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Republican leadership. >> american people i don't think understand the house of representatives is operating out the house of representatives. it's being operated with a dictatorship of the speaker, not allowing the vast majority of the house representatives to get what they want. >> reporter: as you mentioned, trace, the speaker's spokesman said afterward, reid should focus on legislating. he was scheduled for a news conference this afternoon, but that's been scrubbed. >> what about the republican side? any movement there? >> the breaking news of the moment is the house republican leadership ...

Bitterly fought race in florida. democrat patrick murphy is ahead in the vote count. nbc has not yet called the winner in this race. but patrick murphy joins us right now. . did you win this election? is it over? >> no question about it. we won this race. the three supervisors of elections in this district have called the race and the state did certify us as the winner this week. i'm ready to get to washington. >> do you think mr. west is certifiable? calling members of the house of representatives very specific. 78-71 members of the communist party. how do you run against a guy like that? >> ...

Bitterly fought race in florida. democrat patrick murphy is ahead in the vote count. nbc has not yet called the winner in this race. but patrick murphy joins us right now. . did you win this election? is it over? >> no question about it. we won this race. the three supervisors of elections in this district have called the race and the state did certify us as the winner this week. i'm ready to get to washington. >> do you think mr. west is certifiable? calling members of the house of representatives very specific. 78-71 members of the communist party. how do you run against a guy like that? >> ...

Members of the communist party in the house of representatives. and what do you you make of that when you run get against a guy like that? how did you deal with it? >> i'm glad that we can put this campaign behind us. i spent way too much time talking about allen west and his comments and his rhetoric becausic it was way too divisive for our country. i'm excited to get to work for the district and for the country and i'm tired of talking about allen west and really looking forward to moving on. >> were you able to get republican votes against him? >> quite a bit actually. we outperformed presi...

. we're back. allen west is well-known and well loved on the right at least for his blistering criticism of democrats even referring to liberal house members as communists. but following an expensive and bitterly fought race in southeast florida, democrat patrick murphy's head of west in the vote count. while congressman west refuses to concede. nbc has not yet called the winner in the race. but patrick murphy joins us. mr. murphy, did you win the election, is it over? >> no question about it we worn l. won the race. the state did certify us. so i'm ready to get to washington. >> do you thin...