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>> you know, in 1994 i had a lot of young christians that wanted to work on my campaign. by the time i left in 2001, they were talking about aids in africa. they were talking about the hungry. i saw a sea of change even over those six, seven, eight years. and that's only continued. and your piece -- i think your piece is remarkable because it paints a real challenge for a republican party that has been built on evangelical support since 1980. >> absolutely, joe. you can't underestimate the importance of christian conservatives in helping the republican party achieve victory. from ronald reagan...

Partner and husband was killed in 1980. absolutely shocking and suze orman said i agree. this is a terrible day. the more and more people who get animated and bloody angry about this, the more chances, people like harry reid will not be able to park this away because there will be more outrageous this year. >> right, and so, again, let me say, it by the way, getting bounceback on the e-mail that i gave. go to senate majority leader harry reid's website, an e-mail form. >> go to the official form. >> or if you want to tweet him, he's on twitter. >> tweet him tonight. >> @senatorreid. >> ask him...

Undermine, subvert an attack in the country. they need to defend the country just as they needed to defend the country against saddam hussein's invasion in 1980. absolutely there's a clear sense of self-defense, preservation of the country. not just the ruling elite, but the country. there's an absolute imperative for that. with that, iran also sees itself surrounded by 15 neighbors. not one of them except for iraq today possibly is an ally. iran has real national security concerns, legitimate interests, that in part can be alleviated by a much better relationship with the united states. that ...

>> what do you say to that? >> i think the iranians, inside the islamic republic, they are concerned about u.s. attempts to undermine, subvert and attack the country. they need to defend the country just as they needed to defend the country against saddam hussein's invasion in 1980. absolutely there's a clear sense of self-defense, preservation of the country, not just the ruling elite, but the country. there's an absolute imperative for that. but with that, iran also sees itself surrounded by 15 neighbors, not one of them except for iraq today possibly is a natural ally. iran has real nationa...

we have a great show for you today. i was asking myself whom would i like to hear from about the ups and downs this crazy republican race. my answer was alan simpson, the former republican senator from wyoming, legendary for his frankness and wit. of course, we'll also talk it america's fiscal future because he is the simpson of simpson-bowles. next up, i'll talk to a scholar and former pentagon official about the administration's dramatic plan to cut the pentagon budget. is it too much, too little, or is it the goldie locks budget? then, the west and iran are headed toward a ser...