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The republican party. the base, it's not just a question they've been not listening to, it's that they have grown and they are more of what use to be the fringe is now basically the center of the republican party. >> let's remember at the same time donald trump on a number of issues, on gun control and entitlements and trade is the furthest to the left in the republican presidential field. yes, i think part of it is true. >> i totally agree with that on an issue basis. i think that tells us the republican party base is not about issue, it's about demeanor. you can see that when they talk about...

"huffington post" live. >> i didn't date many. >> did you tell him that? >> little dour kiara with hair flowers. >> they are very stylish. >> reporter: then there is donte, the son whose out sized afro became a campaign property. >> he's the only one that will end a stop and risk era that unfairly targets people of color. >> reporter: on an issue basis it did things with the dem ogden fee of the city, family values. the ad touched so many themes at one time. there was not much left any of the other candidates could do at that point. >> reporter: it was enough to convince new yorkers to repla...

>> little daughter kiara with hair flowers. >> they are very stylish. >> reporter: then there is donte, the son whose outsized afro became a campaign prop. >> he's the only one that will end a stop and risk era that unfairly targets people of color. >> reporter: on an issue basis, it did things with the demography of the city, family values. the ad touched so many themes at one time. there was not much left any of the other candidates could do at that point. >> reporter: it was enough to convince new yorkers to replace a single wealthy 5'7" billionaire businessman with a 6'5" of a biracial fam...

And i think boehner has a big choice. would she tolerate parts of her caucus on an issue by issue basis, deciding to form a bipartisan working grun? or will she insist that it has to be a boehner/pelosi negotiation, in which case frankly i think you're back to where we are right now? >> i think leader pelosi has been effective. i think she's been an effective advocate for our positions. i think she has demonstrated her willingness always to work with the speaker. you know, she calls him regularly and says, what do you need? how do we make the votes a reality. so i think she's willing to do tha...

Independents, there was a cnn poll and also a gallup poll out in the last week or so both of which show on an issue by issue basis, on specific issues, the specifics of the obama jobs plan, for example, independents overwhelmingly favor, for example, taxing the rich more, investing in infrastructure, sending money back to the states to hire teachers, police and fire, so on an issue by issue basis, the polls, they're not as dire. i think it's interesting parlor game but the election is a year away and i know republicans love to get all crazy about this and announce terrible things are going to ...