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Is ready to back hillary. >> clinton's lead as hoped up. >> 2016! hilla hillary! >> it's such a difficult decision and it's one that i am not going to rush into. >> joining me tonight bob strum, democratic strategist and professor at new york university. bob, good to have you with us. well, this is a big step forward, is it not? what does this mean that priorities usa, action is out there this early? >> well, i think it reflects reality. the advantage to hillary clinton, and i believe she will run, is going to have money, machinery, organization, is a consequence and not a cause of her dominan...

Republicans as well as democrats wherever i can. and i sincerely believe that there are members of both parties who understand this moment, understand what's at stake, and i will welcome ideas from anybody across the political spectrum. but i will not allow gridlock or inaction or willful indifference to get in our way. >> bob, can he break the gridlock? how does he do it? >> well, he's got to stand his ground especially on these big issues like funding the government and the debt limit. he's got to stand his ground the way bill clinton did actually when newt gingrich did this back in the 1990...

On obama's goals. the article says congressional republicans are moving to gut many of president obama's top priorities. one top republican even says those priorities are a, quote, going nowhere. it's clear the gop is against president obama. but what are they for exactly? the white house and i would love to know. joining me now is bob strum and ryan grim. bob, let me start with you. in the "new york times" the gops are vowing to gut his top priorities. but he's ready to fight. what's your reaction? >> he has to frame the debate here. do what he did in 2012. these republicans think romney won ...

Obama was saying that you have to be for something. just look at their motto. repeal and replace. they knew they couldn't just be for repeal. but they have never come up with a replacement. >> what was interesting, bob, is the president called them out on what's your plan. we know you're against everything that i'm for, but what is your plan? and i think that in many places i agree with ryan that some people are safe beyond the reach because of how the lines we are gerrymand gerrymandered. but i think that will be a challenge if the president sticks to that. where is their plan? >> i think if ...

Buster a couple weeks ago. mcconnell would have liked to have towed the line. but what actually happened was that john mccain got enough republicans that said they were sick of the obstructionism and they voted and they cut their own deal with harry reid. he has already said, look, we're not playing games around defunding obama care and the debt limit. we're not playing games with the debt limit, period. he has already said that publicly. so you have john mccain. and that takes away all of mcconnell's leverage. he's going to have trouble because he now has a tea party challenger that he has to...