Page 9 - Brand Problem News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Hagel is going to be confirmed but these delay tactics are something that republicans are using to either send a message or get more information that they've been looking for. >> on that note then, to you, john, no matter what it is, there's a list of inputs to this delay as jackie was just describing to us but if it is what john mccain is saying, that he will eventually vote for hagel in this confirmation process, does this, then, play to the brand problem that gop has been dealing with and has been talked about, as you know so much, you've had to respond to t does it play to that because the...

He's part of the -- sort of he has the blessings of the old political establishment. >> this is just surface stuff that's like lipstick on a pig. the bottom line is the republicans have a core values problem, not a who knows who tupac is. >> the tupac problem. molly, he's modern, know who is tupac is. i can't imagine that marco rubio and i get what she was saying, the second thing on the resume of why he's a player. >> well, i don't think it can hurt, right? but i think two good points made in that segment which is that first of all marrow rubio has a lot of appealing qualities and the -- i do...

Does this accumulate more of a brand problem for the gop, or do they just want to take the win? >> the base eats this stuff up. they watch him say that sort of thing about the secretary of state and the reason she might not be able to testify, and they bang the drums and say that must be it. she's afraid to testify. the idea that she would be afraid to testify on this is frankly ridiculous when you are talking about hillary clinton, who is not afraid of anything. it just absolutely looks facial tore fell now that this has happened. she obviously has a serious illness. the reason for her not te...

Under mitch mcconnell, saying the republican party has a brand problem and a tactical problem. and the republican national chairman, reince priebus, saying in a presentation to senate republicans yesterday that the republican party needs to do a deep dive on what did wrong. they need to look at more of a 50-state strategy like democrats had. they are going to do focus groups on the republican message. and they're going to talk to state chairmen, donors, outside groups to figure out how they can make their message more rez nant and their machine more effective. >> as mike is explaining here, th...

Wrong track. again, these are challenging times to be an incumbent. it's almost as if the country is collectively holding its breath for whatever next shoe is going to drop. and so to deal with that and to be a candidate running for office, you have to sort of try to create that optimism and do the best you can to sell people on the idea that you're the guy who's going to make things better. that's why i agree with bill on that economic point. >> right. >> the one strength romney has is on the economy and that's the one strength he's going to need and want at this point. >> quickly and closely...