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Guys murdoch and akin dont talk about rape if youre a male? >> ted cruz jumped out extremely quickly. he knows he lives or dies in iowa and wants to come out of there on top. thats the place he can take out scott walker, take out -- if he can win these -- >> you can kiss off the gay community of the united states and their relatives and friends, you can risk that to win the iowa caucuses? >> but its a short-term risk. its short term. >> you think theyll forgive you? is this like bibi netanyahu, ...

So im going to start with you, do you agree with the women on that panel? as a conservative would you declare the war on women is over? >> i dont know that there was a whole war on women in the fist place. i think some of what they were talking about -- i would agree. i dont think it worked too well in the election cycle for democrats who used it. it didnt help them. i do think if hillary clinton is a democratic nominee which likely she will be that it will be a tactic that i would say the left ...

70% oppose food stamp cuts. 65% support raising taxes on the rich. i mean, this is in opposition to what americans say they want to see happen. >> thats absolutely right. so why do they do this? well, the answer is the american people dont want to see the end of medicare as we know it. they dont want to see horrendous cuts in medicare or nutrition programs or in a time when kids cant afford to go to college, major cuts in federal aid to college students so they can afford to go to school. why ar...

With us now, chief white house correspondent mike allen! >> what a segway! >> i just pulled it off. you got the morning playbook, mike. lets talk about megadonors and not i-phones unless you have a bad story will lots of money you had to spend unexpectedly. mike, republicans have big money spending who are trying to do more than win elections and trying to shape the republican party but who are these people? >> mika, they are led by paul singer. he is the hedge fund billionaire who we have see...

Leadership, not just conservative or republican voters, but i think swing voters, persuadable voters that win elections. more than anything we want leaders they can respect because they have the courage to act on their convictions. >> what about things that are tough topics, things like entitlement reform, that sort of thing? a lot of politicians are afraid to touch things like that, thinking it will scare off voters, but you seem think if you can have blunt conversations with people, they respe...

Party. who is at the head of that rain? thats chris christie, i this the relationship he forges with the tea party will be fascinating. its not about campaigning, its finding his voice to stand up to that and can he survive that? >> you got to be careful to not stand up to the people who will knock on doors and let me tell you something, those are the people that win elections for you. they certainly win elections for me. they werent called tea party. be you that i were the pro united stance. >>...

>> good morning. >> you didnt minnesota words with her. now i think americans want solutions. listen to what your fellow republican, chris christie had to say. >> i think that the party has got to focus on winning again. you know, sometimes i feel like our party cares more about winning the argument than they do about elections. and if you dont win elections you cant governor and change the direct of a state. >> in other words, quit trying to win the argument youve won and govern. i guess my que...

Focus on winning again. you know, sometimes i feel like our party cares more about winning the argument than they care about winning elections. if you dont win elections, you cant govern. if you cant govern, you cant change the direction of a state like we did in new jersey. so, you know, one, i think we need to get ourself refocused on that. secondly, i think sometimes we forget that candidates matter. its not just about a checklist of issues. its also about how a person presents themselves as ...

Although one suspects he wants to have a larger margin so he can make an argument to a national republican audience and say, look, i was able to win democratic voters and constituencies and independent voters here in a blue state. i can do that nationally. we asked him, whats the lesson for the national republican party as you see it? >> i think that the partys got to focus on winning again. you know, sometimes i feel like our party cares more about winning the argument than they care about winn...

House because then what would they talk about? they would have to become devoted to that president which doesnt help their ratings. ted cruz is following the model of the people who least want to win elections, but hes using and claiming that could help win elections. its so ironic but the reason why people like steve schmidt lose credibility among the base because they believe rush and it will help to us win the white house when clearly thats not what rush probably wants. >> steve schmidt, the ...