Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20131012:17:11:00
>> is that what you're hearing? >> i think that's right. if you look at the republican caucus in the house and similar in the senate. a quarter are the real true believers, the ted cruz characters, or at least posing as true believers. then you have the other three-quarters who really would like to workout deals, keep the government functioning, but are scared to death of a primary challenge from these tea party republicans. and i think finally they're saying, you know what? we'll take that risk because the alternative that the guys have shown us is unacceptable. >> if you look at the numbers,...