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Chris: you describe the gop of your generation as eisenhower republicans, moderate republicans. could people like bob dole even ronald reagan, could you make it in today's republican party? >> i doubt it. reagan wouldn't have made it. certainly nixon wouldn't have made it because he had ideas and we might have made it but i doubt it. i mean -- >> chris: too moderate willing to compromise? >> i consider myself republican, hyphenated stuff. i was a mainstream conservative republican and most people are in that category. chris: i asked dole for a quick reactions to some of the people and events h...

And certainly nixon couldn't have made it because he had ideas and we might have made it but i doubt it. i mean -- >> chris: too moderate. too willing to compromise? >> i just considered myself a republican. on this of this hyphenated stuff. >> chris: what he is saying is that the republican party basically has moved out of the mainstream? >> you know what, look, he is a hero in this country and we all love bob dole but the reality is if you look at the last two nominees, mitt romney and john mccain i think that is a pretty good counter position to what senator dole had to say. i think we have...

And certainly nixon couldn't have made it because he had ideas and we might have made it but i doubt it. i mean -- >> chris: too moderate. too willing to compromise? >> i just considered myself a republican. on this of this hyphenated stuff. >> chris: what he is saying is that the republican party basically has moved out of the mainstream? >> you know what, look, he is a hero in this country and we all love bob dole but the reality is if you look at the last two nominees, mitt romney and john mccain i think that is a pretty good counter position to what senator dole had to say. i think we have...

>> chris: too moderate, too willing to compromise? >> i just consider myself a republican. none of this hyphenated stuff. i was a mainstream conservative republican and most people are in that category. >> chris: i asked dole for quick reactions to the people and events he was involved in over the years including his 1988 contest with george h.w. bush and his battle with new you gingrich in the 90s when led the house and senate. >> chris: what do you think of barack obama? >> great golfer. very articulate. >> chris: as a president? >> i think as a president he lacks communication skill with hi...

I mean -- >> chris: too moderate, too willing to compromise? >> i just consider myself a republican. none of this hyphenated stuff. i was a mainstream conservative republican and most people are in that category. >> chris: i asked dole for quick reactions to the people and events he was involved in over the years including his 1988 contest with george h.w. bush and his battle with new you gingrich in the 90s when led the house and senate. >> chris: what do you think of barack obama? >> great golfer. very articulate. >> chris: as a president? >> i think as a president he lacks communication ski...