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>> well, there are different voices and different candidates and different effectiveness of different campaigns that affect the outcome of various races. i know it's our inclination to look at races and suggest that somehow a national movement is causing what occurs, but, you know, if that were the case, you'd have to look at lindsey graham's race. lindsey graham beat, what, i think five or six tea party candidates? he got more votes than all of them combined. he won by 100,000 votes. in virginia, eric cantor lost by, what, 5,000, 10,000 votes. i look at this and say this has a lot to do with ...

Have not used our influence to do what's necessary to protect our interests. >> let me talk a couple minutes about politics and the big story this week about eric cantor losing majority leader of the house in his primary fight in virginia. what does that tell you about what is convulsing within the republican party right now? how do you explain it? >> well, there are different voices and different candidates and different effectiveness of different campaigns that affect the outcome of various races. i know it's our inclination to look at races and suggest that somehow a national movement is ca...

What we know is we can overcome the wall of vote suppression with a higher wave of vote registration. you've got to invest, do the hard work and start now. >> speaking of which, one of your colleagues, republican state senator barry fleming in the other house has a bill to limit early voting. what do you think is going to happen with access to voting rights in georgia between now and election day? >> we're going to fight very hard to avoid any limitations. representative fleming's bill would limit municipal elections and not affect or 2014 elections. more importantly, i think we have to reme...

Income bents are as -- incumbents are in as much danger as democrat incumbents? >> i think both sides have to be careful. they are mad at democrats but they're mad at everybody. we are a spending binge that's astronomical. my participation were out of context like i was critical of them. i was not critical of them. critical of what happened to gordon smith who lost by 43,000 votes. wonderful senator. so-called "constitutional party" won over 100,000 votes and it cost one of our great senators and we now have a liberal guy there, the rest of our lives. >> neil: that was the premise of your rema...

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