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City. senior correspondent eric shaun has the story from new york. >> he is likely to become new york city's next mayor. democrat bill de blasio, the city advocate who promises to bring a new liberal era to city hall. >> thank you for being willing to fight to change new york city and take us in a new progressive direction. >> de blasio leads joe loeta by as much as 45 points. he's struck a chord with his promise to end the controversial police tactic known as stop and frisk. he believes that unfairly targets minorities. >> bill de blasio voted to take over 5,000 cops off our streets. >> but l...

When you love somebody who's a friend or a brother or sister to then say to them i don't think you should have any rights. and so more americans including more republicans have those experiences with the people that are closest to them. >> chris, you think this is an issue democrats will pounce on? they did to some degree in 2012. could it be a winner in 2016 when the country seems to be on their side? >> it is kind of interesting when you think about social issues and how they define elections, particularly presidential elections tended to be a little moraine advantage for republicans. the co...

Force for the republicans. they'll have a good slate of candidates and the problem is that you saw at the state of the union address, the problem here isn't just the messenger. the problem here is their policies, their message, they are a dysfunctional party that is basically being torn apart from within, and when you have all those dynamics, and at the same time you have these demographic shifts that are happening in the country, and the country moving in a more progressive direction on issues like immigration, women's issues, gay rights and the republican party still stuck in this time warp,...

Be this long. >> joking aside, christie has an innate ability to know the room and be the regular guy. and isn't this what the republican party is lacking right now? i mean, they've got an identity crisis. why not start with the regular guy next door? is he the best bet they have? >> to some extent, the problem is how does he get through if he runs for president, how does he get through that republican primary. the party right now is dominated by a clear faction on the right that thinks their policies are the right ones for the country. there is no negotiation, no compromise whether that's on ...

Among the working poor and people of color. and i think that is the conversation that's going to move the country in a more progressive direction instead of playing the old games. >> kasim reed, mayor of atlanta, georgia, that i cans for your perspective tonight. >> thank you so much for having me. >> thank you, sir, take care. next in tomorrow's news tonight, chicago mayoral candidate rahm emanuel about to get a little help from his friends. somewhere in america, a city comes to life.