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>> i think this point about democrats in power create this -- like cliven bundy wouldnt be a hero to the right on fox news if george w. bush was in power. that is true. i also think, christina, that basically what ends up happening, people focus a lot on obama is black and is this anti-black animus directed at barack obama. but in some ways its broader than that, in the sense that the democratic party is identified with the interests of african-americans, in the minds of so many, that that is pr...

Although in 2008, you said obama would get 364 electoral votes. he got 365. i still want to hear what you have to say politically speaking about this. young people in the end did come out and sign up. apparently about 1/3 of them between 18 and 34. will they vote in the mid term? is that the issue? >> absolutely. michael, you just put your finger on it. it is all about who votes. i think democrats may try to use and should try to use these new numbers to stir their base and get some of the young...

Marriage thats the star for why people, why their voting behavior is what it is. i mentioned that search for security is very important. >> it not surprising as the family declines, you see the growth of this state. we do not have a sex gap here in voting. we have a marriage gap and its just easily the biggest story in politics. >> well, get ready for an enslaugt, eharmony, lot of people coming to you thanks to the republican latest pr. the right wing has a problem when it comes to the female vo...

Roles or not. its clear one does not stand for that. and theres dissent whether they want to be for traditional gender roles or not. >> i agree. youre describing the positions of what i see as fairly extreme positions. and you know, they do have a big following. i dont deny that. but i think theres a mistake in assuming that theres this black and white approach to abortion. maybe not contraception. i mean abortion. lets take abortion. so if you look at the polls, i mean, women -- its not clear t...

And theres dissent whether they want to be for traditional gender roles or not. >> i agree. youre describing the positions of what i see as fairly extreme positions. and you know, they do have a big following. i dont deny that. but i think theres a mistake in assuming that theres this black and white approach to abortion. maybe not contraception. i mean abortion. lets take abortion. so if you look at the polls, i mean, women -- its not clear that a war against women would mean -- >> but thats a ...

Voting behavior and who was elected in different respects. so i want to get what is going on other than that. well take that right after this commercial break. because you cant beat zero heartburn. woo hoo! [ male announcer ] prilosec otc is the number one doctor recommended frequent heartburn medicine for 8 straight years. one pill each morning. 24 hours. zero heartburn.

You on this amazing split, with folks who are single in terms of their voting behavior. >> just one, there is a split with single women and single men still trending for republican candidates. and the thing is, single men are insecure also and need the welfare state as much as anyone. theyre more likely to be lonely, and subjected to all the whims of poverty. >> i am glad you brought up the single men, because the male/female split got a ton of attention in the early exit polls. you have basical...

That the voter has an opinion on obama care and that drives their voting behavior. its the other way around, people are republicans or democrats, theyre sort of disposed to lean one way or the other. thats the thing thats driving their opinion about obama care. >> thats exactly right. another thing thats happening now, the republicans a ought to be worried about in 2014, is that generally when you have voter anger against washington, thats all directed toward the president. for republicans, they...

Here. doesnt seem like any long-term strategy in section three. >> in the texas case there happens to be a chain of e-mails which thinks they can take it to court and show intentional. you need a chain of e-mails and have a video and some blunt statements. whats tricky about it, steve, you have a long history. its actually okay to discriminate based on partisan affiliation and voting behavior. change it from saying, we want to get rid of all these hispanics and get them out of district x and say...

A little bit more of an analytical, you being a professor at the university of colorado, a little more analytical approach. who do you think is going to win and why? >> well, we agree that governor romney is going to win. we think its going to be around 330 electoral college votes he will win. its not based on any gut instinct and its certainly not based on talking to other people in bolder. the only gamble i have made is that they will still talk to me if im associated with this kind of a predi...