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Candidates staying away from words like using abortion, and staying a wway from talking abo the social issues and how will they play if at all significantly in the midterms do you think? >> well, what we are seeing is the republican politicians, whether they are on the tea party side or the establishment side realize that the social agenda that is a losing battle for them, but it is interesting for different reasons, and on gay marriage, they are clearly seeing a massive shift in the public opinion, and on abortion, it remains a polarizing issue, but the republicans, and we look at the prospec...

And he said no, and a lot of people believe it is because he was worried that mike huckabee or ted cruz or one tof the candidates would say something that alienated the moderate republicans or the moderates in new hampshire and he did not want to be associated with it. you remember last time mike huckabee gave a prominent speech at the winter meeting and he talked about uncle sugar and women's -- you know, so it was not a great moment for the par i ti, and so moderates like scott brown hanging back hoping not to be associated with that stuff. >> well, beth, a good point, because if someone doe...

Women. and it has a national impact. >> and how much does the democratic party to have close the gap, for example, mckay, to hold on to the senate? >> crucial. particular particularly in a midterm election, and 2010 was the one moment in the last several years where republicans felt embolden ed and victorious, and it is because the midterm elections skew older and wider and more republican. and if the democrats are going to hold the senate, make any ground up in the house, they are going to have to motivate liberals and i understand that marijuana is one issue that they are going to have to co...