host: dave spencer is the founder of practically republican. we welcome in our listeners on c-span radio and serious exit irius xm. john is on the line for conservative republicans. caller: thank you for taking my call. republicans have a value that they stand by, but the problem that we see right now is the messengers, the people sending the message out not connecting with the people. -- either you are a hard republican or you are soft. there are a lot of good ideas that republicans do have, but the problem is, i'm an immigrant who came in the 1980's. those republicans that i know for a fact have a difference with the democrats, but at the end of the day, they go to lunch and work together and do what is ever good for the country. that's the republicans i know. all the tea party that we have lately, there's a mixed message here. they say one thing and then they do a different thing. guest: it's really true. john brings up a really good point. there are some of the subtopics here, but identity politics is driving a lot of our system right now.

spencer, the dave founder of tactically -- practically republican, which is what? >> the best way to think of it is i am an endangered beasties, i'm an old-fashioned, rockefeller republican. i have always been interested in politics and the parties changed so much in the last 30 years. i am worried that we have gone away from a lot of our core values of what the party stands for in terms of being able to get things done, don't wear our social issues on our sleeves type of party. it is an uphill battle but i am up to the task. >> many would argue that the party is moving in the direction it should be moving. much more conservative and it lawson plays in the 70's and 80's 22 people like gerald nixon -- richard nixon and gerald ford. >> it is always been what should we get done and that is where it should be. part of that is compromised. i can give you a bunch of boring dentist about how much more moderate people were across the isle. now with the freedom caucus we have 30 people who to them compromise is capitulation. it is hard to get things done. haveoting process

and dave spencer talks but his assessment of the republican party and what needs to change.hen european union ambassador to the u.s. david o'sullivan discusses the decision by british prime minister theresa may to formally begin the process to leave the european union. we should watch c-span's washington journal beginning live at 7:00 a.m. eastern this morning. join the discussion. a -- day night on q and it was everywhere in decline. nationalists were rising up. the big strategic weapon the u.s. faced was should it bit that should support britain against the nationalist or create a new order by mediating between the nationalist and the british. america's rising dominance in the middle east about the 1956 suez crisis and its aftermath. >> they're trying to present the soviet union coming in aligning with the nationalists, undermining the british and taking control of the oil. oilas 100% of european coming from the middle east. we wanted to make sure we had friendly arab regimes that were if not aligned with the united states, at least keeping the soviet union out. >> sunday

republicanally founder dave spencer talks about his assessment of the republican party and what needs to change. the european union ambassador to the u.s. discusses the decision by british prime minister theresa may to formally begin the process to leave european union. be sure to watch c-span's "washington journal" beginning live at 7:00 a.m. eastern sunday morning. join the discussion. >> in case you missed it on the foreign policy research institute at the senate intelligence hearing. >> the russian influence system began pushing themes and messages seeking to influence the outcome of the u.s. presidential election. russia sought to sideline opponents on both sides of the political spectrum with adversarial fears towards the kremlin. they were in full swing during both the republican and democratic primary season and helped sink the votes of candidates more hostile to russian interests. >> the total force was short 2100 11th fighter pilots. it should be noted the cost to train it with generation fighter pilot to prepare him or her for their first operational squadron is approximate

it is better to be safe than sore. >> i in royal oak, dave spencer, fox news. >> hopefully they'll bey out of new mexico, where little boy opens up a lemonade stands to help pay for some of his cancer stricken grandfather's medical bills. nine year old angel reyes said his grandfather had colon cancer and had a tumor removed. the treatment is expensive, so he tried to spread the words, people in the community heard his story, and they headed right on over to his lemonade stand. >> i'm so proud of him. and this was all his idea. and he just wanted to raise $100 for his grand pa. >> of course it drew the attention of law enforcement, as well as cancer aid group, donated a thousand dollars. so he's got a good start there. >> in massachusetts, a man wins a lawsuit over fake butter at dunkin donuts franchise, man was mad because he was given butter substitute when he asked for real butter on his paying and, said his clients complains quota minor thing, but decided to sue to stop the practice of representing one thing and ceiling different thing. the amount of settlementment has not been di

we will introduce you to dave spencer. he is here at the table in just a moment. what is next for great britain and europe as brexit begins to take effect. , the europeanan ambassador to the united states, joining us later in the program. congressman than rate luhansk is our guest this week. he is the chair of the democratic congressional campaign committee. you can watch "newsmakers" 10:00 a.m. eastern. what is next for democratic leaders? here's an excerpt. [video clip] >> you are seeing a lot of leaders stand forward and speak out to the market people. elizabeth warren, cory booker, senator schumer, leader pelosi still reaching up to the market people. we still have leaders in the house. we have friends like seth moulton who has been speaking to the country. adam schiff, who has come forward in a responsibility to hold the trump administration and now the republican leadership accountable when we tould be working together get to the bottom of how involved the russians were in trying to influence elections in intoa and stepping our democracy. many of our leaders

then, we hear from dave spencer, founder of the group " practically republican." and later, we discuss the uk's recent decision to formally begin the process of leaving the european union with eu ambassador to the u.s. david o'sullivan. host: good morning. all eyes on the u.s. senate this week. the nomination of neil gorsuch to serve on the u.s. supreme court expected to be voted out of the senate judiciary committee tomorrow. a full senate vote slated for friday, but not before a week of debate and ongoing threats of a democratic filibuster. it is sunday morning, april 2. at the white house, the president meeting with foreign leaders, including a significant meeting late this week and into the weekend. president ji of china traveling to west palm beach, florida. we want to begin with a tweet late last week by the president and get your comments, calling this investigation by the democrats and members of congress a witch hunt. the investigation into russia. he phone numbers, 202-748-8001 , republicans. for democrats, 202-748-8000. we have a line for independents,

dave spencer talks about his assessment of the republican party and what needs to change.hen european union ambassador to the u.s. discusses the decision by theresa may to formally begin the process to leave the european union. be sure to watch c-span's "washington journal" live at 7:00 a.m. eastern sunday morning. join the discussion. >> the weekly addresses from the president and democrats both deal with the neil gorsuch supreme court nomination. we will hear from president trump, and then senator sheldon whitehouse environment. my fellowtrump: americans, it is an exciting time for our country. our new administration has so much change underway, change that is going to strengthen our union and improve so many people's lives. for the next few days, the senate will be taking an important step, one that will protect the rule of law and democratic way of life that is abso

spencer, the dave founder of tactically -- practically republican, which is what?the best way to think of it is i am an endangered beasties, i'm an old-fashioned, rockefeller republican. i have always been interested in politics and the parties changed so much in the last 30 years. i am worried that we have gone away from a lot of our core values of what the party stands

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coming up later, we are going to check in with dave spencer. he is the founder of "practically republican," the nephew of nelson rockefeller. we will talk about the role of moderates in the gop. up next, dr. anthony fauci , director andas producer of the new documentary as "washington journal" continues on this sunday morning, the second day of april. we are back in a moment. we hope you stay with us. ♪ announcer: tonight on "q&a" -- >> it was everywhere in decline, nationalists were rising up. the big strategic question that the u.s. faced was should it support britain against the rising nationalists, or should it try to create a new order by mediating between the nationalists in the british? announcer: michael durand on his book "ike's gamble: america's rise to dominance in the middle east," about the 1956 suez crisis and the aftermath. >> what he is trying to present is the soviet union, aligning with the nationalists, undermining the british, taking control of the oil. we heard about the oil because it was 100% of european oil coming from t

then, we hear from dave spencer, founder of the group