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Sharp distinctions between where i am today and where barack obama was when he launched his campaign. number one, in his time in the senate he had basically been a back bencher. he had not been leading on any issues. in my time in the senate you can accuse me of being a lot of things but a back bencher is not one of them. >> that may be true, but the big criticism of president obama especially as the years went on he didn't have any experience in an executive function he didn't run any organization and the same can be said about you. what experience do you have to be commander in chief of the ...

Their view it didn't work out so well. >> look, there have been a lot of folks throwing that attack. i've got to say there are marked differences between my background and barack obama's. we're both first-term senators. >> both went to harvard. >> but there are marked differences. his time in the senate, he was basically a back bencher. he did not lead on any issues of real significance. in my time in the senate, nobody can accuse me of being a back bencher. i try to lead on the challenges of the day whether it's stopping obamacare or stopping the out-of-control debt or amnesty or defending ou...

One-term senator thing, and in their view it didn't work out so well. >> look, there have been a lot of folks throwing that attack. i've got to say there are marked differences between my background and barack obama's. we're both first-term senators. >> both went to harvard. >> but there are marked differences. his time in the senate, he was basically a back bencher. he did not lead on any issues of real significance. in my time in the senate, nobody can accuse me of being a back bencher. i try to lead on the challenges of the day whether it's stopping obamacare or stopping the out-of-control ...

How does this affect that? >> i think michael steele former rnc chairman said it best. it's two steps forward, three steps back. and this takes them three steps back if not more steps back. they may be moon walking at this point. it undermines this narrative they have been trying to push that we're getting better and more diverse. look at our upcoming stars. they are from a variety of different ethnic backgrounds. it really undermines the fact that this guy is in leadership. he's not just some random backbencher. that's problematic for them. >> what about the -- explain this to maybe a lot of ...

>> look, i'm here a limited amount of time. i'm elected to get results and not going to sit back, be a back bencher and two along and vote no. anybody can do that. >> that's true. >> i want to actually engage with these people and actually come up with some solutions that make sense. >> okay. >> with the conservative bent, yes, i'm not going to give up my principles, but we can do this. we have to. they've been doing it for 200 years. >> compromise is not a bad word. say it, congressman. say it, congressman. just say the sentence, compromise is not a bad word. >> compromise is not a bad word. ...