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There's a distraction every week, if there's no unified strategy coming out of republican headquarters. then it does become difficult for them as a party to present the kind of united front that you need to really take back the majority. if you look in the previous times when minority parties have become majority parties specifically in 2004 and 2006 there hasn't been a gaffe machine at the helm and that's the big problem for republicans. in addition to sending a mixed message. >> always great to have you on, anne. thank you, we appreciate it. the funeral service is getting under way right n...

Words were misconstrued. that is a tortured explanation to be sure because those words were caught on tape. they were not sliced and diced. they were absolutely clear. i mean his explanation, his excuse is vacuous. >> that's typical for politicians and that's why the public has a negative view of politicians. they say they misspoke when it is clear they meant it. it typifies the problem for the republicans because the g.o.p. in congress made a public position to stand behind this president on the war in afghanistan and iraq and steele contradicts that. >> is this on par with the joe biden chro...

Million raised for the republican national committee, their best march in a mid-term year ever. of course it was trumped. the democratic party raised $13 million in march. so a lot of energy and money around the health care debate. a good number for michael steele and the last big one i would look at is don't turn yourself, don't further yourself into a gaffe machine. michael steele has been very public for much of his chairmansh chairmanship, much to his detriment of his public image saying inopportune and inpolitic things. he needs to stay on message. he has zero margin for error at this poi...

He is a gaffe machine and hasn't run the place very well. i think you'll see republicans convene to elect they're 64th chairman. >> and then he'll decide he wants to spend more time with his family. >> he's very controversial. to have him in there and not have a disaster on their hands. they've got a board of directors of 155 people. i think they would like for michael steele to resign. i'll tell you what his argument's going to be. suppose republicans pick up 30, 35 seats, he'll say, look, i've won every election i've been involved in, let me take you through the presidential election. he'll ...

Apart children and families and that's not a winning message for 2020. >> what is going to be the winning message? >> i think we went on the record that republicans under the trump administration have achieved. our jobs numbers are what they're going to largely run on. look, i think honestly a biden/trump stackup would be fantastic. biden is known to be a gaffe machine. and i think -- i think democrats are under the mistaken perception that biden is tested. when you run for vp, it's completely different position than when you run for president. they say running for president is like the mri of...