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But actually, it doesnt help israel to be isolated like this. it doesnt help israel to have american leaders disengaged. and you just have to go back to the bush administration. i suspect we all know who the secretary of states hes been talking to are. they are republicans. the last republican secretary of state condoleeza rice believed that peace was within reach and president bush needed to do more. they could have achieved more to achieve a real peace there. whether or not thats real, engagem...

And without question that the president of the united states believes in redistribution of wealth. that is something i think that romney could campaign on, could build an argument around and build hypothetically a speech around. could do himself good. >> bret: last thing on this tape, charles. another part in which romney is heard saying that the stins are not in on the peace process. they essentially dont want peace. that a solution is really impossible to get to. >> this caused a media fire st...

Libya. the republican establishment is watching this race very closely. elected officials, the consultant class, financial people. theyre looking at it and they want to know, is this guy in a downward spiral? the polls are still close. mitt romney can still win this race, but if you remember back in 1996, chris, there came a point, and it was a long way before election day when the republican party said were done with bob dole. hes not going to win this race, we got to take care of ourselves. it...

Slurs that democrats have attributed to the statements in the tape, from may. the conservatives are democrats are fighting it out. but romney campaign is not changing their tune. there is commentary in the original tape about the palestinian and israeli situation where he suggests that a two-state peaceful solution was potentially out of reach. romney campaign said the governor is obviously hoping for a two-state solution but given the palestinians unwillingness to negotiate, that is not an opti...

This is not a reaction to the controversy, right? >> well, it is a nod to calls for greater accessibility to the candidate and transparency from the public. but no, its not specifically as a consequence of the controversy over the remarks he made at a fund-raiser in may. in fact, plans to open up fund-raisers to the cameras were really underway last week before this whole story exploded. mr. romney did not change his tune today. very much sticking by his assertions, though he did acknowledge the...

Elected officials, the cons consultant class, financial people. theyre looking at it and they want to know, is this guy in a downward spiral? the polls are still close. mitt romney can still win this race, but if you remember back in 1996, chris, there came a point, and it was a long way before election day when the republican party said were done with bob dole. hes not going to win this race, we got to take care of ourselves. it was -- >> were not there yet. >> no, were not there yet. were not ...

Between the palestinians and the israelis after the palestinian elections. i said, really? and, you know, his answer was, yes, i think theres some prospect, and i didnt delve into it. >> you know, i dont know, what did you think of that tape? >> i think there were three things that clip shows us. first, romney has said publicly that he believes in a two-state solution. i guess thats not true. really strikes me in watching the whole tape that he doesnt believe a two-state solution is possible so ...

Between the palestinians and the israelis after the palestinian elections. i said, really? and, you know, his answer was, yes, i think theres some prospect, and i didnt delve into it. >> you know, i dont know, what did you think of that tape? y >> i think there were three things that clip shows us. first, romney has said publicly that he believes in a two-state solution. i guess thats not true. really strikes me in watching the whole tape that he doesnt believe a two-state solution is possible s...

The west bank. which is absolutely opposite from american foreign policy. you know, this is just -- theres been a lot of mistakes. were never going to throw israel under the bus. thats a ridiculous thing to say. first of all, we couldnt afford to if we wanted to. we would like israel to adhere to the two-state solution. as president bush outlined. but this is a bump in the road. netanyahus smart to try to stay out of american politics. it was a mistake for him to dip his toe into it during an el...

Administration. and to make very clear that jerusalem is the undivided capital of israel. i think its a statement of fact, and something that president obama wanted done. >> how do you find a two-state solution if the condition of the palestinian side is they have a piece of jewelry rusalem as the capital if you state such principle in. >> its part of the american policy and its a final status issue. that is one of the issues that is left for discussion until the end, and it was certainly one of...