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Many instances by congressional races here much the way it was in 2010. so pushing forward to the 113th congress which convenes january 3rd, the new future of the gop may not be too far away and in fact, 25 republican representatives will not return and only have a week of work left. joining us in the war room, karen fin me and we also have robert trainam, msnbc contributor with senator rick santorum. was this like watching a train wreck in slow motion? a lot of people saying why? why did boehne...

One is to keep the pressure coming from outside the beltway and the second is to make sure that this is not a negotiation between the president and boehner, that they want the president essentially floating above this. >> robert, when we talk and i know you had a chance to hear what congresswoman black will to say about trying to find the right balance here, while a majority of americans, say they go completely support raising taxes on wealthier americans, there is also a majority support that s...

The average person is going to buy it or not. >> jarod, to roberts point, its good -- maybe good politics but a lack of subsubstantive policies. >> china has a very long record. by the way, im pretty sympathetic because they are an emerging, growing economy with a lot of people to employ. but they are the ones who by manipulating their currency values to make their exports cheaper and our imports to them more expensive, they are engaging in protectionism. unless youre willing to go after that pr...

Msnbc contributor and former chief economic adviser to vice president and robert trainam, an msnbc contributor, and former senior communications adviser for the bush/cheney campaign. can i ask you in all seriousness, does mr. romneys blind trust have excellent eyesight? it does seem strange his investments were withdrawn just before the primaries in his run for the white house? >> mitt romney was very right in that quote, you can tell your blind trust what to avoid. his blind trust had good eyes...

Promising to get tough on china, it feels a lot like that fox saying, you know we need more secure chicken coops. >> robert i dont want to labor the point but we also learned romney supporters are planning a big fund-raiser for him tomorrow in hong kong. does mr. romney have any credibility when he attacks the president on china? >> very little to be completely honest with you. mitt romney is a politician and hes looking at the polls. the polls in florida, michigan ohio, huge in pennsylvania hug...

Mitt romney will win. this is a classic case of tore toss and the hair. even though he hasnt cracked that 30% mark, people raced ahead, he treaded water, kept afloat while people raced ahead and fell, raced ahead and fell. he will sustain this in 2012. with all of the endorsements from places like south carolina and from president bush. >> he is notching the belt with those endorsements. robert, one of those running ahead as karen was saying and falling back, rick perry. is he going to make a co...

Unbelievable. the other third party, gary johnson, former governor in the midwest, said he would run on the third party. i wouldnt be surprised if he runs a campaign. >> obviously have the grass roots presence there, again, if it is ron paul, i think michele bachmann may come in third or fourth. >> we have to go. karen, thumbs up or down for johnson. >> my thumbs are up. he is going down. >> karen hunter, robert train a.m., have great holidays. great to see you. program note, politics nation f...

Predictions. newt wants to stay nice. will he do that in 2012. >> probably not. but i dont think the rest of the field is going to be nice to him as well. he will have to mount some defense against the attacks coming against him. i think he is going to be a little scroogy. >> a little naughty as well. robert, your prediction? >> i agree with karen, i dont know if scroogy is a word. but i agree. all americans hate negative politics. when you go negative, it works. newt gingrich will have to contr...

Strategi strategist. and robert trainam, he is the host of "roll call tv." good morning to both of you. >> happy mothers day. >> karen wished me that last hour, so its all good. the presidents approval ratings, does he look like pocket book issues can pull it back down? >> absolutely. we saw late last week the president and the white house did not over play their hand, alex, when it came to the capturing and killing of bin laden. they went to ground zero and reflected on the moment, and then he ...

Elections. if you want to throw in same-sex marriage back in the headlines because of that prop 8 ruling in california, youve got a pretty flammable mix of politicians from all stripes. robert trainam is a washington bureau advisor to the comcast network. good afternoon, gentlemen, and let me start with you, im wondering, given the economy if were overstating things, but will the presidents failure for example to repeal dont ask, dont tell, his opposition to same-sex marriage, as some people per...