the republican party advertised itself as the white man's party. they wanted to ban slavery from the territories primarily because they did not want black slaves competing with white labor. if that were the case, then of course free labor, slave labor, would push out the working man. you have to pay wages to the working man but not the slave. the republican party advertised itself as the white working man's party. it was popular in the midwest in the cities of the northeast as well. the second strain in the republican party was anti-catholic movement. in the early 1850's, a new political party appeared cold -- called the no-nothing party. this was in response to the irish immigration. the irish immigrated before the american revolution, but accelerated as british policy was impoverishing and otherwise reducing the irish to peasants. future for themselves, many were dying by famine. they decided to emigrate to america. the land of the free. when they got to america, unfortunately, they found there was a great deal prejudice against them. why? becaus

then he left the republican party and started the bull moose party which led to splitting the republican vote in 1912. woodrow wilson's election was less than 42% of the vote and conservatives have have been battling at a party ever since. sometimes her opponent looks like teddy roosevelt, sometimes tom dewey or eisenhower or nixon or ford, more recently john mccain, mitt romney, bob dole. these are the big government republicans and a appear much more in common with democrats than they do conservative republicans. look to the extent that the establishment republicans went to just a few weeks ago in mississippi to hold on to power. he will do whatever it takes because they have much more in common with democrats than they do with us. they engaged in corruption and lying and cheating to hold onto that seeded mississippi. conservatives are like the biblical jewish who could not get to the promised land until that generation of failed logged leaders have passed from the scene. as conservatives we are not going to get to the political promise land until we get new leaders. i think that we ar

while the republican party wants a visa reform, legalization. the democrat party, because of pure political interests, wants to get a path to citizenship because the votes are there. as of this moment. i don't feel that. i feel if we can inform the hispanic community with those principles, we can win those percentages back. they need to come to the middle and reconcile those differences. we want to be a bridge to that. hopefully we can work together to make that happen. >> cristobal. >> and do what's best for our community. >> i said at the beginning that the reason the right doesn't pass immigration reform is because they don't want us to vote. now, when you look at these conservative principles that you espouse -- he worked hard, i think. we have a bill that won't pass because the right won't let us to pass. >> the republican party for not advancing immigration reform, can you say the -- >> at this point -- here's what we have to do to build political power which is hold these folks accountable. the ones that are stopping immigration reform now

. >> guest: there's a huge division and the republican party between the tea party grassroots base and the establishment of the party. i think whoever wins the nomination ultimately is going to be someone who will speak to both of those constituents and when you look at the republican field they divide up into folks folks on one side of that divide or another. one of the reasons we chose to focus on scott walker was we felt like he was one of those candidates that checks both bosses -- boxes. someone who is enormously popular with the grass wings of the party. he is seen as a truly conservative figure and someone who is acceptable to the establishment elites to the business folks who has a lot of influence in the party. they were very impressed obviously with him taking in the unions in wisconsin and emerging from the fight as a winner. he also has a very calm and mild manner and demeanor on the outside. he's a conservative person on on the inside so someone like ted cruz who is very proud nations and conservative and grassroots base on the party loves but he communicates that the vici

question is about california and the republican party and the conservative movement. your fortunate in utah to have a strong base of conservativism. we do not have that in california. i was wondering, for republicans and conservatives like those you can you comment on how we might able to regain the state and bring it back to the reagan days? as to the second question, i am only two states away, so i am happy to provide you with some conservative representation in washington. it turns out that your two senators are not conservative. i don't know if you knew that. [laughter] we do occasionally agree on things. i think it leaves not only need us wonderingest of if something has gone terribly wrong when we vote on the same thing. i think it relates back to the question that we asked a minute ago. a betterwe had to do job explaining not just what we are against them if there is always a place for that, but what we are for. just as importantly, why we are for it. we are not just about paring down bad government, not just about cutting out that producing good government. wh

over on fox news the right wing talk radio what are the what's the state of things with the republican party and and the log cabin republicans specifically and more generally the community do you see an out allusion or are we seeing balkanization you know i don't know that i haven't seen the specific clip on fox news that you're referring to i have my doubts as to whether or not a commentator on fox news explicitly used the phrase a good thing when it came to denying an l g t a lesbian couple in particular bridal gowns but i just point this out there right now there is a balancing act going on between democrats and republicans within the democratic party and within the republican party this balancing act between l g b t rights and religious liberties and there are individuals on the right that feel if you support l g b t equality in any degree that must mean that you are opposed to religious liberty and there are many on the left that believe if you just use the phrase religious liberty that is somehow code for being anti gay i think that the solution lies somewhere in the middle where we ca

so long that now as conservatives who engage, those who went up to the highest offices in the republican party based on republican votes. there is opportunity if they engage. there is opportunity. and this is a generation of ronald reagan that grew up and was influenced by this. so i'll wrap up and say the conversation needs to be driven by the republican party and they stand to gain much more than i think the democrat party because they are so far behind that if they actually increase the percentages just a little bit, they stand to gain a lot from the latino community. which of course makes us powerful. >> thank you. it's probably a good time to remind us all that what makes naleo an important forrum is about engaging and respecting each other. all right. you have the floor. >> we may have different ideas about politics but we're all latinos. i want to talk just for a few minutes and turn back if i could go to the power point here. going back to the question about values. and what brings us together. i'll start with a very personal story. a lot of folks here in this room and daniel and other

how much is the republican party today in terms of reaching out to black voters. chaired the party. in your experience, how much is it haunted by the legacy of when the civil rights movement happened in this country and there was a backlash down south, the republican party made itself at home -- >> very little. that narrative has kind of run its course with particularly newer generations of african-americans who don't relate back to history. my parents obviously would. i would, my sons do not. that's a very different narrative now that we have to have a very different conversation. to mr. cobb's point, i'll agree with all of that. but the problem is the national conversation overwhelms the local conversation. while you may have the conversation about entrepreneurism and we want to create vibrant school systems, et cetera, voting rights, civil rights, the national conversation in the noshl conversation of republicans dwarfs that conversation at the local level. it's hard to convince black folks when you want them when they look around and see you limiting them at th

while they republican party wants legalization the democratic party is a pure political interests want to gain a path to citizenship because the votes are there. as of this moment i feel if we can inform the hispanic community with conservative principles that we can win those were senate is bad. the point is they need to come to the middle and reconcile with businesses and we want to be a breach of that. hopefully we can make that happen. and do it for our community. >> the reason the right doesn't pass immigration reform is because they don't want us to vote. now when you look at these conservative principles that you espouse. he worked hard and we have up till now the blog pass because the right is not going to let it pass. >> you are accusing the republican party for not advancing it. >> hold on. here's what we have to do to build political power which is hold these folks accountable. hold them accountable and those are the ones that are running in november. on the right. increase the latino vote and get them out of office and hopefully we can have immigration reform and we can wor

parties. not just the republican but the democratic party. saw the cbs news poll from earlier this week, most americans in congress just absolutely it stinks. only 29% a favorable impression of republicans. 62% unfavorable. views of the democrats, 41% unfavorable. 50% view of congress, 15%, by the way, those number, democrats are much higher than the republicans are, but both, just one point off in the cbs "new york times" poll, all-time los. you look, talk about our republican party. look at the nbc news/"wall street journal" poll this week, barack obama at his all-time lope at 40%. the republican party at 19%. now, the establishment is blaming the tea party. the tea party's blaming the establishment. we're in a mess. 19%? >> i think politically, analytically, where we are. barack obama is unpopular. that means republicans do well in november 2014. >> despite themselves? >> despite themselves, but if they take the message from that that all is well with the republican party, they're crazy. the republican brand is very much damaged. >> why is

they care about their ethnic lobbies, black voters and wall street -- block voters -- and republican party is the party of hard working americans, lower middle class. and we have been the party defended african-americans from the degradation of democrats. and we should continue that. continuing the status quo gets us to the same place: end of america. just a little more slowly. >> i am andrea from san diego, california. you mentioned your hope is the republican party win over the hispanic votes and mentioned the democrats have tried to win their vote and have successf successfully. i am wondering what you think it will take for the gop to get their and the ace asian vote as well. >> the main thing it is going to take is time. it isn't just whispering sweet nothings in their ears. moses had to live in the desert for two generation until you had a generation born in freedom. it just going to take time in large part so we should not think there is a silver bullet here. right now, the only way is to offer even more obamacare. these are people coming from places and living in freedom and choosi

the republican party did the right thing. >> kim >> the republican party, again, they have been down two weeks, three weeks saying the biggest crisis is to deal something with this issue down at the border. instead they had to go through again another act of self-emulation over immigration. look their pros pieces are very good for this fall. one of the key questions that will be asked is whether or not they can govern and in a moment like this down there which is exposing all the wounds and the fact that the party can't get it. >> republican party did a good job of governing here. president laid a trap. he tried to blame other people for his problems. the reason we have a crisis on the border is not of law passed by president bush in 2008. not that there's not enough money. the president of the united states put up the beacon of amnesty. >> he did not. >> of course he did. >> these kids are fleeing -- these kids are fleeing gangs and criminality. their lives are in danger. >> that didn't exist a few years ago? >> not to this degree. >> that doesn't mean we open up the border. the kid

his example was, as you know, grounded in the founding of the republican party. our party was founded by abraham lincoln and others on the simple ofnciple of equality opportunity. jack kemp understood that. he knew that the message of a society where there was opportunity for all, to create the kind of economic policies that would open up the american dream for every american knew no boundaries. i think the key going forward is not about changing policies, but it's about changing the way that we communicate those policies and the way that we are willing to carry those policies into .very community in this country everybody longs for the american dream. my grandfather came to this country and got off the boat on ellis island and moved to chicago. i data help to build a small gas station in southern indiana. we all long for that. jack understood that. the pathway forward at the core of our party is not about offering with the other party offers minus 10%, but it is about offering a positive and optimistic solution that says american prosperity is available for every

first time around it was the republican party, the second time around it was the democratic party. and there are those who argue that this is disadvantageous. i had a colleague, a black colleague at yale who once said as many have that black america would be better off today if there were more black republicans because then the two parties would compete for the black vote by speaking to black interests. he said we would be better off if there were more black republicans. the problem is that most of us don't want to be republicans, including me, he said. [ laughter ] i'm quoting him. there you have it. after both reconstructions, severe economic inequities remained. most of the black population after the first reconstruction remained poor, rural, agricultural laborers. today the picture is better, but it's still a case that one-third of the african-american population is mired in deep poverty. there was more of an attempt to address that in the 1960s but we haven't made a lot of headway. now, i made the argument at the beginning that the gains of the second reconstruction have prove

and it's great for them, but the republican party is the party of hard working americans, middle class lower middle class, as i say, we always have been the party that defended african-americans from the depredations of the democrats, and i think we should continue that. so, no, continuing the status quo gets us to the same place, end of america, just a little more slowly. >> i think there's a question over here. yeah. >> hi there, my name's andrea, i'm from san diego, california. ms. coulter, you mentioned that your hope is that the republican party win over the hispanic vote, and you mentioned some ways that the democrats, you know, try to win their vote and successfully won their vote. i'm wondering what you think it will take for the gop to do the same, to reach out to maybe not only the hispanic vote, but also the asian vote which is also a really rising population. >> right. those are the two main immigration groups. the main thing it's going to take is time, and there's no way to get around that. it isn't just whispering sweet nothings in their ears. you know, moses had to live

while the republican party wants a visa reform, legalization. the democrat party, because of pure political interests, wants to get a path to citizenship because the votes are there. as of this moment. i don't feel that. i feel if we can inform the hispanic community with those principles, we can win those percentages back. they need to come to the middle and reconcile those differences. we want to be a bridge to that. hopefully we can work together to make that happen. >> cristobal. >> and do what's best for our community. >> i said at the beginning that the reason the right doesn't pass immigration reform is because they don't want us to vote. now, when you look at these conservative principles that you espouse -- he worked hard, i think. we have a bill that won't pass because the right won't let us to pass. >> the republican party for not advancing immigration reform, can you say the -- >> at this point -- here's what we have to do to build political power which is hold these folks accountable. the ones that are stopping immigration reform now

examples about the chaos around the world and they can use that they want. >> the hawkish views of republican parties dominated in a lot of ways particularly among the base and the party establishment and these guys who are running are probably going to run can show some leadership on the issue, show sort of that tough, they can sort of define themselves differently than say rand paul for instance who polls show is a leading contender in 2016. >> it will be interesting to see what clinton makes of all of this and how she talks about it over the next couple of weeks but she, of course, will also have to separate herself from the president on foreign policy. >> which i don't think you'll see her try to get ahead of the president on foreign policy either. she's been careful about that since she left foggy bottom, she's waited until he comments and then she does a chaser shot. >> i was going to say she has to do that because unlike rand paul and marco rubio she's a known commodity around the world. the world listens to what she has to say. >> we've seen her poll numbers come down in recent weeks and i th

all this attention to how the republican party has gone to the right. they never talk about how radical the democratic party has become. [applause] so i wanted to make that point, which is not responsive to the question, but it is important to point out. >> we are on a hard break. i need any more to. >> i will now -- a name or two. >> i will answer that question. i have watched with scott walker has done in wisconsin with great admiration.

the need to grow the republican party. >> to get to be a bigger, better, bolder party we have to be the party of ideas. we have to be party of action. we have to show we care not only about the people in iowa but detroit. >> let's frame the debate. msnbc contributor jimmy williams and republican stratist. >> we've heard this message from rand paul. we need to grow the party. he's giving speeches at traditionally black colleges. is it working? >> i think it is working. all i want to say is right on to rand paul. he is running! i know he's hiring different consultants. i know, he's getting his team. he's been extremely aggressive. i know, he's raised money in texas through some of my donors. this is going to be a big presidential money race. he's starting early. i think the fact that he's getting the message out that the republican party needs to be more diverse. it needs to, in order to survive, and i feel like the gop is wearing the suit of the riddler, almost, because it's got question marks. it's trying to figure out do we go toward the tea party, do we go toward the establishment. it

congressman brooks and others who are espousing the problematic views and problematic for the republican partyaul needs to have a lot of other similarly situated people within his party to also step out there and say loudly and clearly and consistently that congressman brooks is wrong, two, that the party need to reach out to people of color. not just because of demographic issues but they're own political survival. >> also, autopsy report we talk so much about after the general election if that's kind of the template that was set up in that autopsy what the party needed to do. the headline wasn't war on whites. it was how to improvement the party. >> how to improvement the party. how to save the party. and also, tamron, the moment that autopsy report was put out, it was roundly ignored. that was two years ago. where is the party now today compared to where it was back in in 2013? it's nowhere closer to being on the road to recovery today than it was when the report came out. >> all right. amanda, jonathan. great to have you on together. zblmpkt we continue to follow the breaking news. video c

that's the republican view of their own party. also, what do you think when you mix a private donor's conference sponsored by the koch brothers, an unguarded politician and an audio recording. the latest behind closed doors look at what they really think. this time it's mitch mcconnell explaining what the republican agenda will be if he gets to be majority leader. yesterday, we saw the tragic consequence of what happens when a 9-year-old girl is allowed to shoot an automatic weapon, an uzi. for some gun people -- i can call them gun nuts, like the nra people, it's the tip of the iceberg. they want virtually no restrictions on guns. wait until you see laws pushed across the country. they are on a slippery slope on the far right. finally, people who speak with a forked tongue like mitch mcconnell and mitt romney. this is "hardball," the place for politics. [ julie ] the wrinkle cream graveyard. if it doesn't work fast... you're on to the next thing. neutrogena® rapid wrinkle repair has the fastest retinol formula to visibly reduce f

hogan, i mean, you are one of those republicans that gets the tone thing, the republican party they don'tet it. they're communicating to american latinos who are saying, republicans don't like us. >> we have to leave it there. when we return, let me finish with why the white house is happy to hear republicans talk up impeachment. you're watching hardball, the place for politics. ♪ [ female announcer ] when the pressure's on... only secret offers clinical strength invisible solid and clear gel with 100% odor protection. secret clinical strength. with 100% odor protection. with the top speedou compare of comcast the top speed of business dsl from the internet... phone company well, there's really no comparison. why pay more for less? call today for a low price on speeds up to 150mbps. and find out more about our two-year price guarantee. comcast business. built for business. >>> let me finish with the numbers the white house has been prodding on to tea party conservatives talking about impeaching president obama. dan pfeiffer went out of his way to mention that sarah palin was calling for o

the republican party can't get behind anything. so you end up with, and let's pull up the word cloud, word clouds like this. which is part of an nbc news/"wall street journal" poll that asks republicans, what would republicans want their protest signs to say. stop abortion. follow the constitution. impeach obama. stop government handouts. a lot of stop, stop, stop. not a lot of proactive policy signs. do this good thing. move the ball forward in this way. and that's effectively sort of where the entire party is at. >> well, except that in kansas, we do have the example of -- >> well, yes. >> we know what you're opposed to, guy, so what are you for. so here's a republican legislature, republican governor, nobody's stopping them. these are the policies they put into place. they put the state $1 billion into arrears. actually causing declining job growth compared to the rest of the country. you can try to blame obama but your neighbors are doing twice as well as you are, it's very hard to say obama has particularly picked on kansas eve

you are in a position of a civil war within the republican party over this issue. how do you see it playing out? >> i think in the end, my side will win stop -- will win. or it will be the end of the party. but the end of the party? flex yes -- >> the end of the party? >> yes. that's the way i see it. the truth is, hispanics are growing in force and if they feel like the republican party does not have anything for them, that republicans are not going to win the white house. they will lose control of the house and senate. his is an important issue. >> some are marks from former out -- former attorney general alberto gonzalez. lastly, a house subcommittee held a hearing on marijuana use and safety while driving. members looked at several issues, including the challenge of creating federal standards for using recreational drugs. the hearing is an hour and 45 minutes. >> in 2016 unless you have some latino vote for republicans it's difficult to see on the map thousand republicans could twin presidency. >> it's going to be a challenge. >> that's not my area. >> we've got

hogan, i mean, you are one of those republicans that gets the tone thing, the republican party they don't get it. they're communicating to american latinos who are saying, republicans don't like us. >> we have to leave it there. when we return, let me finish with why the white house is happy to hear republicans talk up impeachment. you're watching hardball, the place for politics. grain fiber. [ barista ] i have two cappuccinos, a medium macchiato, and two espressos -- one with a double shot. that's not the coffee talkin'. [ female announcer ] start your day with kellogg's frosted mini wheats cereal. it's a delicious way to get the nutrition you want. for over 19 million people. [ alex ] transamerica helped provide a lifetime of retirement income. so i can focus on what matters most. [ female announcer ] everyone has a moment when tomorrow becomes real. transamerica. [ female announcer ] everyone has a moment when tomorrow becomes real. hey, i heard you guys can help me with frog protection? sure, we help with fraud protection. if there are unauthorized purchases on your discover card, yo

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definitely coming in from arizona. >> in 1964, the liberals, moderates who were running the republican partyuring this year, i have crisscrossed this nation, warning of the extremist trap, its danger to the party. >> the governor is entitled to be heard for five minutes. >> all of these liberal republicans who were considered the leading figures of the republican party like george romney and nelson rockefeller suddenly didn't have a role in the '64 election that nominated goldwater. >> he is the man who earned and proudly carries the title of mr. conservative and is now mr. republican, barry goldwater. [ cheering ] >> rockefeller in his campaign was painting the conservatives as extremists. and then my father followed up with his famous words about it. >> i would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. and let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue. >> goldwater did not recognize that he was opening up a pandora's box. by saying that extremism could be a good thing, he was basically opening the door to the birchers and leftover ku kl

in the 1850's, it was the republican party that actually formed to stop slavery. the democrats, their narrative is getting old and it has divided our nation. i would like to see the republicans stand up and take back this voting block. we are all brothers and sisters, regardless of race, creed or color. barack obama has divided this nation by race and class more than he will ever know. thank you for your comment. your comment is the kind of comment that makes it harder for republicans. they are not kidnapped by anybody. that boating community makes ther decisions -- republican party has come a long way from its roots in 1850. a lot of voters think the is stuck inarty 1950. whether it's average american voters or women voters or latino voters, there is one way to go, to speak to their issues. voters or-american women voters or latino voters. i'm deeply offended by your comment of obama being divisive. this a great moment when country has an african-american president. he has worked very hard to unite this country. strategym a tactical point of view, i want to show a

icom from the tea party wing of the republican party. can you hear me? >> host: i sure can. >> caller: okay. and i look at it this way. the democratic party is a party of slime, and establishment party, the republican party is the party of stupid. i knew mitt romney was going to win because he's too nice. i mean, we have guys in their debt a ruthless. i remember, he said i'm going to find something on them. there's nothing on the guy. but then the person brought his taxes, watch me. and they did. this goes all the way back to lyndon johnson when he portrayed barry goldwater as a warmonger. look at what lyndon johnson did with the vietnam war. we need republicans that have got the guts and not stupid. they fall in line like lamar alexander. i'm going to do a write-in candidate because he gets spanked by harry reid at every turn. so that's the problem. i hope, i if romney runs, i'll t it this way, i'll do what i do with most presidential elections, i'll hold my nose and vote republican or just stay at home. okay, thank you. >> host: thanks for the call. the

the republican party needs to fight to stay alive. rooks is living example, the living example of why the gop is doomed to fail advocating inclusion isn't a war on any race. it's allegedly the republicans' action plan. >> >> the rnc cannot and will not write off any demographic, community, or region of this country. for too long our demographic inclusion efforts have been separate from our on the ground political activities. well, that's coming to an end. >> if mo brooks believes he can pass off ignorance as a battle cry, he can keep on pretending. and a third simply doesn't want to be here. ♪ until now... until right booking now. ♪ planet earth's number one accomodation site booking.com booking.yeah! >>> welcome back to "the ed show." finally tonight, republican governors have been doing everything in their power to restrict access to the polls. now with three months to election day the obama administration isn't pulling punches. last wednesday the justice department sided with challengers of a republican-backed voting law in both wis

>> this week marks the end of what has been an intense battle inside the republican party between the tea party wing and the establishment wing. the total for that battle -- 135 million dollars. that is what we totaled. an immense amount of money that really split the party in two. the key question has been throughout, who will be the winners coming out of this? it is a bit of both. on the establishment side, you have the u.s. chamber of commerce, the nra, the super pac's. you have on the tea party side, groups like club for growth and the madison square project. the big winners throughout -- at least on the senate side, appears to be the establishment, with the slate they are bringing to the election, largely the individuals with big money are better than the last three cycles. >> talk to us about democrats. what have they been doing throughout this entire process? everyy are thrilled with single dollar spent against another republican. no question about that. there is some wariness. there is make knowledge that when you talk to democratic operatives in the states and in washington,

we have a preview with mark next. ♪ >> he is one of the most prominent voices in the republican partybe even a future presidential nominee. tol ryan is on a crusade shape the direction of his party and the country. in a new book, he is making the case to reform federal poverty to overhaul the tax code. in an interview coming up at 10:00 a.m. eastern, mark halperin and john will be speaking to congressman ryan about his plans. mark joins me right now with a preview. good to see you. foras got his work cut out him in terms of trying to reshape the image of the republican party right now, which, let's face it, does not have a great image. >> it does not. it is a branding problem. he is straightforward in the book talking about how he has come forward with ideas that he will not get able to listen to ideas until people think differently about us. he is young and still relatively unknown and has an attractive family story. in some ways he's a good messenger. in other ways, he is a dangerous messenger because he is going forward with ideas like entitlements. >> things like medicaid and medi

it needs to be both the republican party and the democratic party into two by persons. and fixing the difference of the while the republican guard once reform, legalization, the democratic party wants to get a past decision shifted because of the votes are there. as of this moment. i feel if we can form the hispanic community with conservative principles that we can win a lot of those percentages back. the point is they need to come to the middle and reconcile those differences and we want to be a bridge to the. hopefully we can work together to make that happen. >> i said at the beginning that the reason the right doesn't pass immigration reform is because they don't want us to vote. now, when you look at these conservative principles that you espouse -- >> is that what obama did and passive? >> he worked hard and we have a bill that won' will pass because right will not let it pass. the way we build -- [talking over each other] >> we will come back to you. >> we can work together on this because it's what we have to do to build political power, which is hold these folk

right now the republican party consists of actually more than two factions, but let's over si simplifysay there's a faction that people call the tes party but that's probably too narrow a term that is very purist conservative and almost radically conservative and then there's a part of the republican party that's sort of a more centrist and more interested in the traditional form of politics which is compromising and of annio getting the best deal that you can get.hese and as far as i can tell, thesee two factions have gotten to the point where they basically hate each other. unlike anything i've really seen since the democratic party in the '60syt. and i don't know how that's going to play out and how it ill plays out will have a lot to doi with what options blacks might have politically, whether they t might, some of them might have potential home in the republican party. the other thing i would say is when people latch on to a political party they do it in pi part because of the programs ofi that party, the philosophy of o that party, if you want to say itr. but they do so also for

you looked at it, women were rejecting the democratic party by 40%, they were rejecting the republican party by 50%. i don't think either party can do a victory lap here. but the point of the poll was, i believe, to the members of the house and the senate is that if you present your plans and you present the solutions to problems that relate to the economy, which is the number one issue and you push back on what the democrats are selling out there in the field, you can actually win women over. i mean that was the entire point of the poll. in spite of all this chatter, we're going to have a great year. >> it's interesting when you talk about that, because i've heard the same argument about hispanic voters. >> but i think it's true. you have to fight for the votes. >> there's no doubt. but the problem you seem to have is when it comes to women voters, do the -- do the arguments about contraception end up blind -- basically putting the party on mute with those same women voters who may like your economic proposals but say, you know what, there's just too many crazy white guys who have crazy the

tea party republicans are not the same thing. oh my brother charles and i provided the funds to start the american tour bus there . is a way. response it's a good example would be people over how would. how much you can put into wisconsin just over ten million dollars wisconsin is open for this. largely unknown consequence of citizens united is it is unleashed money that our disclosure laws are not equipped to reveal and the chance will ever get to be a piece of the red state where you can read to the health. help writers on refineries that specialize in some of the worst types of oil they're extraordinarily well chosen david koch from the largest don't say to governor bush you cannot you can buy a democratic congressman for twenty five hundred republican congressmen seemed more one hundred forty thousand and not the point of it is to find a way to spend money in elections without telling anyone we want my job. well that's a good question we talk about the tea party and how relevant it is it obviously has some strength in local e

party that used to do a lot of things. it's funny to have a democrat saying that of the republicans, but her point was this party has been hijacked by the radical right. you're seeing that with steve king out there. by the way, i agree with al hunt in those clips, democrats should set up, let steve king be steve king committee and let him talk about impeachment as much as he wants. there is a frustration with the republicans and i think when the president responded on friday, my favorite line was, we can't even pass plain vanilla legislation, not like spicy radical gumbo, he wants infrastructure, just basic stuff. and that's not even getting done. i think you may be able to sort of talk to voters and say you really want a republican party in this state, not the republican party we used to know, but this one, to have a lot of authority in washington these days. >> sam to extend e.j.'s met to for, it's poached breast of chicken, not a spicy dish at all. >> are we on the foodnetwork? >> yes, we'll meet at the diner next time. >> wall street journal writes, exscore rating and gave the country the impression that the highest priority

party is they're opposed to. the country was founded on compromise was over republican other democracy based on. the tea party one wants to go back to the beginning and seems out of whack with the beginnings nevertheless the koch brothers certainly does are the only other the only big financiers on the right. absolutely and in just be clear our film citizen koch it's untitled citizen koch and it deals with some of the political operations of the koch brothers but there are people on both sides who are exploiting these loopholes in very sinister ways and i the reason i use the word sinister is i think it really undermines the intent of our democracy that people are empowered to create their own lives and to elect the people that represent their interests and so the citizens united decision in a whole series of supreme court decisions and its aftermath have made it easier for people on both sides to spend money and it takes away the voice of the rest of us is there a liberal tell them apart. well you know i think every every spending group is a little bit different you know the right in the tea par

and i would say given where the republican party has gone, i mean, black voters elected thad cochran.arge place to be and it's increasingly not where republican candidates are. >> indeed. the bottom line is that the majority of people, they spoke very clearly that they want these districts to be geographically drawn and not politically drawn and that bargain as we both have said is we'll give you all of the black people in exchange for all of the seats and all of the power and that has never been a good bargain for anybody of any race. >> indeed, it has not. host of the reid report, my friend and colleague joy reid, thank you as always for your time. >> thank you. >> you can always catch "the reid report" as i do at 2:00 p.m. on msnbc. >>> after the break, maureen mcdonnell's former chief of staff testifies at the trial and to say she was an interesting witness would be a gross understatement. the nutbag saga is coming up next. so factors like diet can negatively impact good bacteria? even if you're healthy and active. phillips digestive health support is a duo-probiotic that helps su