phil mattingly joins me from washington with a look at why. good afternoon. il: the rules are for the most part the same as they were in 2012, but potential candidates this time around are playing a completely different game. it not that president obama and mitt romney did not have super packs of their own, romney actually brought in more than $150 million. one supporting obama rod and another $70 million. but both were very careful about how they interacted with the groups which are supposed to have a wall between the campaign and a super pac. things are markedly different this time around. even though nobody has declared themselves as a 2016 candidate. so long as jet push, chris christie or scott walker have not officially entered the race they and their top advisers can legally play a central role in the fundraising for these super pacs. that is kick these campaigns into overdrive and will likely not slow down anytime soon. mark: how are republican candidates courting donors now? phil: aggressively and on many fronts. as many as eight candidates have those

phil: and i am phil mattingly. with all the respective president obama who had a little bit of a slip coming out of air force one today. that is nothing. ♪ on our hastily assembled and lovingly assembled program tonight, israel now and then. the press gets shunned again. and a brand-new moment of zen. but first, indiana governor mike pence fresh off signing a so-called religious freedom act. governor pence says he is not going to change it even though gay-rights advocates and the lgbt community being open for discrimination. they say it is not about exclusion. it is about inclusion. that is according to the house speaker. what>> we were looking at inclusion of all religious beliefs, and instead what is come in is a message of eggs -- a message of exclusion and , that is not what we wanted. to the extent that it is, we are intent on righting that. phil: mark, does governor pence have to to call for changes? mark: he has got a very conservative legislator -- conservative legislature. two. there are those in their tee

phil: and i am phil mattingly. it coming out of air force one today. that is nothing.n our lovingly assembled program tonight, israel now and then. a brand-new moment of zen. but first, indiana governor mike pence fresh off signing a so-called religious freedom act. governor says he is not going to change it even though gay-rights advocate i looking at the lgbt community being open for discrimination. they say it is not about exclusion. it is about inclusion. that is what was said by the speaker. >> will looking at his inclusion, inclusion of all religious beliefs, and instead what is come in is a message of eggs, and that is not what we wanted. to the extent that it is, we are intent on writing that. -- righting that. phil: mark, does governor branstad to call for changes? mark: he has got a very conservative membership. two: there are those in their teens and 20's, another pressure point. and i think they have to try to figure out a way to change this, without cashing in his principles but in a way that they can live with. phil: there are some that have this, but dif

i am joined by phil mattingly right here on set. it's a good day. good to see you. here is my question. no matter what happens tomorrow level republicans in congress do when they get up wednesday morning? phil: they are actually out on recess right now. you can joke about it but this gives the administration some breathing room. the deadline is tuesday. there's no question they will go right up to the deadline and the goal is to get some kind of framework. secretary of state john kerry spoke to us. the administration, if they do not meet that deadline, they have some space before congress comes back and immediately starts taking votes to impose tougher sanctions. "in right now but at least there is not immediate pressure that says wednesday will be a congressional vote on this. alix: great to have you. thanks for being here. the clock is ticking for greece. facing a parliamentary debate right now over reform proposals in exchange for access to bailout fund things. creditors remain far apart on everything from labor and pension reforms to tax collection. he spoke to l

stephanie: phil mattingly joins us now from washington.model looks like tmz for politics. phil: it is in a way. in some level, they compete with tmz. who was the first person to get a camera on hillary clinton when she was dealing with all these e-mail issues? it was tmz. the goal is to be there at all times. they are sitting outside with cameras at every private event and are inside every public event, and they want to try to get them to slipup. they want to be there just in case this happens. let's do these firms exist before we had all the social media platforms? phil: the rise of this has been since 2010. democrats dug in and set up a permanent peace of the infrastructure during the 2012 election cycle and they scored big, took out a number of top republican senate candidates by getting them watching as they said bad things. in 2012 22 thousand 14 republicans basically knowledged that they wanted to mimic that. they got a ton of money and basically matched them and what we're seeing now is a one-upsmanship. everyone is trying to make a

let's take a look at the implications with phil mattingly. how much does this matter. is it possible it will be overtaken by a republican? let me take it off with you. >> harry reid is not popular in his home state. he has to figure out a way to win in 2010 when his favors were over 50%. his ability to get out of this race gives him a real chance for potential democrats to ramp up and get control of his team. this will not be in easy race for democrats the matter who is running for the seat. one wildcard is it will be during a presidential year. if hillary clinton is on the top of the ticket, the ability to turn out the hispanic population will be huge. it should have an impact on who the democrat is that replaces harry reid. lisa: it looks like dick durbin from illinois are the frontrunners of this point. are they start to jockey for this position? phil: the jockeying has been going on behind the scenes for some time now. with the injury -- from washington this is pretty fascinating stuff. they were roommates for years here in washington. ev

with me right now is drew armstrong and phil mattingly. given the way that lower courts have ruled, it is a prize to some that it landed at the supreme court at all. >> a surprise to a lot of people. the constitutionality of the law was almost -- always viewed as the best chance the opposition have to take it down. a libertarian think tank. of these four words and really made a case for it over a period of time. the supreme court decided to take the case is no joke. this is a massive threat to the law. if the court rules in favor of the plaintiffs here, as many as 7.5 million people currently receiving subsidies would lose them. that would more or less got the law entirely. stephanie: do you really think that will happen honestly? >> the biggest thing is what people will be taking from the justices said. a lot of people thought that in 2012, obama going down for sure. it is tough to say. it could go either way. that is why there's so much energy, so much intrigue as well. stephanie: for me, it breaks my heart. whether i supported it or not

tom: phil mattingly. let us talk to john taft in celebration of his book. book, you talk about the debt super cycle. this conversation does not lead to confidence, does it? guest: it is incredibly destructive. the spectacle of the united states of america -- even talking about reneging on its public debt is incredibly corrosive to public. tom: why don't they do this in canada? you know the toronto maple leafs. what is it about canada and fiscal where they get it and we don't? are they different? guest: in my first book, there was an and yet on the cultural differences between canadians and americans. you can overplay that, but there is a cultural difference. they are wired to focus more on the long-term. 40 million people less than the state of california in the largest most resorts rich land mass in the world. they just don't need to screw it up. [laughter] guest: the point is is that they have got it made. olivia: did erik schatzker set you up for that? [laughter] guest: no heated. they are wired to do the right thing and a way that americans aren't. oliv

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all of thelet's bring in phil mattingly for more. phil, how massive are they? how grotesque?we about to be? it seems that there is no amount of money to stand in the way of supporters trying to help them win. phil: we are talking billions when it is all said and done. what is interesting right now is how the game has changed on the fundraising side of thing. the rules have not changed since 2012. in 2012, obama and romney used super pac's to raise money. what is different now is the interaction between candidates. back in 2012, obama and romney were cautious on how they dealt with super pac's. lawyers were very wary about where the rules were. now, no caution whatsoever. once you enter the race, you are not allowed to coordinate with your super pac. if you have not, you can. right now people are raising a ton of money on the candidate level for the super pac's before they even launch. the game is really just cranking up to another degree right now. stephanie: is this why we are seeing jeb bush and hillary clinton all over the place talking to the richest people in america? ph

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for more reaction, i want to bring in phil mattingly. president ghani was there looking for flexibility when you are talking about a timeline for u.s. troop withdrawal. did he get what he wanted? phil: he got exactly what he wanted. you heard president obama say this over and over again. it is very dangerous still on the ground in afghanistan. there is a very intense spring fighting season coming with the talib zanna there is also best the taliban. there is also a very real threat of recruitment by the islamic state. there is a very implicit view that what happened in iraq with the decision to pull out u.s. troops in total was, if not a mistake, something they wish they had not done entirely. what you are seeing now is more stability on the u.s. side to the numbers were supposed to began to 5500 by the end of this year. it will stay at 9800 with 2016 levels to be decided. you won't see a lot of people complaining about this. i think there is more concern on the congressional side particularly now that there are republican majorities in th

i want to go back to phil mattingly at the white house.heard various administration officials talk about the odds of a deal. it has been as high as 60% to a low of 30%. most people have been less optimistic. what do you think the administration believes is the actual chances that a deal could be struck? >> the president said it still below 50. that is the range they have tried to stick to public. the pathway forward for this deal, there are not a lot of them. not only do have pressure from israel and netanyahu you mentioned the republicans in congress. >> here comes benjamin net yahoo!. we want to make sure that people can see the reaction. most people have not seen these. it looks like a presidential entrance at the state of the union. he has a great feel for american problem -- politics. he will work the room like the president. >> i think you made a great point about the republican congress. there are things the president thinks they can do unilaterally to implement a deal. they can't ease back all of the sanctions. that is a difficult

phil mattingly joins us now from d.c. with more. still, you can see the republicans rolling her eyes of his appearance last night saying why is the president broaching the series topics of national importance on late-night television? why phil? guest: the hollywood president that is always the criticism. there are three real reasons why the president obama was willing to talk about this on a venue like late-night television. these are his first public remarks since the shooting. these are something at a high level at the white house and nationwide. it was a big issue that baby into a dress if he was speaking publicly. the demographic and the audience as watching late-night television is one of the president and the white house would like to reach on messages like this. sure, there will be plenty of joking on late-night television but there are serious issues and whenever you see the president does appearances, it tends to be trying to hit that. the third thing which is most important that is if you talk to white house officials, the

mattingly joining me now. what are you hearing about a u.s. response? phil: at the request of saudi arabia, the u.s. is providing the just tickle and intelligence support to the operation led by saudi arabia -- logistical and intelligence support. there is no plans for u.s. forces to enter this. you have to look at the u.s. interests. yemen is a central part of the strategy -- the current government being pushed out has been helpful to u.s. interests. they are backing saudi arabia right now in what has become a proxy war between the rebels backed by iran and the saudi arabia and back government. the u.s. siding with saudi arabia for its own interests. betty: american warplanes are conducting these airstrikes to help iraq retake tikrit. how significant is this offensive? phil: the u.s. is backing a country against iran. in this case, they have become allies with iran in these airstrikes over tikrit right now. you are seeing not so much a major shift due to this offensive, but a strategic shift. the u.s. has been waiting for weeks as these iraqi -- this iraqi offensive has worked. they decided to do t