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This way. the less coverage they see of her, they like her. the more they see her, the more they like her. >> shes great one on one and with crowds. its the coverage of her. >> thats the point. >> we have scandal, drama. we have sort of this throwback to 1992 and its all of the baggage that the clintons bring. >> the two biggest things that have happened from a polling perspective, the conventions, hillary clinton talking to you and the first debate, heres hillary clinton. so the best things for...

Campaign director a little earlier. >> we hope the rnc will speak out about this, say they also find this unfair. we hope cnn will see the light. its pretty obvious to us that cnns rules are preventing voters from hearing who they want to hear from. >> joining me now, betsy woodruff, political reporter at "the daily beast," and -- is it a strategic mistake to leave off the only woman in the gop field? >> i think they should push her cause, without a doubt. first off, just because it benefits rep...

These programs in the face of the democratic challenges and pressures theyre under. >> i understand you are sympathetic to cutting entitlements. i am not. i am very sympathetic to these guys demands and leaving social security alone ch just as a matter of political tactic, what is the most effective form of pressure that you have seen base activists use against their own side. republicans have been dealing with these kinds of fights on the right for a long time. democrats dont much have to deal ...

With a solution to strengthen these programs in the face of the democratic challenges and pressures theyre under. >> i understand you are sympathetic to cutting entitlements. i am not. i am very sympathetic to these guys demands and leaving social security alone ch just as a matter of political tactic, what is the most effective form of pressure that you have seen base activists use against their own side. republicans have been dealing with these kinds of fights on the right for a long time. dem...

And it could be they have said they wanted to be revenue neutral. if its going to bring in revenue, the president has been very clear that the higher income people have to pay their fair share. >> karen, nancy pelosi wants some revenue raisers. she wants the upper income earners to pay a little more. she has 200 democratic votes in the house and a deal only needs 218 votes to pass. that seems like a lot of leverage. >> she has quite a bit of leverage. its kind of an untold story of the last cong...

Is that something thats acceptable? >> no. its far too little money. and it could be they have said they wanted to be revenue neutral. if its going to bring in revenue, the president has been very clear that the higher income people have to pay their fair share. >> karen, nancy pelosi wants some revenue raisers. she wants the upper income earners to pay a little more. she has 200 democratic votes in the house and a deal only needs 218 votes to pass. that seems like a lot of leverage. >> she has ...

Requires redefining the only institution that unites kids with their moms and their dads. >> the reality is in this country if you want to just take a purely political look at it. from a polling perspective, the majority of americans support the freedom to marry for same-sex couples. the only folks who are sort of steadfast against it are the people who are never going to vote for the president. >> so many fierce opinions on both sides of the issue. so a lot of reaction on facebook and twitter. ...

To talk about. >> yeah. its a real issue because the amount of rape thats experienced in this country by women, also by men particularly in the prison system, but the amount of rape that women experience in the country is who riffically high. the estimates, 1 in 4 women. 30,000 pregnancies possibly a year. this is not a rare occurrence in the way that todd akin claimed it was. but to me, whats fascinating is american public opinion on abortion is very complicated. its one of the most complicated...

Of that issue that rush limbaugh and others now realize they must not talk about publicly. thats a real issue were trying to talk about. >> yeah. its a real issue because the amount of rape thats experienced in this country by women, also by men particularly in the prison system, but the amount of rape that women experience in the country is who riffically high. the estimates, 1 in 4 women. 30,000 pregnancies possibly a year. this is not a rare occurrence in the way that todd akin claimed it was...