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Leaders in congress, are to pretend didnt happen. Is that just Mitch Mcconnells nature . What has to happen for something to get done . Tell me what you saw when you watched the Press Conference today. Reporter well, Mitch Mcconnell knows when youre the leader, a party in the senate, youll take shots. Thats part of the job, a guy who takes incoming fire and allows your caucus to get things done. The two men appearing sidebyside today was politically smart or at least acknowledgement of political reality. Their goals in most cases are the same and desperately need each other to get any of them ...

The republicans actually maintain their majorities in both houses? >> reporter: well, mitch mcconnell pointed out a number of examples. >> yeah but but in some cases the incumbents unseated by the tea party in 2010 and 2012 couldn't win either. look at richard lugar in indiana, basically didn't live there anymore. many other examples as well where the public in general, not just republican voters said we've had enough of these incumbent politicians. jo think it's up to mitch mcconnell to decide who can win and who can't. i don't think the senate leadership have done a very good job. krist woul...