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Ideas to step forward with a fresh message? what about that, karen? >> you know, here is the problem, ed. it's not just the message, right. it is the policies. think about so while bobby jindal was making those comments, we know that a majority of americans from our own nbc/wall street journal poll believe that access to legal abortion, majority agree with that that roe v. wade should be the law of the land. what is the republican agenda? to try to overturn roe v. wade and take those rights away from women. we know the majority of americans support a path to citizenship. what is the republican...

>> you know, here is the problem, ed. it's not just the message, right. it is the policies. think about so while bobby jindal was making those comments, we know that a majority of americans from our own nbc/wall street journal poll believe that access to legal abortion, majority agree with that, that roe v. wade should be the law of the land. what is the republican agenda? to try to overturn roe v. wade and take those rights away from women. we know the majority of americans support a path to citizenship. what is the republican agenda? a fake path to citizenship. point being, it is their polic...

Are hurting the economy. >> that's where the public's at. they recognize these are indeed difficult times. and my point being, you've got to be able to bring the public in and it's a very polarized time. >> and as the president prepares to be sworn in for a second term, a new nbc news poll shows the economy -- the slow economy and d.c. politics are making the public less confident and pessimistic about the future of the country so here's the breakdown of the numbers. the president remains strong politically. his job approval at 52%. a higher rating than he's had through most of his first term ...

>> can a second term be defined by a positive? >> it can but it's been a long time since we've seen a positive define a second term. you can go back to reagan's second term. >> some people say iran contra and that was a negative. >> that's what i was saying. it is a long time. and my point being, you've got to be able to bring the public in and it's a very polarized time and bill and i both agree on that. >> you know, it is interesting where the republican party's standing is right now. on the one hand it is a mirror image of where the republican party was january, 2009 except this time you co...

Said, the brady campaign rates connecticut as having the fifth toughest gun laws in the united states of america. there are something like 35 semi-automatic and automatic weapons that you cannot buy under their assault weapons ban. unfortunately, the rifle that was used on friday is not one of them. there's an extensive waiting-day period. this young man reportedly was turned away at a dick's sporting goods because he didn't want to go through the background check. point being, they do have tough laws. the school did everything right. they locked their doors. they didn't let the man in. this w...