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>> i think in many ways there is an establishment wing of the republican party and another wants to stand and hold the old guard accountable. this is an effort to say we may not win this battle but the long term war here is to get conservativism back on track and that's what these guys are trying to do. i give them credit for that. >> for the thirsty democrats hoping for a rift inside the republican party shannon, you say, yeah john boehner is not worried. why not? >> it's interesting. people ask why this didn't happen sooner. election is tomorrow for this particular position. he said, listen....

For that. >> right they do and that's the way we roll here. i grew up, for a time in new jersey and that really works. you know whether obviously not almost certainly not going to work in iowa. if he runs he will probably not do even contest much in iowa. could work in new hampshire. could it work in south carolina and could it work in some of these other primary states? big gamble for him to take. arthel: do one more if you wouldn't mind, question 10. can mcconnell control his conference? referring to incoming senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. >> that's right. that is probably the one t...

As you mention, it looks like he is leaning towards that way at this point. >> what do you think, jamie, if it does happen? what do you think a jeb bush for president will mean for other republicans who have desires of becoming a commander in chief? >> well, there's a good question of what will happen to marco rubio. marco rubio is also considering a run, as well. most people you talked to in the donor class do not believe that both jeb bush and marco rubio will run because they're both from florida. if jeb entered the race you would think that marco rubio would not enter the race. probably al...

Congress talk about impeachment seriously. >> let's go back to standing. do you think, joy, for the progressive wing or journalistic way of thinking, do you think sarah palin is a leader in the republican party? i think she is. in other words, when she talks, half the party listens, i think. >> i agree. for the establishment wing she's like the plant in "little shop of horrors." she keeps getting bigger the more you feed her red meat. the reason is the base of the republican party has been fed by right wing media for so long. that's now what they have come to the expect from politics. the boeh...

Which is what kind of both of those camps of the gop want. so, you know, it's not actually as discouraging from that per spective as you might think at first. >> what about the tension, perry, between -- they're calling this the steadfast gop. i'd say it's sort of the tea party. although they don't apparently identify with the tea party. but the steadfast gop on the one hand, the business gop on the other hand. you have the money on the one hand and the energy on the other hand. i think we saw this week in mississippi, those two groups can really kind of -- they can't necessarily co-exist all ...