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The speaking list. both have gotten 2016 buzz. one off the poland springs water bottle gate, the other off the epic filibuster. who has the best chance of taking the straw poll? >> thats whats great about cpac, were a diverse tent. you have someone like rand paul with libertarian bend and marco rubio, who i would put somewhere more toward the middle. its such a great celebration of diversity. also on the straw poll, chris christie who was not invited as you mow to cpac. we get it wrong there. tr...

>> how do you respond to that? >> well, apologies are nice but apologies without action are meaningless and once again were seeing an apology but no actions. when men like cardinal mahony cover crimes and then face no consequences, no loss of pay, no loss of their reputation or of their power, then whats the incentive that this behavior will stop? so as long as men -- these men face no consequences, we believe the behavior will continue. the pattern will be repeated. >> barbara, i want to ask yo...

To speak. i was invited to speak. i was scheduled to speak and he rattled off a list of great, diverse conservatives. thats important. but i think the purity test is evidenced in issues like go proud. there is a certain third rail that you still cant cross apparently but that is outdated way of seeing the party and its going to run use in the future if we ever want to win elections again we cant keep doing this. >> and this was your choice. you werent pressured? >> yeah. im glad you brought that...

Are hurting, were coming out of a deep recession but you have 21 million people who could be offered health care, ta is a very difficult position for them to be in to say no, mostly on ideological grounds. >> right. i think it really depends on not only how many uninsured in their states but how strong the hospital interests are and how far theyre willing to go to allow hospitals to be bankrupted because theyre still going to have to care for those patients. i suspect states like florida will ta...

Sandy, do you think that hurts or helps him, in tells of both getting a nomination, and then being elected? because that can be two different things. >> im a new jersey native. and my stepfather has the same sort of new jersey attitude that chris christie has. i think that attitude, sometimes can be hurtful for chris christie in the case of hurricane sandy, it was really helpful to show he was going to say it like it is. which is, im here to help the people in new jersey, rather than play politi...

Law. all were asking is for legislators to say yes. >> a purity test that should not be taken lightly. its easier to say yes than no. jonathan, thank you for joining me tonight. coming up the president and his secretary of state take their final international trip together and visit a place where hope and change are just beginning to take hold. into their work,

But it could take some time. until then, millions of people need health insurance and who could get health insurance. we have the money, we have the law. all were asking is for legislators to say yes. >> a purity test that should not be taken lightly. its easier to say yes than no. jonathan, thank you for joining me tonight. coming up the president and his secretary of state take their final international trip together and visit a place where hope and change are just beginning to take hold. ca...

Republic mayors saying we are kicking them out of our city? no, we dont do that with american business. we dont put them through an ideological purity test. here is what rush limbaugh had to say about this controversy on his show. >> thats a direct assault on christianity. that is a direct assault on christians. with economic punishment thrown, in including threats from government officials that are in clear violation of the constitution. meanwhile, this company hires gays. they dont discriminat...

Of the very best teaching hospital networks in the country, if -- to make a political point. there will be states that do this. i have no doubt south carolina is going to do it because theyve been in the bottom tier for years and years in terms of health care and could have gotten themselves out of it if they wanted it. the pressure from the hospital system and doctors will be enormous on these governors. >> thats a good point. i forget it eliminates the disproportionate share which is hugely im...

good evening, im john avlon in for erin burnett tonight. the time when campaigns try to hammer home negative attacks. were living in a time when spin outways substance, when with narratives can matter much more than facts. and summer is the time when we see the campaigns try to make these attacks stick. on this show, we try to play it straight. criticizing the democrats claims that republicans are conducting a war on women. while at the same time calling out conservatives for saying th...