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Traditional merit badges, if you will, did not matter in this race. and it was a close race, it was a very divided race, it was separated by about 3,000 votes but at the end of the day for people that voted against me those things, those traditional markers of conservative philosophy, market principle and constitutional rule of the american system, those merit badges didn't matter and this is something that i think has alarming consequences for races that go well beyond the first district of south carolina. >> it's willie geist, congressman, good to see you. as you mentioned, the race was tigh...

Justice scalia, the man that he would replace. how closely aligned they are. what the key cases are where he may or may not be able to make a difference. give us your analysis of where he stands if he's approved on the entirety of the court. >> a similar approach to the law scalia did. similar conservative philosophy. it would be a mistake to describe him as a scalia clone. they won't agree on everything. he won't vote the way scalia would have on everything. no two justices do. and he has a different temperament. he won't change the overall balance of the court. it will remain 5-4, conservati...

Opportunity to create the sort of small government, conservative philosophy, in solving the problems of the people who have come out to vote for him in ways that most didn't see coming. >> ben, thank you. i know you'll be watching all of this, along with us. steve schmidt has joined us out here in the studio once again. a veteran of republican politics, and a lot of battles. your thoughts? >> it's an extraordinary night. one thing we already know is that no matter the outcome in the presidential race, the party of reagan no longer exists. and what we saw in this election cycle was really the g...

Life because they took away mommy's tax break. there goes the money you're saying. get out of my house. >> cheryl: the guy is back pedalling saying he was kidding. he didn't look like he was kidding. >> he didn't look like he was kidding. he must have missed the first session of conservative philosophy 101. he is a republican. what he is talking about would mean incredibly big government. you know to fill out your tax return, you have to take your kid to the i.r.s. have them weighed. have their body fat index calculated. that's absolutely ridiculous. but i guess on the flip side you create the...

Campaigning here in arizona. he's clearly taking his challenger seriously. >> i started campaigning on november 4th right after i didn't succeed in the presidential campaign. >> hayworth says mccain is too liberal on government spending and illegal immigration. >> why do you see yourself at the conservative alternative to john mccain. >> this has come from the fact in arizona that john, and look we all think the world of john, john's place in history is secure, but john no longer represents the common sense conservative philosophy that most arizonans share. >> reporter: hayworth has ventured i...