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Dont know if he understood that he was saying something that was insulting. the language, the attitude, the body language, thats whala tinos watch. >> were in a big hole. were not getting out of it by comments like that. when youre in a hole, stop digging. he keeps digging. >> its been well said if you have a political problem when the voters dont like you, but youve got a real problem when the voters think you dont like them. and that is -- mitt romney was picking up the theme he improvidently ...

Strong midterm force. so when the incumbent party does tend to lose, it may be the right short-term positioning. but that goes to your point, which is if the long-term concern is that they run these nominees, and they cant put together a winning coalition and then all they do is turn around and sort of covet the support and the short-term strategy of the tea party and a couple districts, then they are not thinking long-term. >> if theres one ray of hope on what is increasingly a dark cloud, its ...

And candidate romney and the primary dug the hole deeper. >> a death spiral with his panic voters. i dont think they can undersell the gravity of the problem they have with hispanics. but how do you reconcile the principles that will continue to move the party forward and a comprehensive immigration policy? >> i think its going to be tough to do. lindsey graham has been someone who has been pushing immigration reform within the republican party. but to your point, when i was running for congress...

I like mike rogers and dianne feinstein. but to say the intelligence committee -- community did a good job, what about the months before this attack? what about the rise of al qaeda in benghazi? what about the british ambassador closing the consulate in benghazi because it was too dangerous for the british? what about the red cross leaving? what about all of the warnings coming out of benghazi? did the cia tell the president that benghazi is falling into the hands of al qaeda? and i blame the pr...

Very clear in his campaign there is not enough -- there are not enough -- what you just described is a formula and a blueprint for hampering our future. >> yes, it does seem that the gops new ideas look a lot like their old ideas, which were just litigated in the election and lost. of course, mitt romneys chalked that up to gifts from the praezs presidents camp. how is that going over? >> i just think its nuts. i mean, first of all, its insulti insulting. this would be like walmart having a bad ...

Mr. romney stayed in that hole. but mr. goingrich one-upped him. >> i just think its nuts. first of all, its insulting. this would be like walmart having a bad week and going the customers have really been unruly. >> romneys comments are insulting. that from the man who coined the phrase "food stamp president." heres a little secret. a funny thing happened on the gop road to redemption. theyre starting to show theyre not really interested in change. take senator marco rubio, a republican front-r...

Feinstein. but to say the intelligence committee -- community did a good job, what about the months before this attack? what about the rise of al qaeda in benghazi? what about the british ambassador closing the consulate in benghazi because it was too dangerous for the british? what about the red cross leaving? what about all of the warnings coming out of benghazi? did the cia tell the president that benghazi is falling into the hands of al qaeda? and i blame the president more than anybody else...

Digging. he keeps digging. the hispanic community, 71%, voted for president obama. and theyre all disappointed in president obama. theres high unemployment among the hispanic community. president obama did not embrace comprehensive immigration reform like he promised. but they voted for him because he is a lesser of two evils. self deportation being pushed by mitt romney hurt our chances. were in a death spiral with hispanic voters because of rhetoric around immigration. and candidate romney and...

Have. >> loser people try to have affairs in the digital age, the head of the cia couldnt get away with it. >> who does the cooking at your house? >> my wife. >> somebody told me you didnt have the apron on basting the turkeys. >> were not going anywhere and you got a home boy in the deal. >> were fuelly supportive of israels right to defend itself. >> you believe the president deliberately mislead the american people about the true -- >> no. >> she could start out by publicly saying i was wrong...

To be problem solvers and work across the aisle. well be announcing these 40 members in short order and that represents the kind of mood were seeing in the shift in congress. >> let me ask you both about mitt romneys post-election comments last wednesday, be in a telephone conference call with donors. many of the donors not too happy apparently or understandably with the election results. and the reaction -- well, david gregory asked lindsey graham about it and his reaction yesterday on "meet th...