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Explaining that the gop doesn't control the federal government, the other party does. this strategy start of our power play. christirewalt joins us. if high unemployment and the economy continues to sputter, republicans are fearful they are going to catch some of the blame. is this the beltway game of lowering expectations, don't over promise, that way if you succeed you get the credit, if you don't you minimize the failures? >> reporter: well, exactly, managing expectations is the name of the game here and really the key to politics in so many ways, keeping people's expectations reasonable so...

As majority leader harry reid are going to have to come up with some type of solution, and, as far as getting republicans to vote yes, a lot of tea party lawmakers have indicated there is no way they'll vote yes. so they have to come up with a package, and yes, we'll raise the debt limit but other spending areas we'll make significant cuts and that will be the package that will have to be done and both sides played politics on this and the majority party always has to get this done and the minority party, democrats or republicans, usually always vote no and now, with the democrat in the white ...

And he could also try to undertake a complete radical overall of the tax code. if he does that does he coop republicans? >> reporter: if he did all of those things, yes. but he also always to keep his left flank covered. a disspirited liberal base, while they may still technically support the democratic party, if they are not enthusiastic about going out to support the party that means trouble at the polls. if the president is going to make a pivot he always has to be careful that he ways not brewing up a trouble on his left from the democratic base. but i think you're quite right, when you ge...

Increase to america's debt ceiling. all of this happening, while the leader of our biggest creditor is in town for a state visit, we are talking about the president of china. managing head teditor of the hib cusack is joining us, handy kapt for us. what is the possibility we do not approve the raise to the dit ceiling. >> it is very likely congress will act, but how they get there, is going to be one to watch. and, president obama called on congress to raise the debt ceiling limit and eric cantor said they'll do it but they will also need concessions from the white house. and that could be a b...

Point in political theater than fixing a problem. if you want to fix the problem, do it piece by piece. gregg: only 18% like it, marianne. my goodness... >> the fact is if you don't have a job you don't have health care. if you want to fix it, do these individual pieces everyone can agree should be improved and everyone should be focused on getting millions of people back to work and that is where voters are frustrated. no question a lot of republicans voted for a lot of republicans a couple months ago over health care reform and that was one of their biggest concerns but the vast majority of ...