hillary clinton offers advice to women of all ages and maybe to herself. >> there are times in all of our lives when we're either given an opportunity or we see one that we can seize and we get nervous, we worry. >> does she worry about mounting conservative criticism she's too old to be president. if she's grandma hillary, why didn't anybody label this guy grandpa mit. in washington speaker boehner blames obama for the immigration deadlock. back home a candid boehner says the real problem is cry baby fellow republicans. oh, don't make me do this. oh, this is too hard. mocking his colleagues endanger boehner's hold on the speaker's gavel? "inside politics" the biggest stories sourced by the best reporters, now.

i'm john king, thanks for sharing your sunday with us. with us, maeve res ten, manna rah ju, jackie gu sin itch and peter hamby. hillary clinton was busy including an appearance in boston where she gave a shout-out to women raising a family with career pressures. >> a lot of women who drop out of the workforce in their late 20s, 30s and raise their children, their brains have not atrophies. >> maybe that's an innocent and heartfelt tribute to women like my mom who was home raising seven chish and went back to work. or maybe a deliberate response to things like this. growing course of words and images from the right that hillary clinton who is 66 years old as we speak today, is too old to assume the presidency in 2017. maeve reston, that's two months younger than ronald reagan when he assumed the presidency.

he's the hero of most conservatives. if it's good for ronald reagan, why is it too old for hillary clinton? >> i think it's a ridiculous argument. as reporters what we look at in those considerations is the health of a candidate. those are the questions that would be raced about any candidate running. you look at john mccain who was 71 when he was running, he made a lost jokes about his age. that factored in to voters' calculations sometimes. the idea that just because she's going to be a grandmother that that put her into a different set is ridiculous. >> grandmother who will have one grandchild by election day 2016. mitt romney had 18. he's got more than that now. nobody said grandpa mit. age is fair, everything is fair. ronald reagan was asked about it. democrats were critical. join has made note of it, democrats are critical. everything is relevant when you run for president, not only what

you think about taxes and spending but who you are, how old you are, she will be asked like every candidate, give us access to your doctors, your medical records. where is the line? >> these are all fair questions. why this was an issue for mccain was not necessarily just because he would be 72, but also because with sarah palin there was a lot of questions about whether she was qualified to be president, she stumbled out of the game, people questioned her fitness to become president. if hillary gets in a situation where she has a vice presidential candidate who is someone who -- there's a credibility question involving him or her, number two on the ticket, then people will start saying, harks can she serve out her term, will she be healthy enough to serve out potentially two terms? >> this narrative isn't coming out of nowhere. she had a little health scare last year. the last time she ran for national office in 2008, she consistently lost younger voters

in that primary against president obama. that's where this is coming from a little bit. >> i think republicans have to be careful about the age issue with hillary, is when it starts getting personal. when they start talking about appearance, start talking about plastic surgery, it's already happened. >> so that point, let me stop you. erick erickson of red state, conservative blogger, activist was filling in for rush limbaugh. i asked where is the line. this is the line and over the line and beyond. >> she's going to be old. i don't know how far back they can pull her face. >> that's just mean. it's sexist and it's mean. my question is this then, is the conservative venom for hillary, do they so fear her that they'll wander into mistake-land like they did questioning where barack obama was born? do they take it too personally? >> they do. you have certain voices on the right that do that and it causes massive problems for everybody else in the party that is not making those kinds of comments.

that's exactly where republicans will run into trouble, especially if there are people out there talking a lot about her age and her health and raising questions about her health over and over again when we don't necessarily have evidence yet one way or the other. >> secretary clinton has been successful in the past when she is under attack. remember rick lazio approaching her on the debate stage. you're likable enough, hillary, was barack obama's comment. she won new hampshire because she felt victimized and showed that emotion. >> we'll say in cam clinton they can be mad at republicans. they also can be mad at their publisher. once they announced the publishing date was in june, they switched to another image, a younger hillary clinton. if they're wondering where this comes from, they have only themselves to blame. we'll laef that for you at home to think about. adding to this debate was bob dole who went through this himself, when he was in the republican candidate in 1996,

team clinton wasn't sni about saying, nice girks but past his prime. bob dole said the younger republicans, he named marco rubio, ted cruz and rand paul weren't ready. is that an age question or ideological? >> i think it's age, experience, ideology. ted cruz doesn't really align with the bob dole wing of the party right now. but the question will be twofold. one, if there is a younger republican candidate going against hillary, what does that mean forgetting younger voters in key states like florida and ohio where those younger voters really came out for barack obama in both '08 and '12. fewer younger voters came out in '12, he still won by a two-to-one margin. if there's a younger republican candidate, do they have a better chance of attracting that vote, that will be the question. hovering overall that will be the experience question.

if these first-term senators, if they get the nomination, do they have the experience. >> does she channel ronald reagan and turn to her younger of point and say i won't make my opponents' youthful inexperience an issue. >> she probably should do that. i think what was interesting about what bob dole said, i see something generational at age. i don't mean age. i mean politically. bob dole came of age politically in a time when you became the republican nominee and rose in politics based on your merits, your about to have back room deals and accomplish things. barack obama really exploded the notion that you need experience to become president. if you can raise money, if you have a message, you can catch fire and don't necessarily need experience. however, i think we are saying that it will probably be a problem for these senators specifically if they run because they might not have the record that governors do. >> republicans, they usually have an heir apparent. there's usually someone who will be the next person to run for

president. it was like that with dole, it was like that with romney. it's -- mccain, it's like that. right now paul ryan doesn't seem too interested in running for president these days. he would be presumably the next guy. they have a little vacuum where you have these less experienced republicans -- >> that's why some folks are leaning on jeb bush. >> you mentioned jeb bush. we know mom is a no. she says too many bushes. she doesn't want hillary clinton either. she thinks it's time for a new name. our gloria borger sat down with neal bush. barbara said no, george h.w. bush said yes. >> if you ask dad the same question, should jeb run, he'd say yes. >> maeve, does that matter? in the end it's jeb bush's decision, his wife and children more than his mom and dad. no disrespect. does it matter? >> i think there's a good thing they're balancing each other out. it's a great talking point for

him. he gets so many laughs when he's out there talking about his mom's concerns about him running. so i do think it's sort of a fun thing for him to play with, but going forward as he considers this decision. >> you always want the story line in the media to be you're considering running. the media saying he's probably not going to run. his family doesn't want him to run. if you're a candidate, that's not a good thing. >> he has to make clear he listens to his mom. that's important. >> if you want to do something and mochl says no, you go to dad. >> i'm no mamma's boy. everybody sit tight. the real reason the house won't act on i'm grapgs reform? it's enough to make the house speaker cry like a baby. first, john kerry, a dog and our winner in a packed week of politicians doing the dardest things. >> there's one rule in showbiz, don't do anything with kids or animals. i'm breaking those rules today.

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our puzzle this week is proof positive that what will happen this november is lying. races are too close to call. let's look at a handful of new polling. republicans need a net gain of six to take the big prize. that's control of the senate. where are those new polls this week?

republicans are telling us don't believe this, but mary landrieu plus 24 in the state of louisiana. it's complicated because of the ballot access rules. democrats say maybe it's not that big, but they think it's great news. another one democrats are celebrating, arkansas, mark pryor, plus ten over his opponent. republicans don't buy this. but gives democrats a little bragging rights. tougher for the democrats, but still happy to be on top in north carolina. kay hagan is plus two. 191 days out. very tight race there. look at this one, kentucky, mitch mcconnell is the senate republican leader, up just one point over his democratic opponent. that assumes he survives the tea party primary challenge. and out in colorado, a state the president carried twice. mark udall is the democratic opponent. some people say a det dead heat. some people say forget the polls

until you get close to election day. look at this instead. where is the president in a mirm election year? in louisiana, 54% disapprove of how the president is doing his job. in neighboring arkansas it's 60% who disapprove of how the president is doing his job. over in north carolina, that number is 51%. better for the president, but still a majority disapproval of his job performance. in mitch mcconnell's kentucky, 60% disapprove of how the president is performing. this one surprised me. remember the president carried colorado twice. yet 59% at this point disapprove of how the president is handling his job. i guess that's the question, manu, this will be a chess match in the end. do you watch the polls now or is it more important when the president stands? >> it's the president. also wear there the money is go. polls will fluctuate. a lot of voters when i go to

these states and talk to them, are not even engaged there's an election going on. the general election campaigns have not started to flood the air waves. primaries are still taking place in north carolina which will have a huge impact on the general election. same in georgia as well. even kentucky, mcconnell is going to run away with the primary it looks like. once that primary is over, how does it affect polling in his race? will republican voters come back home? those are all the big questions that are unanswered. we'll watch those and we'll watch how the air war really begins to take shape when these outside groups begin to spend more money and when the candidates start to attack their opponents on the air. >> talking to strategists on both sides, they're in an intensive research mode even about what the issues are going to be that will motivate these voters to get out there. they're certainly try being the obamacare message, but also

minimum wage. it could be a completely different set of issues as we get much closer to november. >> a lot of these early adds are tests essentially. >> i was in a focus group recently where they were talking about ten voters in charlotte, north carolina, where americans for prosperity has dumped how much money? $8 million so far? only one of those people could actually identify who their u.s. senator was. there was a big fight in washington over the quartet of "new york times" polls. republicans were questioning the methodology. manu is absolutely right. we don't have nominees in many races for the republican party. regular people are not paying attention and not going to until after the summer. >> maeve mentioned obama kaefrmt i think that is something. the enrollment numbers are something that should be watched. in theory, if they continue to get the numbers democrats need, it will put more wind in their sails and maybe underline the

republican repeal message. the more people involved, the harder it is to repeal. >> at the same time i was in louisiana talking to these core democratic voters and was kind of amazed by the mixed reaction that you're still hearing about the health care lobby. these are the voefters that wanted the health care law. you get really ardent defenders in there and you get others who shrug and say they're waiting to see where the premium also go. >> the big question, do we get enough of a wave to give republicans a cushion? we'll watch it as we go. >> voter contact over and over again. that's what it all comes down to. >> john boehner is known sometimes to cry in public. if you're ever in private with him, sometimes he's sathingly funny and sometimes mocking of his colleagues, democrats and republicans. but back home this week, remember in washington speaker boehner stands with his republican house members and

says it's president obama's fault they won't bring an immigration bill to the floor. listen to the speaker back home at a town hall in ohio. >> oh, don't make me do this. oh, this is too hard. you should hear them. >> he's saying fell he conservatives, manu, don't want him to bring this up, fellow republicans. a couple weeks ago even some of his guys who would vote yes on a path to citizenship, they didn't want to do it because they're afraid of a primary challenge. what's the impact of this? you already have some republicans, pete king of new york, also says well then let's now bring it to the floor. shear a moment of opportunity. >> i don't think the impact is long term for boehner. the bigger problem for him would be if he did bring that immigration bill to the floor, there would be a major conservative revelt. they would divide the party, reignite questions about a

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time to ask our great reporters around the table to share some reporting nuggets. a very hot governor's race in florida, governor rick scott and charlie crist who is running as a democrat now. this next week is the last week of the legislative session and

this week rick scott came out with his first spanish language ad in a pitch to latinos. he's also come out behind a bill that would push in-state tuition for some children of illegal immigrants, but the bill seems to be dieing in the senate, and so it will be really interesting to see whether or not he can put real political pressure in there to pull that one out for his campaign. it's especially interesting because he's had such an evolution on this issue, taking a hard line on immigration issues back in 2010. >> very different rick scott. we'll watch that. >> manu. democrats in red states probably think they've seen a way to run to the left of president obama while getting seniors out to the polls. how? by going after the president's proposal to increase cost of living adjustments, decrease the amount of annual cost of living adjustme adjustments, social security beneficiaries get. a proposal known as chain cpi. mark beg gej told me, i'm going

to seniors an telling them if obama and republicans in the senate get together, they'll reduce your social security payments. you have to watch out for this because that's what's going to happen if you elect my opponent in november. watch this be a dynamic in louisiana, north carolina, a way to run to the left and run away from the president at the same time. >> and appeal to the most reliable voters, the older voters as well. terry lynn land, michigan senate candidate might have found the answer to the war on women. her ad where she looked at the camera and said, gary peters can't tell me that i'm attacking women. as a woman that doesn't make any sense. i had a republican operative telling me that might end up being a template for other candidates in similar electoral situations, and they might be using that. you might see that in a couple other races going forward. >> that is a fabulous ad. peter? >> let the mike pence 2016 boom let begin, the former

congressman is stepping out. he recently was on a trade mission in berlin, attacked president obama's foreign policy. he's been on fox news talking about the keystone pipeline, hitting republican organizations in wisconsin and alabama. he's met privately with conservatives, sounding out on possible bid. he thought about it in 20126789 his staff is not going to discourage talk about this buzz. he has a fine line to walk because he has only been governor of indiana for a little over a year. he has real friends, chris christie and scott walker, who are way ahead of him. he's got to walk a fine line as he stirs up this 2016 buzz. >> we'll watch. i'll close with this. getting into crunch time in the tea party versus the establishment primary wars in the republican party. a handful of big primaries will determine whether the establishment candidates win or whether the establishment says, they have todd akins in the battlefield. in five states this week the chamber of commerce will announce and unveil big new

spending on tv ads. two of those states, north carolina and georgia as they try to influence the races there. that's it for this week's "inside politics," thanks for sharing your sunday. "state of the union" with kran difficult crowley starts now. today when the world's only superpower talks, does anyone listen? >> one of my jobs as president is to worry about a bunch of different problems at the same time and not just pick and choose which problems that i have the luxury to worry about. obama foreign policy, a conversation with the deputy advisor tony blin ken and coming up empty, piece talks on middle east fails nine months after an optimistic beginning. >> our objective will be to