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>> with all due respect, he's basically an isolationist. he doesn't believe we ought to be involved in that part of the world. i think it's absolutely essential. >> david corn is an msnbc political analyst. okay. this is fascinating. it feels like what we're seeing is the two -- two of the three legs of the republican party, meaning the establishment wing, the sort of neo-conservative old-school wing that includes dick cheney, going to war not so much against barack obama but against rand paul and this kind of neo-libertarian wing. what do you make of it? >> well, there's always been a neo-lib...

Say for whatever reason jeb decides not to. the establishment wing will want a guy. remember, they overruled the base before. the establishment got george bush when the base wanted mccain. they got mccain when the base wanted anybody but mccain. they got romney. they have a great track record of getting what they want. romney could make the case he's the guy that could put michigan in play. they could go back thomas mass. somebody who could get the party out of the south and midwest. it's not a crazy idea for him to run again. there has to be an establishment guy. >> what happened to romney in...

Of congress republican is an epithet. the establishment wing needs a guy. chris christie no longer looks like the guy. jeb bush has issues in terms of brand. you have romney sitting there as the last candidate for president sh supposed to be the titular head of the party. the party is leadership. >> you, young lady, used the term -- i thought i was the last one to use it. adelaide stevenensson, the titu head of the party. there are two big brackets like in the nba last night. a west and east coast. you basically have the west coast fight between rand paul who may be losing a little bit now tha...

Joy, let it play out until it's desperate, until jeb doesn't run, chris christie doesn't get out of the p.r. problems and legal messes. the party will beg him to come or the elements with the money will. >> first of all, he'll be disappointed. everything i hear is that jeb is likely or gearing up to run. say for whatever reason jeb decides not to. the establishment wing will want a guy. remember, they overruled the base before. the establishment got george bush when the base wanted mccain. they got mccain when the base wanted anybody but mccain. they got romney. they have a great track record ...

Primaries to the tea party? >> these are -- the tea party faced a shutout last round of primaries here and the big fights between the club for growth and chamber of commerce, the establishment wing has been winning in these recent fights but this mississippi race in particular is high stakes because the tea party candidate could unseat potentially looking tight and could lead to a runoff, a six-term incumbent and republicans are privately concerned that if that's the case, it could put mississippi in play. these are high stakes primary today and tea party is looking to land one more knock on t...