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Oh, yeah. another round of guests for you. alex wagner, cbs news correspondent. and jim, new york columnist for "the new york times." in washington, democratic strategist, the co-founder of purple strategies, steve mcmann. and back with us in los angeles, the republican strategist mike murphy still with us. steve mcmann, start with you. who is the one person most likely to stand in the way of donald trump's agenda, not counting donald trump himself? which would be too easy. >> i actually think, this may surprise you, paul ryan and the republicans in congress who are probably going to stand up ...

Single person is who might emerge? >> it's early to guess, but i think the big dynamics are going to be elizabeth warren and somebody. the race will be who is going to be the somebody. that's unclear now. but there's an opportunity. i mean, trump is unpopular enough, underestimate of the decade, in the democratic world -- out here in california, they're beating their dream catchers into weapons they're so mad. that's going to be the jump paul to get that slot, the anti-trump. that's worth a lot in democratic politics. >> steve, what do you think? >> obviously elizabeth warren and bernie sander...

Pathway to the nomination. >> chuck, take a look at this. a new poll out this week. mitt romney is leading all other hypothetical republican primary candidates in new hampshire. just pointing that out. i'm not sure. >> in new hampshire. 25% rand paul and 18% chris christie and 13% steve mcmann and alex, their poll they put out there. chuck todd, with chris christie in the situation he's in, this republican party is wide open. >> it is. the thing to do there is add up romney, christie, and jeb together, by the way, in that poll and i know it's an auto poll, but, you know, let's add it together,...

By the way, on the bottom of our screen, you'll see just how much your premiums are rising state-by-state as you look at the obama care exchanges and the cost to you. here with reaction, democratic strategist steve mcmann. dana lash is back with us. steve, pick any company, apple, any company. they spent $364 million, have three years to put together a rollout, and it's to quote robert, excruciatingly bungled badly. wouldn't you fire somebody? isn't that what you would do? >> somebody should be held accountable, absolutely. you spend three years planning it, someone does it. i don't think kath...

I think the republican party right now is having an identity problem. and i'm still a republican. i think what the republican -- >> let's bring back jeaner in ruben, steve mcmann. jennifer, curious your reaction of colin powell. i look at this list of what i would call ex-republicans or mod t rate republicans who are uncomfortable being inside today's republican party. colin powell, chuck hagel who the president is nominating to be defense secretary. >> lots of democrats have also felt the same way, that the party has moved away. archer davis, one of our good friends, has also done that. >> no...