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Brokered convention. i went back and found news article up to news article and the last time you had one and the plurepublicans went there a there was real suspence, it was 1962. 68 was before you really had primary system we had in there, hump free can show up at the convention and win the nomination without a single primary. in 68, the fact he was able to do that caused the democrats to revolt and change the primary system. its how we have the primaries now. the republicans, you can say you go...

Wins this thing in the primary to shift his focus on immigration in the general election. and thats the unfortunate reality that hes facing. marco rubio is in a bit of a better spot because, you know, he can say that the waters were muddied by obama and hes always supported a pathway to citizenship. so i think in this debate, you know, yes, marco rubios doing a very tactful job in putting the onus on ted cruz, but he also starts out from a very interesting position himself. >> betsy, i guess i j...

He can say that the waters were muddied by obama and hes always supported a pathway to citizenship. so i think in this debate, you know, yes, marco rubios doing a very tactful job in putting the onus on ted cruz, but he also starts out from a very interesting position himself. >> betsy, i guess i just wonder how much you can even etch-a-sketch, to borrow a mitt romney phrase from 2012. this primary process has been such a public bloodletting that i guess i wonder, ted cruz, can he legitimately t...

Very tactful job in putting the onus on ted cruz, but he also starts out from a very interesting position himself. >> betsy, i guess i just wonder how much you can even etch-a-sketch, to borrow a mitt romney phrase from 2012. this primary process has been such a public bloodletting that i guess i wonder, ted cruz, can he legitimately think that he can pivot to a more general election-friendly position on immigration come the summer? >> its going to be extraordinarily tough. and heres why. theres...

It. it fell flat, he has been to me at least the most surprising candidate. hes lost all the momentum he had coming into the main primary process. tomorrow night, he needs to show that he can stand toe to toe with a not necessarily fighting with donald trump but engaging people, being energetic so that the money people that are going -- that he needs to support him will be willing to keep giving him dollars. >> hes gone down 13-2 like the wicked witch of the west, hes melting. >> sarah, you say ...

About the state department, expose that she is under investigation for potentially mishandling classified e-mails. on that, those two metrics, whether or not theyre building an infrastructure, theyre doing a fantastic job and thats all they can do. >> i think what the republicans are doing, trump in particular, theyre doing an amazing job to help the dnc. >> there are reams of footage that well have, the horrendous thing that donald trump has said about immigrants in this country. about republic...

But in the end i think whether he gets in or doesnt get in, i think a vigorous primary, get democrats out of their seats she will be benefited by a tough primary process. its just the way -- >> when you take a look at donald trump on the hard right and you take a look at bernie sanders on the hard left. it says something where the american people are right now theyre hungry for authenticity. they do offer that. my opinion, its not really about donald trump and bernie sanders, but where the elect...

Weve -- were going to limit the debates to a reasonable amount. were going to have a shorter primary process, earlier convention all those things wolf to allow for some intrigue but also contain the process. youre absolutely right. >> because i ask the question because yesterday, senator rand paul whos also already announced hes running for the republican nomination was on "state of the union" with dana bash yesterday and listen to what he said about some of the fellow republican candidates. lis...

>> yes, it will help hillary clinton. it will help the democratic party to have a competitive primary process. but let me say this, lawrence. senator elizabeth warren, no relation by the way, although maybe spiritually. she is already running. this is a shadow primary. and she has been vocal on these issues like anna pointed out. the clip you showed of hillary clinton, if you didnt show it to us and we just listened, you might have thought it was senator elizabeth warren. she has already moved t...

Elizabeth warren runs for president. it will make her a better nominee if shes going to be the nominee. >> yes, it will help hillary clinton. it will help the democratic party to have a competitive primary process. but let me say this lawrence. senator elizabeth warren no relation by the way, although maybe spiritually. she is already running. this is a shadow primary. and she has been vocal on these issues like anna pointed out. the clip you showed of hillary clinton, if you didnt show it to us...