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Not from everybody that was coming out of cpac -- but for many of the members coming out of cpac, it seemed like it was 50 years ago. you're like, what century are these people living in? i say that because i have a number of friends who -- some of them gay -- say, i would love to be a part of a fiscally conservative party. but when all of the hatred comes out on the social issues and the craziness, i cannot be affiliated with that. >> you're touching upon the battle that happened during the week prior to the republican national convention. there was actual debate. but this is where the genera...

You're like, what century are these people living in? i say that because i have a number of friends who -- some of them gay -- say, i would love to be a part of a fiscally conservative party. but when all of the hatred comes out on the social issues and the craziness, i cannot be affiliated with that. >> you're touching upon the battle that happened during the week prior to the republican national convention. there was actual debate. but this is where the generational divide was extremely present. you had some much, much older members of the party who are delegates on that platform drafting co...

Snubbed here and will have a very prominent speaking role thursday night before president obama formally accepts the nomination for a second term, shep. >> shepard: ed, we learned this afternoon that the democratic party is pushing for marriage equality as part of the campaign plank, right? >> that's right. the platform drafting committee has officially approved. this has to go through a couple more steps. bottom line is likely support of same sex marriage will be officially in the democratic platform in charlotte at the democratic national convention the first time that a major national party...