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And the results, rather than an effort that may be something we're not used to? >> oh, sure. you can never predict this sort of thing. but, you know, you still have to target even democrats for whom, you know, gun culture is a big part of their state. so they're going to have to do a lot of focused effort. you're still looking at a house determined to dig its heels in. >> now, bob, let's look at key points of the whole agenda that the president has been raising in his fight for fairness. he's talking about raising minimum wage, universal preschool, a commission on voting, gun safety and immigr...

Let's get a reality check now on what the president will say and what he can actually get done. joining me now, "washington post" political reporter nia-malika henderson and resident fellow, bill schneider. bill, i'll start with you. you argue that of the two main issues on the president's plate, immigration and gun control, he has a much better shot at making progress in immigration. why? >> because his party is solidly behind him on immigration and republicans are scared to death of that issue because that's one of the reasons why they did so badly in the election last year. on guns, democra...

The fact that somebody like eric cantor, who is in some ways obviously in the house and a leader there, the fact that he is willing to talk about this, a pathway to citizenship at least for those children who were brought here illegally. you'll see the president lay out a much more left position on this, saying that the 11 million should have a quicker pathway to citizenship. that is where i think the sticking point will be, how quickly these folks who are here illegally, how quickly they're going to be allowed to a pathway to citizenship, whether or not it will just be green cards, and how bo...

Have not been following this story really quickly, what is this bill about? what does it do? >> the violence against women act has been the cornerstone for the last 20 years of our nation's response to domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking. about half of the money in it goes to law enforcement to provide services, training for law enforcement, for police, for prosecutors, for courts and about half of it goes towards providing services for victims, everything from shelter and transitional housing to hotlines and counseling programs and batterer intervention programs. >> my understandin...

Very effective. not so in 2012, however. >> bill, we've got the response to the response now, and who nose knows next year there might be a response to the response to the response. >> that's right. >> but you've got rand paul following marco rubio. has marco rubio fallen out of the graces of the tea party? >> well, it certainly is a slap in the face to marco rubio because he was a tea party favorite. >> that's right. >> when he ran for the senate. he was one of their heroes. look, now someone is reputting his rebuttal. this is an incredible situation. rand paul, of course, is very much in lin...