Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20131021:20:29:00
Chance of winning. so there is a chance this purging may take them too far. but on balance, you're going to find establishment republicans are going to survive these races. but when you find close races like the one that may happen in georgia, then you've got something to talk about. >> okay. so to that point, ryan, is ted cruz a stooge for jim demint, or is jim demint running the republican party? >> well, i think -- i mean, they're both generals in this rebellion. let's call them that. but i don't think you can dismiss crossroads so easily as a cocktail party, as david brooks did. that's an ...