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Repeal it. so well have to move carefully. but i think its a really important commitment that republicans have made. and theyve made it consistently over several years. and at the end of the day, its absolutely essential that we do repeal obamacare and replace it with something that in our view works better for the american people. >> do you think theres a consensus, an actual workable consensus among republicans about what replace would look like? >> i think there is. and i think even folks tha...

Of the white house from passing the affordable care act said this isnt a perfect bill. we know there are problems in it. that means you make mid course corrections. i would say ironically if you talk to conservative health policy experts, not the people advising trump who know nothing about health care but conservative policy experts agree with the people advising hillary clinton about 70% of the time. we can solve a lot of the premium increase with reasonable policies if we take the politics an...

Carolina. this is important policy for people on both sides. i would love to be talking about that. but i think that voters as we get closer to the election -- >> sound like a trump supporter. >> bring up the sexual assault -- i know i would love -- >> im a policy guy. so i love talking about policy. but that said i do think what voters look for in the last few days is governance. and i ive said for a long time. >> i think hillary clinton wants to win to though to be honest. >> -- absolutely. >>...

Hes going to win and get excited. its a smart move for him. its not what hes used to. hes been a policy guy. hes a guy usually fighting in front of the supreme court and running an underdog candidacy in texas. for what hes doing right now, peaking at the perfect time for him, why not smile and let other people know how well its going. >> matt, do you agree? smart for cruz to sound like trump? >> well, look, i dont know that hes speaking at the right time. i think will win iowa but maybe its a li...

This guy could be president. on the stage with people who -- if they are capable, dont show it because of the ridiculous stuff thats going on set by the front runners. >> i just mentioned someone who can, chris christie. >> yeah, but chris christie, i feel always thought chris christie is a dead man since the bridge thing. theres too much stuff there. hes just not going to win. i dont care how well -- >> and also donald trump has been such a strong, dominant force. >> right. >> jeb, i mean, dona...

On not changing, of not being inauthentic, on not pretending to be who he is not. it will be the same guy. frankly, hes got a pretty good message and he had done pretty well from that campaign launch. the debates have been his achilles heel. hes got to focus squarely on how to slay that debate dragon. jeb hadnt debated in well over a decade. hes never debated with ten other people on the stage. he needs to figure out how not only to be jeb bush, the policy guy, but also jeb bush the performer an...

2012 and 2015. that was really the theme of the day. but next monday when they get back to votes, a whole new era. one thing we should mention is paul ryan has never been in the leadership. hes always been a policy guy. in the next couple of weeks theres ribbon cuttings, statue dedications, meetings with lobbyists and other world leaders. all these new perks, one could say, of the job that will definitely take some getting used to. >> its a very high level position. luke, stay with me there. i w...

Ryan is a very good friend, who he has enormous respect for, is in the job and there might be some stability in the house without, like i said, all these emergency legislative must-pass moments that create so much chaos. >> stand by. lets go back to manu raju because i believe he has with him the house majority leader right now, kevin mccarthy. >> reporter: yes, do i. im here with mr. mccarthy. thank you for joining us. youve been a friend with paul ryan for such a long time. he really spoke abo...

Inevitable, numerous candidates, not just one, all of your comments about twitter and how its all making fun of each other, yes, donald trump is doing a lot of that. >> not just donald trump. >> why is he winning? hes winning, buck. >> they are describing their various ideas. i dont like jeb bush, hes a policy guy. >> nobodys listening to jeb bush. thats the problem. >> we dont like jeb bush, hes dropping out. >> nobodys listening to the candidates that you say are being substantiative, because ...

In the wrong year? is this the wrong year to be the guy whos put out more policy proposals than any other candidate in the republican side? he put out the land management proposal this week. the guy is mr. issues, frankly. its not what these voters want right now. right? now it could be were in that -- it could be that everything reverts to norm and getting closer suddenly republican primary voters decide, you know, as much as i want to flirt with the outsiders, i want to go with somebody with e...