ...

And you get the sense that they feel somehow that theyre the ones who brought all this dramatic change about and yet theyre being shoved to the side a bit. is that fair? >> reporter: yeah, i do believe thats true. theyre saying theyre marginalized. and they called fridays demonstration the save the revolution friday, trying to inject some new enthusiasm, some new energy into the movement. one of the complaints that were often hearing is that they just feel woefully inexperienced, they just do no...

Fundamentally, he has less actual intellectual inclination to lead a party structure. i think in that way, hes emblematic of a new generation of voters and politicians. >> what would you say hell do this october? >> i think hes going to go out and do a lot. >> suppose he loses -- if he loses the house, he losses subpoena power. does he know that? does he know he has years and years of investigation of his administration once he loses the house? >> i dont think they want to lose the houses. >> ch...

Parties are losing their grip on the electorate. and to the extent that backing his party, leading his party in november starts to undermine that brand. >> is the public going to buy this that the president isnt president? hes running for reelection as the incumbent. the government agencies that serve him, serve the people. you know, theyre all -- >> thats different from being a party leader. we have five living men in the united states who served as president. every one of the other people who ...

Crist hold on this strongly. sort of, how long can he go to the august primary with sort of very little visible means of support in terms of a party structure under feneath him. the one thing we can rule out is democrats winning the seat because the thing is, either crist collapses or rubio collapses. one or the other. but both these guys arent going to collapse. as a result, thats why i think youre going to see -- you know, youre going to see republicans -- a republican hold onto the seat. the ...

Because they have an independent bent and if they feel they are being oh opted they might -- they they are being coopted they might strike back in an independent way. megyn: how do they vie for the tea party people. >> reporter: s a difficult thing to do because its not a traditional party structure. >> its organic. but its frustrated and dissatisfied islands showing up -- dissatisfied iowans showing up to make their voice heard. >> reporter: because it many a bottom up rather than a top down or...

Stupid things hes done, is extremely popular with the base of the party. meaning those party chairman across the country. he treats them like royalty. those are the people who will have to decide whether he stays or goes. right now, they dont want him to go anywhere. >> okay. hes popular. >> with the right people. >> hes done a very good job raising money, but hes also done an exemplary job spending money. it is it an unpopular point to say, the first thing you said, whether people have the guts...