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Could've opened that door, but they didn't really do all that much in that regard. their primary crime in the eyes of the protesters and really where they lost the country was just in not being inclusive. they played exclusively to their base. they shoved this constitution down the throats of people and said, hey, we have the votes, this is it, you're sore losers. they ignored the idea of consensus building. and arguably, with morsi, mohammed morsi this fragile divisive nation that was still trying to figure out what kind of country it needed to be, his number one priority arguably should have...

But that is a very dangerous strategy. saw it with president nixon. saw it with president clinton. saw it with gary hart. whenever you tempt opposition or press to investigate you and check you out, you know what? they're going to do it and lord only knows what you will find. bill: you called it dangerous. doug, is it? >> i wouldn't use the word dangerous, i would say it is more defiant the president in his news conference approximately two weeks after the election signaled his intention to appoint susan rice. he basically said look, i won the election. it is clear that my side won. the republ...

>> by building public support and consensus building. i've traveled the country, brooke, what i've discovered is the fact people are so deeply frustrated and bewildered by what's taking place in washington, and that's why you're seeing it reflected in low approval ratings of congress. people are tremendously dissatisfied, and so i wanted to take my insider's view and experience, match it with outsider's frustration and build that public support and give them the encouragement to demand bipartisanship by providing political rewards at the ballot box for those who are willing to bridge the divid...

Going to have this struggle. and democrats went through this after their presidential losses, postclinton. and this a natural process. but on the other end of it, over the next couple years you will see a stronger republican party and a unified republican party. >> and is it strong enough, do you think, senator that, you're worried about the democrats holding on to the senate? >> no, i think the democrats and i hope -- i hope both parties realize that real leadership is not about control, it's about creating an environment where people feel comfortable bringing their ideas to the table so that...

Us. i have to start by saying i'm fascinatied by 3d printing and want you to come back to talk about that but let's sort of start with the success at the end first, which is you are an incredibly successful woman operating in a pretty male dominated world, being the tech world, and you have some interesting principles of negotiating an of leadership, too. you talk about how there's an old proverb saying that the number one strategy is retreat and negotiating is not about winning a battle or even positioning yourself to win, it's about not getting in to a fight in the first place and i was remi...