joining me from charlotte, north carolina, author of "when the tea party came to town" robert draper. robert, when the tea party came to town and everything changed. i wonder what you make of the events of the last week, which is john boehner getting up there as animated as i've ever seen the man issuing what i vr termed a slap back to conservative groups. his wing man, paul ryan, saying we're all fam. is this the beginning of a schism, end of a schism where is it now. >> a recognition there was a schism and had been for some time. what was notable, first of all, the budget bill much more preventive than affirmative meaning it doesn't accomplish a lot other than prevent further erosion of the approval ratings of house republicans. what i thought was especially notable speaker boehner saying as he did last week, and it was a quote, it was these outside groups that pushed us into the fight to fund obama care. stretches credulity. ever a speaker not in control of his own house, it was that. >> i think it was monday, it's a blur, boehner admits to the fact outside groups forced the shutdo

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let's ask robert draper who wrote the piece, he's a contributor to the "new york times" magazine. the country devastated when 20 kids and six teachers killed at sandy hook. 92% of americans supported background checks. passed? >> it comes down to a gap in intensity to the people that support background checks, but don't consider it a voting issue, and those that don't want legislation passed relating to gun safety for fear it will be a slippery salt. i think ultimately the reason the bill didn't pass was not about policy. the senator asked, "what can i do to mick the bill palatable. >> right after newtown it was new york center chuck schumer, the point person, and you telt the story about how he was talking to joe manchin and he said he didn't know anyone with a gun growing up, and joe manchin said he didn't know anyone who didn't. >> is it a massive divide in urban areas and blue states to don't realise how big a part guns have in american lives and other parts of the country. >> there's character, where you find that people steeped in gun culture. where there's some involvement.

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