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When they find themselves pushing on this issue, theyre pushing on an open door in part because its a door they opened themselves. the va is in such bad shape, none of the defenders feels like they can stand up for the status quo, even though, and this is key, the va health care system gets better ratings than the private health care system on just about every metric. not just better outcomes, but higher satisfaction rates among their patients. privatizing the va, im telling you, is a sleeper is...

The va is in such bad shape, none of the defenders feels like they can stand up for the status quo, even though and this is key, the va health care system gets better ratings than the private health care system on just about every metric. not just better outcomes but higher satisfaction rates among their patients. privatizing the va im telling you is a sleeper issue for the 2016 campaign. the republican candidates are lining up in support. and the democrats and supporters of the va do not appear...

Battle royale. >> it will be because he was on the other side. i think financial reform is a sleeper issue democrats are really outraged. >> joy, i suggest theres a little more. i think nancy brilliantly and perhaps treacherously left steny hanging with 58 and she took the rest of the caucus. >> thats right. i used to work on the hill right before -- right before pelosi took office and there was always this jockeying because steny wanted that. what shes done is basically brought him in as close ...

It without the republicans in the senate. >> all right. well check in with terry. joe, jump in. >> we keep hearing about medicaid expansion. im a guy who was against the affordable care act. and i think it causes the democrats problems. but mark halperin, i really do believe that a sleeper issue in 2014 for republican governors especially, you can talk about florida, you can talk about other states, medicaid expansion. the belief of a lot of voters, swing voters, independent voters out there, ev...

Issue, fascinated how it is blowing up the grass roots. google searches in new hampshire, search interests in obamacare and common core, common core is beating obamacare right now. this is something that jeb bush is very associated with now. the idea is there should be a standardized curriculum across all 50 states. that there are certain things that every fourth grader in this country should know. the department of education loves this idea. they have been pushing it. jeb bush loves this idea, ...

He missed the biggest boom in the florida real estate market which was he became governor. not so great for family fortunes. he said i missed out. so he took jobs like at lehman brothers and barclays and sitting on these boards. these boards pay very geniusly, some of them pay hundreds of thousands a year and also stock on top of it. what i think the story is not getting enough attention for is that it may actually spell out the reasons why he does not want to run for president, which is he is d...

He missed the biggest boom in the florida real estate market which was he became governor. not so great for family fortunes. he said i missed out. so he took jobs like at lehman brothers and barclays and sitting on these boards. these boards pay very geniusly, some of them pay hundreds of thousands a year and also stock on top of it. what i think the story is not getting enough attention for is that it may actually spell out the reasons why he does not want to run for president, which is he is d...

Come out for personhood, but then a little pause when they are actually attacked on it in the larger market. is personhood a big opening for democrats, particularly senate candidates? >> you know, i think it is. its a sleeper issue. we dont know the contours of these races until, sort of the primary battle is settled over the next couple of weeks and months. but when it comes to the general election, you do know that the democratic candidates, a lot of them, women, empowered by groups like emily...

Democrats on obamacare is to scare seniors about the, quote, cuts to medicare. that is the big very, very successful 2010 tea party line that ran in ads across the country. has that been making itself known in this race? what do you think of the effects on that? >> i dont even think bob barker can sell this one to seniors, honestly. i want to go back to 2012 when we saw a similar sort of special election that was described as a bellwether. its kathy hochul in upstate new york which is a republic...

Republicans have run against democrats on obamacare is to scare seniors about the, quote, cuts to medicare. that is the big very, very successful 2010 tea party line that ran in ads across the country. has hthat been making itself known in this race? what do you think of the effects on that? >> i dont even think bob barker can sell this one to seniors, honestly. i want to go back to 2012 when we saw a similar sort of special election that was described as a bellwether. its kathy hochul in upstat...