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There are key races you will want to keep an eye as we go toward the 2014 elections. we are seeing signs that obamacare could play a crucial role when voters step into the booth. there is a special election underway in florida for a seat in the house. it shaping up to be a test ground on obamacare. carl cameron is live in washington. tell everybody at home, carl, why the florida race is so important to keep an eye on. >> greg waldon just said this seconds ago talking to reports: he said these types of special elections are not going to determine what is going to happen on the general election ...

Today after republican governor jan brewer vetoed a gop-passed bill which would have allowed denial of serviced to gay people based on religious grounds. many in the state feared economic reprisals. brewer says the bill was unneeded and bad for business. other lawmakers called it unconstitutional. today is the anniversary of one of the most successful conservative political movements of recent years. chief political correspondent carl cameron tonight with the party for the tea party. >> it's so great to see you. >> reporter: tea party patriots celebrated their fifth anniversary with a glitzy...

Attacking the president's ideas on social security and doing so from the left. the white house budget rollout was going predictably with everyone sticking to their usual talking points. >> if anyone think s i'll fini reductions on the a backs of the middle class. when it comes to deficit reduction, i've already met republicans more than halfway. >> why don't we do what we can agree to do. why don't we find the common ground that we do have and move on then? the president got his tax hikes in january. >> so, all going predictably, right? well, enter oregon congressman greg waldon. he's the chai...

Well, walden is standing behind what he said, in a statement provided to us this morning, "chairman walden supports the budget passed by house republicans that preserves and protects medicare and social security while also balancing the budget in ten years. he disagrees with president obama's political plan that hurts current seniors, just so he can pay for more wasteful spending." we hear this clarification, by the way, not sitting well, with members of the gop leadership. but this entire episode raises too larger points. one, it shows why reforming any of these programs is so difficult, beca...

Incumbent. >> this has nothing to do whether support john boehner or not. members of the leadership deem across the street at the capitol or at the nrcc, have a common goal mission, that is to move forward with the republican principles that grows job and bring down our debts. i look for unifying things. i will not get off into the absolutes. >> okay. greg waldon, chairman of the nrcc. republicaning from the state of oregon. other stuff i wanted to get to and came to climate and energy issues and i know you care about. hopefully next time we will get to that. promises, promises. deep dive in...