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Amendment gives flexibility to states. lets face it, the difference between ohio and california are massive differences. this gives governors the opportunity to really develop their health care program, their medicaid program and some of the systems within the health care based on the state. >> agreed. so since it gives governors that latitude, how can you be so certain this morning that pre-existing conditions will be covered? what if governors say, no, i cant afford that or i dont want to do t...

Its hard for us to get policy through but i think on state levels, you have a big governors race in new jersey. i think democrats will be put in place there. chris christie is stepping down. in georgia im hoping a democrat wins to replace tom price. i think were going to sandra great message next year. i think were going to take the 24 seats and take the house. >> quickly, alice, how vulnerable are republicans? >> i think were in a good spot. deans right. theres a lot of enthusiasm amongst liber...

It seemed like she failed to listen during this election. >> she sure did. pete: failed to connect with voters this time. how old would she be at this point? >> 73, 74. clayton: you really think thats going to happen? >> i think she thinks its going to happen. do i think its going to happen? no. pete: last book didnt sell. why would this one sell? >> that and also she is not in good health. she is really the old guard. huge, tremendous desire within the party for new faces, youth. a new start. b...

Even bother to vote. maybe now theyre getting the connection that the local races are as important if not in this case more important than the president. >> thats such a deeper point that goes beyond folks who are superinto politics. the old saying used to be if you dont vote, you dont get to complain. i always thought that was totally ridiculous. there are many ways to engage. not everyone is up on every election. sometimes you with wake up and realize, oh, thats the superintendent of public sc...

So many good candidates for chairman of the dnc, why pick someone who is going to make me quit the democratic party, stop contributions from -- and alienate so many of the base of the democratic party. ruin it and turn into corbins labor party and push it so far to the left. >> the hate to break the news but the democratic party is hemorrhaging membership. base of the party has been lost for over a decade. the question here, democrats that are voting members have nowhere to go. new generation, w...

Whether theyre republican or democrat, i really dont. theyre getting engaged. because the bigger story was almost 100 million people didnt even bother to vote. maybe now theyre getting the connection that the local races are as important if not in this case more important than the president. >> thats such a deeper point that goes beyond folks who are superinto politics. the old saying used to be if you dont vote, you dont get to complain. i always thought that was totally ridiculous. there are m...

As a country when a person who has documen history of being racist, of identifying a group of people as being not a part of the american society why do you do that, mr. president? and im looking for your leadership in this and hopefully you learn something from going to the african-american museum. im glad you were able to go. >> its not a bad thing that he did it. lets talk about the things that when you say the things that the president can do, the actions. what can the federal government do? ...

I think that is a legitimate criticism. >> meghan: during the eight years in office, democrats suffered a net loss of more than 1000 seats at the federal and state levels. he says that those numbers are just a matter of bad luck. so, this entire election, all of the failed policies, just a bunch of bad luck, right? >> scott: just a bunch of bad luck, it is president obama, black lives matter, it has gone so far left that they lost all the mid-america, the union democrats, and the policies were j...

Appalling though it was awesome during president obamas -- >> willing to take credit for wall street when it is good. but when it is bad they blame everything else. one thing to point out obamas comment in the interview just another example that the left refuses to accept the results and moving on. im moving out of the white house. i had a great two terms. i wish the president-elect well. he has to issue a parting shot towards trump and hillary clinton. if i wanted to, a democrat would still be ...

Talked about his economic message. i think he raised the bar very high. this is a guy who during the campaign built his businesses on the back of the little guy. now voters are going to hear him as president call for giving the biggest tax cuts in history to corporations and very wealthy americans. >> you are not answering my question. do you accept this -- >> he did answer your question. they never accept it. >> i also said in that panel en we were asked what we have to do differently during th...