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Party. who is at the head of that rain? that's chris christie, i this the relationship he forges with the tea party will be fascinating. it's not about campaigning, it's finding his voice to stand up to that and can he survive that? >> you got to be careful to not stand up to the people who will knock on doors and let me tell you something, those are the people that win elections for you. they certainly win elections for me. they weren't called tea party. be you that i were the pro united stance. >> you got to remember, george w. bush, this poll when it came out, in 2000, he campaigns against ...

>> good morning. >> you didn't minnesota words with her. now i think americans want solutions. listen to what your fellow republican, chris christie had to say. >> i think that the party has got to focus on winning again. you know, sometimes i feel like our party cares more about winning the argument than they do about elections. and if you don't win elections you can't governor and change the direct of a state. >> in other words, quit trying to win the argument you've won and govern. i guess my question is will the republicans willing to sit down with democrats to get solutions? >> we've been...

Focus on winning again. you know, sometimes i feel like our party cares more about winning the argument than they care about winning elections. if you don't win elections, you can't govern. if you can't govern, you can't change the direction of a state like we did in new jersey. so, you know, one, i think we need to get ourself refocused on that. secondly, i think sometimes we forget that candidates matter. it's not just about a checklist of issues. it's also about how a person presents themselves as a candidate, how they articulate their view on things it and how they react to situations. peo...

Although one suspects he wants to have a larger margin so he can make an argument to a national republican audience and say, look, i was able to win democratic voters and constituencies and independent voters here in a blue state. i can do that nationally. we asked him, what's the lesson for the national republican party as you see it? >> i think that the party's got to focus on winning again. you know, sometimes i feel like our party cares more about winning the argument than they care about winning elections. if you don't win elections, you can't govern. if you can't govern, you can't change...

House because then what would they talk about? they would have to become devoted to that president which doesn't help their ratings. ted cruz is following the model of the people who least want to win elections, but he's using and claiming that could help win elections. it's so ironic but the reason why people like steve schmidt lose credibility among the base because they believe rush and it will help to us win the white house when clearly that's not what rush probably wants. >> steve schmidt, the backlash seems to be under way by establishment republicans in washington against ted cruz. >> t...