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Geographically and historically. and as was said already, this is the cradle of the voting rights movement in many ways, and many of the offices that had been shuttered are, you know, really in the shadow of selma. so i think not understanding that is a statement in and of itself. >> looking at this from the outside, one of the things that's obvious to see from the outside but its consequences aren't obvious is the unilateral political control in alabama by the republican party. especially when a governor seems to make a decision and then gets criticized for the decision and then tries to walk...

Rights but it is a consequence nonetheless. and the fact that he did not see it coming is really sort of a problem i think of not really understanding where you are both geographically and historically. and as was said already, this is the cradle of the voting rights movement in many ways, and many of the offices that had been shuttered are, you know, really in the shadow of selma. so i think not understanding that is a statement in and of itself. >> looking at this from the outside, one of the things that's obvious to see from the outside but its consequences aren't obvious is the unilateral ...

The spring and say we stared these guys down before and got away with it. we can do it again on immigration. it will save the party in the long run without ruining us in the short run. >> so a lot of people would look at this and say boehner is pouring some water on the fringe's fire. as we look at the longer game of 2014 and 2016 and we look at paul ryan specifically, we've got the daily beast pointing out what it means for him. there's going to be a lot of bluster on the right but i think he comes out of this as the presidential front runner. do you agree with that or do you think he's setti...

Advantage but is this something to worry about? >> two things to worry about, primary and general election challenge. we have seen mitch mcconnell in the comments he's given suggests he's more worried about the general election than primary. it's important to take a step back. we have seen interparty fighting, prominent republican senators getting primary challenges and losing, robert bennett in utah in 2010, but what is striking here is that mitch mcconnell is the senate's number one republican. he's the minority leader and this is a significant development, i believe that you have one promin...

>> he feels like he's victimized by what's going on on the hill, not just by the partisanness of it, but the interparty fighting. >> he's sitting there, and they can't -- that's the thing. what's amazie ining about this hundred days is nobody is in better shape. >> the whole idea that the fever would break, you had a sense of that early on with with the fiscal cliff. >> it's a free for all. ted cruz's staff attacking eric cantor. it's a free for all up there. >> it is crazy. all right. they're playing my song. kristen, i apologize. you have to start with shameless plugs. >> i am covering to me...