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Race in the country this year. whoo-hoo! >> south carolina calls itself the first in the south primary for both the democrats and the republicans. for democrats its a particularly important state because non-white voters are such an important part and such a big part of the democratic partys voting base and the other early states, new hampshire and iowa, theyre pretty white. so for democrats, south carolina is really important test of the strength of their various candidates particularly among t...

Nominees for the presidential race in the country this year. whoo-hoo! >> south carolina calls itself the first in the south primary for both the democrats and the republicans. for democrats its a particularly important state because non-white voters are such an important part and such a big part of the democratic partys voting base and the other early states, new hampshire and iowa, theyre pretty white. so for democrats, south carolina is really important test of the strength of their various c...

Didnt respect our laws and sovereignty, so they have a permanent voting base they believe will be democratic. is that your argument? >> oh, yes. >> that i will get themselves 20 million new voters. republicans are whistleing past the graveyards. they dont recognize this. it will compromise every issue, get a taste. this is what the new country will be like. what it is like under president obama. when the democrats get 20 million new voters. >> what about the threat that the president would go to...

She blew it. remember, she was like well, i dont think that not doing stupid stuff, thats not really a foreign policy. then she got blow back on it, and all of a sudden she apologized for it. so i dont she hes deft enough to do it. >> jeb bush is at the top of a lot of new polls. following an announcement hes actively exploring a bid. will the florida governor keep any republicans from throwing in their hats? will chris christie jump in? he will have to soften his tough guy image and rand paul, ...

She blew it. remember, she was like well, i dont think that not doing stupid stuff, thats not really a foreign policy. then she got blow back on it, and all of a sudden she apologized for it. so i dont she hes deft enough to do it. >> jeb bush is at the top of a lot of new polls. following an announcement hes actively exploring a bid. will the florida governor keep any republicans from throwing in their hats? will chris christie jump in? he will have to soften his tough guy image and rand paul, ...

Social conservatives. >> look at their voting base, its still like southern white male. >> can we pause for a second to appreciate just the -- haley barbour from mississippi is like the reformist edge of the republican party. >> calling for a party-wide -- >> he wants the political operation, the tactics different. good luck running into him at the dca, wiping the mustard off his hands -- >> wow. thats really painting a picture of him. >> you know, right after 2008, when people like us were havi...

Like enda which are special employment rights based upon sexual behavior. he does have a record that does not necessarily match his rhetoric that he campaigned on four years ago and has not campaigned on much this time although he checked the boxes. he clearly has a lot of work to do to shore up support among a very important segment of the republican voting base. >> you said to cnn and my colleague dana bash, quote, its difficult for us to back a candidate we arent excited about. do you think h...

His canned dayidacy in the past. old roots, old connections and the association with someone who is an unquestioned hero and patriot is something which i value personally and of course, i think its a good statement politically that we are coming at this time as a party to get behind folks we believe in. >> sean: there is a bitted of an irony here. in 2008, senator mccain, you were viewed as less conservative than mitt romney. you struggled with conservative voters, especially during the primarie...

His canned dayidacy in the past. old roots, old connections and the association with someone who is an unquestioned hero and patriot is something which i value personally and of course, i think its a good statement politically that we are coming at this time as a party to get behind folks we believe in. >> sean: there is a bitted of an irony here. in 2008, senator mccain, you were viewed as less conservative than mitt romney. you struggled with conservative voters, especially during the primarie...

Does it not affect the conservative voters who are voting in these primaries and caucuses? what? whats your take? >> chris, herman cain has now had two full days to clear up the questions surrounding this story. and i think as you detailed just now, he has left in a lot of ways more questions than answers. so i think until we get some more clarity on exactly what kind of settlement he may have been aware of or why he first said he wasnt aware of one, then later sort of miraculously remembered th...