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Exploratory probes. i think thats maybe the right metaphor. its almost like shes a heat shield. theres nothing that can hurt her. her political career itself is somewhat disposable. but she goes forward as a test case to see how far others can push safely. can senators and other people who have more credibility than she has, not push as hard as she could? >> i think so, but i think, first of all, anyone whos running for president is smart enough in that party not to push, at least in public, unt...

When you look at the polls out there, what people are saying, how people are feeling, and what happened in washington. richard? >> possibly. although on the gun issue you have such powerful forces through the nra and others that are -- >> right, exactly. >> i think more interesting test, you asked me to keep it on guns might be immigration. this is something that seems to have been teed up and tremendous momentum and suddenly the momentum is questioned and this my be a interesting test case of w...

>> well, its going to be something to watch whether the nra putting up money behind these folks who did vote for it. landrieu, hagan who have been out in front of it and if that works. its going to be a test case of just how much. we at least know where the fear was and what they were operating out of. >> all right, domenico. great pleasure having you on. well talk with you soon. thanks so much. >> thanks, tamron. coming up new information with the man charged with mailing letters of what appe...

The war on terror here in taliban is back firing and drones are despised. >> this might be an effective tool to win the battle but certainly counterproductive, illegal, and unlawful to win the war. >> reporter: by the time these boys have been deradicalized and are old enough to vote teachers hope theyll choose democracy over terror but as long as drones are striking the classrooms are unlikely to ever be empty. as drones are increasingly used in other parts of the world, pakistan is fast becomi...

To move her issues forward. this is a dramatic test case because as weve seen in the last couple of days the gun legislation on the hillis sort of right on the border, the outcome is uncertain. so part of the test here is whether she can use her popularity and personal appeal to help ease the legislation into a more favorable position. >> now thats to be determined, of course, jake, but the latest polling that we have on this from cnn is from december and her approval ratings are sky-high at 73%...

Politician, they dont want to support people being uncharitable about it. >> he has managed to pull off, we dont know what the verdict of the voters are going to render, but to put himself in contention, hes managed to pull off some amount of making himself a figure who is the subject of sympathy and compassion and someone who can be redeemed. that does not always happen. i want to talk about a candidate who is very promising, who imploded in a very public fashion against a young man running for...

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We dont know what the verdict of the voters are going to render, but to put himself in contention, hes managed to pull off some amount of making himself a figure who is the subject of sympathy and compassion and someone who can be redeemed. that does not always happen. i want to talk about a candidate who is very promising, who imploded in a very public fashion against a young man running for united states senate in 2004, a race youre very familiar with and ask what happened there and what that ...

Sanford and the larger question, the politics of scandal. who gets thrown out of public life and who gets to come back? mark sanford is a test case because he is not just any old defeated republican trying to make a comeback. mark sanford is a guy whose political defeat came at the hands of a humiliating, self-made scandal. >> he has been gone since last thursday. his wife didnt know where. not a trace. no security, no nothing. >> its bizarre behavior, but thats not unusual for this governor. >>...

Secure is nomination. the general election against steven colberts sister is set for may 7th and the winner will take over the seat of former congressman tim scott, who was appointed last year when jim demint quit to go run the heritage foundation. technically, tonights election is a small and specific thing. a run off in a single district in the state of south carolina, but in political terms, it is hugely important. in the unfolding drama of mark sanford and the larger question, the politics o...