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Country. with the backdrop of funerals, we're having this conversation. and not one republican has stepped forward and said we got to do more than talk about it. we've got to change some laws. they won't do it. and of course friday, the national rifle association is going to come forward, and they're going to end up giving us more tired old rhetoric. they're not going to come forward with anything substantive to changing this country that will curb gun violence. hell, they want to arm the teachers. it's outrageous. get your cell phones out. tonight's question, will republicans block common sen...

That the politics are too hard h violence visited on our children year after year after year is somehow the price of our freedom? >> we are the people. we are the constitution. we can shake this country whatever image we want. the change and the time is now coming close together. the time for change is right now. get your cell phones out. i want to know what you think. tonight's question, will you support any politician who doesn't support reasonable gun laws? text a for yes and b for know to 622639. we'll bring you the results later on in the show. joining me now is michael eric dice son. doc...

Completely disconnected from public opinion. this is one reason republican approval continues to nosedive while democrats actually have a positive rating with the public. when voters were asked to describe the republican party, 65% of the responses were negative. and here's the -- and here they are. like you know, bad weak, uncompromising, need to work together, broken, unorganized, disorthd. one prominent gop pollster put it this way. republicans have run out of persuadable white voters. john boehner is ultimately responsible. he is doing irreparable damage to the republican brand. i'm not su...

John boehner is ultimately responsible. he is doing irreparable damage to the republican brand. i'm not sure if they're going to be able to recover from this in the short term. but a deal on taxes would certainly be a step in the right direction. get your cell phones out. we want to know what you think. tonight's question. are congressional republicans out of touch with the rest of the country? text a for yes. text b for no to 622639. you can always go to our blog at ed.msnbc.com and leave a comment there. we'll encourage you to do that. and we'll bring you the results later on in the show. i'...

The table saying you can't go to 42%. oh, yes we can, because there is enough progressives in the house that would band together and say you know what? we need to go beyond, because we've got some real fiscal problems in this country. and we can go to the wealthiest americans and get a hell of a lot more than the old rates under bill clinton. why not go to 42%? why not go to 45% for people who make over $10 million a year? i mean, do we really want to solve this? do we really want sacrifice? or do we just want to take our toe and put it in the lake and see if it's still cold out? come on, folk...