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Issues people are advocating for, the policies these candidates and democrats and independents want to put forth and where they stands on the issues. >> you mentioned purity tests. lets go out to omaha, there was the endoshsment from senator sanders of keith mellow who is running for omaha mayor. he supported legislation thats anti-abortion rights. i want to you listen to what congressman elijah cummings said about the big tent hes hoping for the democratic party. lets watch this. >> many of us ...

You have to have people with you. if anything needs to get voted on, you need the vote. so you can sit here and pound your fists, and i can show you what ive gotten done. and you can take a look at it. id be surprised if you found too many senators, if any, that have gotten more done. >> so chill out, were trying, is basically her message. is that what the constituents want to hear? >> i would have asked that question, what deal have i cut with president trump that you oppose? run down the line....

People need. people -- >> thank you congressman. >> get to the crux of this. two sobering statistics. 25 -- as you said 25 u.s. senate seats up. republicans need seven seats in the united states senate in order to get to 60. meaning pass any legislation through the senate. in addition only need one more state in order to call a constitutional convention. if democrats want to be in a permanent minority, spend all our time and energy fighting each other. but if we want to actually fight back again...

Hes got ton where he is because hes a real conservative, unlike i would argue donald trump and hes a straight talker who wins all of the purity tests. this is a problem for him when he cant answer your questions in a straightforward way. >> whats interesting about the rubio strategy is its broader than just immigration. theyre trying to get after this idea that hes casting himself as a truth-teller and trying to show voters that actually what hes doing is saying whatever is politically popular t...

Welcome to "crossfire." im s.e. cupp on the right. >> im stephanie cutter on the left. in the "crossfire" tonight, top democratic republican strategists. eric cantor is the first majority leader ever defeated in a primary. its hard to feel sorry for him. contribute to the first ever downgrade of americas credit rating, orchestrated the government shutdown and has been a thorn in speaker boehners side any time he tried to compromise with the president. heres the scariest news. apparently he wasnt...

Union-busting merit pay bill for teachers. so can charlie crist reinvent himself as a centrist democrat ask get back into the governors mansion? polls indicate that, yes, he would beat rick scott but some democrats say no, and heres part of an ad currently running on youtube from his democratic opponents supporting his primary challenger, nan rich. >> i work to be the peoples governor every day. you, the people, were in charge. >> hi, this is charlie crist calling to set the record straight. im ...

They are reading the waves. >> the problem is that there has never been conservatives to support gay marriage. they are really in line with gay rights and many conservatives believe that. the problem is they have been changed by the party leaders. they have been told to remain quiet, that they are not as conservative and i think that a number of republicans coming out in support of this, we can be rooms for your opinions here. it doesnt mean all conservatives have to embrace gay marriage but you...

Not may 2011. normally the republican candidate was early in the primary process, shores up the base and then is going to store a more mainstream university as the nominee. romney felt the need as presumptive nominee to go there. >> purity tests, something to look forward to. especially if youre mitt romney. after the break, hes not dropping out but hes not exactly barn storming. as ron paul clarifies his campaign plan in the race and his legacy going forward. thats next on "now." [ male annou...

The paper also states, pawlenty has some simply inexcusable tax hikes in his record. so whats with all the republican on republican attacks here? joining me is the author and "time" magazine political columnist joe klein. the 11th commandment was first revealed in your magazine, "time" magazine, whats happened to it? >> this aint your fathers republican party. >> it aint. >> when a party goes as far to one end of the idealogical spectrum as the republicans have gotten, purity tests abound. so yo...

Tim pawlenty. the paper also states, pawlenty has some simply inexcusable tax hikes in his record. so whats with all the republican on republican attacks here? joining me is the author and "time" magazine political columnist joe klein. the 11th commandment was first revealed in your magazine, "time" magazine, whats happened to it? >> this aint your fathers republican party. >> it aint. >> when a party goes as far to one end of the idealogical spectrum as the republicans have gotten, purity tests...