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Given that texas is now a majority/minority state, the power of demographic change to transform the future political landscape, it's all in texas. don't expect it all to end for 12 more weeks. texas election law requires a runoff. and a slew of crowded primaries mean many campaigns won't be over until after a runoff. it will test the strength of the tea party, in a state that the republican party has not lost statewide race since 1994 when a host of conservative hopefuls, capture conservative lightning in a bottle. texas republican party to the right, his shadow has not hurt his counterpart in...

good morning from washington. it's tuesday, march 4th, 2014. this is "the daily rundown." first reads of the morning, russian president vladimir putin went before the media this morning to defend his country's actions in the wake of the ukrainian revolution, arguing that it amounted to a coup that demanded a russian response. he he told reporters he would use force in ukraine only as a last resort, he claimed. but he said he reserves the right to do so. putin also said further military action would be justified because the ousted president, victor yanukovych has requested it. he sa...

Negative ads attacking mitch mcconnell. >> super pacs knocking off senators, governors and congressmen. mcconnell now has to go. >> i think they're both nervous. >> mitch mcconnell and jon cornyn. >> both men are facing tea party challenges. >> then there's senator ted cruz. >> here's what happened. >> mitch mcconnell and jon cornyn ended a ted cruz-led filibuster. >> playing with the debt ceiling is like playing with fire. >> mcconnell and cornyn rallied support for the bill. >> that's the kind of thing that kentuckyians are sick and tired of. >> democrats are count on the tea party to help t...

negative ads attacking mitch mcconnell. >> super pacs knocking off senators, governors and congressmen. mcconnell now has to go. >> i think they're both nervous. >> mitch mcconnell and jon cornyn. >> both men are facing tea party challenges. >> then there's senator ted cruz. >> here's what happened. >> mitch mcconnell and jon cornyn ended a ted cruz-led filibuster. >> playing with the debt ceiling is like playing with fire. >> mcconnell and cornyn rallied support for the bill. >> that's the kind of thing that kentuckyians are sick and tired of. >> democrats are count on the tea party...

And rand paul wants to have a lot of that, but his father's brand of libertarianism also is, has alienated some people and isn't as accessible to mainstream, average voters just trying to get through the day. rand paul is trying to bridge that gap. he's tamping down some of the more sort of inyour face aspects of this father's style. >> let's talk about the tea party in a different headline. in a different context this morning. got to get your take in talking about the recent fight or non-fight over the debt ceiling. the senate passed it yesterday. but what was most, i think, surprising and in...