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Pretty much the numbers are steady overall. >> right. >> what was interesting is when bush was president democrats department feel as safe. >> right. >> now that obama's president, democrats feel safer, republicans feel less safe. >> exactly. same thing. but to me what was most interesting is the northeast is the area that felt the safest, and they were obviously the attack zone in both new york and boston. >> probably would be the attack zone again if something happened. >> exactly. and the rural areas are more conservative. >> and ththey're feeling less s. >> right. >> president's poll posit...

>> okay. >> and certainly it won't pass. it needs 60 votes. >> the connection, which i didn't know about until you sat down five minutes ago is fascinating. quickly, "lightning round." i was captured by the wendy davis filibuster, as were 200,000 other people, which is amazing to me. amy, a one-off -- sort of a thing we don't talk about, a real moment. quickly, your take. >> that's going to be the question, is can she generate enough enthusiasm, maybe even in the state of texas, to do something for a democratic party that has been on the down slide. they have not had a victory in a long time i...

Are in a sense enjoying this fight because what it's doing by default is unifying them over something? because they're clearly in disarray following november, but here is a fight where they can basically agree. >> they seem to be agreeing, and it's unfortunate because, you know, just to be sticking it to the president is not the answer. this is not the president's responsibility at this time. it is the responsibility of this congress. and we will be held responsible. this down slide started back in 2001. it has continued, and, yes, we've got to do some cutting. but we cannot continue to cut jo...

There in large measure and pulling out now. so it's on the down slide, i'd say on the amount of international activities and u.n. forces are present, more than a peace keeping, watching mode, not doing anything particularly active. three years later it's hard to sustain momentum on any international effort at that amount of time. >> greta: coming up, america's doctors and nurses saving lives in haiti. medical professionals headed to haiti right after the quake and stayed long after. why should you care so much about haiti? those answers next. also, we're going to take you back inside the greta...

There in large measure and pulling out now. so it's on the down slide, i'd say on the amount of international activities and u.n. forces are present, more than a peace keeping, watching mode, not doing anything particularly active. three years later it's hard to sustain momentum on any international effort at that amount of time. >> greta: coming up, america's doctors and nurses saving lives in haiti. medical professionals headed to haiti right after the quake and stayed long after. why should you care so much about haiti? those answers next. also, we're going to take you back inside the greta...