>> THE STATE OF THE UNION, THE STATE OF CONGRESS, THE STATE OF STATE OF CONGRESS, THE STATE OF THE WHITE HOUSE.
THE WHITE HOUSE.
AND THE STATE OF THE 2016 AND THE STATE OF THE 2016 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN.
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN.
TONIGHT ON "WASHINGTON WEEK."
TONIGHT ON "WASHINGTON WEEK."
RNINGS WE NEED TO SET OUR RNINGS WE NEED TO SET OUR SIGHTS HIGHER THAN JUST MAKING SIGHTS HIGHER THAN JUST MAKING SURE GOVERNMENT DOESN'T SCREW SURE GOVERNMENT DOESN'T SCREW THINGS UP.
THINGS UP.
WE NEED TO DO MORE THAN JUST DO WE NEED TO DO MORE THAN JUST DO NO HARM.
NO HARM.
I KNOW THE REPUBLICANS DISAGREE I KNOW THE REPUBLICANS DISAGREE WITH MY APPROACH.
WITH MY APPROACH.
I COULD SEE THAT FROM THEIR I COULD SEE THAT FROM THEIR BODY LANGUAGE YESTERDAY.
BODY LANGUAGE YESTERDAY.
GWEN: BUT IT WAS MORE THAN BODY GWEN: BUT IT WAS MORE THAN BODY LANGUAGE.
LANGUAGE.
IT WAS A SIGNIFICANTLY IT WAS A SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT WORLD VIEW.
DIFFERENT WORLD VIEW.
>> ALL THE PRESIDENT REALLY >> ALL THE PRESIDENT REALLY OFFERED LAST NIGHT WAS MORE OFFERED LAST NIGHT WAS MORE TAXES, MORE GOVERNMENT, MORE OF TAXES, MORE GOVERNMENT, MORE OF THE SAME APPROACH THAT HAS THE SAME APPROACH THAT HAS FAILED THE MIDDLE CLASS FOR FAILED THE MIDDLE CLASS FOR DECADES.
DECADES.
GWEN: WHAT INSTEAD?
GWEN: WHAT INSTEAD?
WE DIVE INTO A DEBATE THAT WE DIVE INTO A DEBATE THAT EXTENDS FAR BEYOND WASHINGTON EXTENDS FAR BEYOND WASHINGTON DOMESTIC POLICY RI HAD AND DOMESTIC POLICY RI HAD AND HA SAVANNAHA AND JERUSALEM AND HA SAVANNAHA AND JERUSALEM AND TEHRAN.
TEHRAN.
>> NEW SANCTIONS AT THIS TIME >> NEW SANCTIONS AT THIS TIME ARE BOTH UNNECESSARY AND FAR ARE BOTH UNNECESSARY AND FAR FROM ENHANCING THE NEGOTIATIONS FROM ENHANCING THE NEGOTIATIONS RISK FATALLY UNDERMINING OUR RISK FATALLY UNDERMINING OUR DIPLOMACY, MAKING A DEAL LESSLIV DIPLOMACY, MAKING A DEAL LESSLIV WORKEDO HARD TOUT INLACE.
WORKEDO HARD TOUT INLACE.
GWEN: WE'RE BACK IN IOWA WHERE GWEN: WE'RE BACK IN IOWA WHERE A CONSERVATIVE SUMMIT IS A CONSERVATIVE SUMMIT IS ATTRACTING NEARLY A FULL ATTRACTING NEARLY A FULL COMPLEMENT OF REPUBLICAN COMPLEMENT OF REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFULS.
PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFULS.
RAISING THE QUESTION, WHO'S NOT RAISING THE QUESTION, WHO'S NOT RUNNING?
RUNNING?
COVERING THE WEEK, OUR WHITE COVERING THE WEEK, OUR WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT FOR REAL HOUSE CORRESPONDENT FOR REAL CLEAR POLITICS.
CLEAR POLITICS.
ED O'KEEFE, CONGRESSIONAL ED O'KEEFE, CONGRESSIONAL CORRESPONDENT FOR "THE CORRESPONDENT FOR "THE WASHINGTON POST."
WASHINGTON POST."
MICHAEL FROWLY SENIOR FOREIGN MICHAEL FROWLY SENIOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT FOR AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT FOR POLITICO AND IN IOWA TONIGHT POLITICO AND IN IOWA TONIGHT JOHN DICKERSON COVERING JOHN DICKERSON COVERING POLITICS FOR SLATE AND CBS POLITICS FOR SLATE AND CBS EWS.
EWS.
LIVE FROM OUR NATION'S CAPITAL, LIVE FROM OUR NATION'S CAPITAL, THIS IS "WASHINGTON WEEK" WITH THIS IS "WASHINGTON WEEK" WITH GWEN IFILL.
>> ONCE AGAIN, LIVE FROM WASHINGTON, MODERATOR GWEN WASHINGTON, MODERATOR GWEN IFILL.
IFILL.
GWEN: GOOD EVENING.
GWEN: GOOD EVENING.
THE ANNUAL STATE OF THE UNION THE ANNUAL STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS CAN BE MANY THINGS -- A ADDRESS CAN BE MANY THINGS -- A CALL TO ACTION, A LAUNDRY LIST CALL TO ACTION, A LAUNDRY LIST OF POLICY INITIATIVES AND AS IT OF POLICY INITIATIVES AND AS IT WAS THIS WEEK AN OPPORTUNITY WAS THIS WEEK AN OPPORTUNITY FOR AN INCUMBENT PRESIDENT FOR AN INCUMBENT PRESIDENT NEARING THE END OF HIS TERM TO NEARING THE END OF HIS TERM TO SAY, YES, I STILL DO MATTER.
SAY, YES, I STILL DO MATTER.
>> IF YOU SHARE THE BROAD >> IF YOU SHARE THE BROAD VISION I OUTLINE TONIGHT I ASK VISION I OUTLINE TONIGHT I ASK YOU TO JOIN ME IN THE WORKREE W YOU TO JOIN ME IN THE WORKREE W IT, I HOPE YOU'LL AT LEAORK W IT, I HOPE YOU'LL AT LEAORK W WITH ME WHERE YOU DO AGREE.
GWEN: BUT MANY REPUBLICANS ONLY GWEN: BUT MANY REPUBLICANS ONLY HEARD THE PRESIDENT TALKING HEARD THE PRESIDENT TALKING ABOUT TAXES AND VETO THREATS.
ABOUT TAXES AND VETO THREATS.
THEY SAY THE COLLABORATION THEY SAY THE COLLABORATION TRAIN HAS LEFT THE STATION.
TRAIN HAS LEFT THE STATION.
>> WE NEED TO FIX OUR BROKEN >> WE NEED TO FIX OUR BROKEN TAX CODE, BALANCE OUR BUDGET, TAX CODE, BALANCE OUR BUDGET, REPLACE THE BROKEN HEALTHCARE REPLACE THE BROKEN HEALTHCARE LAW WITH SOLUTIONS THAT LOWER LAW WITH SOLUTIONS THAT LOWER HOUSE FROM THE PEOPLE'S HOUSE FROM THE PEOPLE'S PRIORITIES.
PRIORITIES.
GWEN: FANTASY LAND.
GWEN: FANTASY LAND.
SURELY THE WHITE HOUSE SAW THAT SURELY THE WHITE HOUSE SAW THAT COMING.
COMING.
>> NOT ONLY DID THEY SEE IT >> NOT ONLY DID THEY SEE IT COMING BUT IN THE SPEECH, COMING BUT IN THE SPEECH, ITSELF, YOU CAN SEE, YOU KNOW, ITSELF, YOU CAN SEE, YOU KNOW, IT THREADED THROUGHOUT ALL THE IT THREADED THROUGHOUT ALL THE PAGES WERE THESE LOVELY LURES PAGES WERE THESE LOVELY LURES TO REPUBLICANS THAT THE MIDDLE TO REPUBLICANS THAT THE MIDDLE CLASS ECONOMIC AGENDA THE CLASS ECONOMIC AGENDA THE PRESIDENT WAS PRESENTING WAS PRESIDENT WAS PRESENTING WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A VERY STARK SUPPOSED TO BE A VERY STARK CONTRAST TO WHAT THE PRESIDENT CONTRAST TO WHAT THE PRESIDENT WAS ARGUING REPUBLICANS ARE WAS ARGUING REPUBLICANS ARE FOR.
FOR.
YOU COULD SEE THAT IN THE YOU COULD SEE THAT IN THE INGREDIENTS OF THE SPEECH, INGREDIENTS OF THE SPEECH, ITSELF, WHICH WAS LET'S RAISE ITSELF, WHICH WAS LET'S RAISE TAXES ON THE WEALTHY AND LET'S TAXES ON THE WEALTHY AND LET'S TRY TO SPEND SOME OF THAT TRY TO SPEND SOME OF THAT MONEY, MAYBE $320 BILLION OVER MONEY, MAYBE $320 BILLION OVER 10 YEARS ON SOME OF THESE 10 YEARS ON SOME OF THESE MIDDLE CLASS TAX PROPOSALS OR MIDDLE CLASS TAX PROPOSALS OR FAMILY BENEFITS THAT I HAD IN FAMILY BENEFITS THAT I HAD IN MIND.
MIND.
YOU COULD SEE THE PRESIDENT YOU COULD SEE THE PRESIDENT TALKING AGAIN ABOUT FREE TALKING AGAIN ABOUT FREE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, WHICH WAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE, WHICH WAS THE ROLLOUT.
THE ROLLOUT.
WE HAVEN'T HAD A SPEECH, WE HAD WE HAVEN'T HAD A SPEECH, WE HAD A MONTH OF THE SPEECH, RIGHT?
A MONTH OF THE SPEECH, RIGHT?
SO ALL OF THESE INGREDIENTS IN SO ALL OF THESE INGREDIENTS IN THE SPEECH WHETHER IT WAS THE SPEECH WHETHER IT WAS RAISING TAXES, TRYING TO APPLY RAISING TAXES, TRYING TO APPLY A FEE TO BIG BANKS, WHETHER IT A FEE TO BIG BANKS, WHETHER IT WAS TRYING TO HELP THE MIDDLE WAS TRYING TO HELP THE MIDDLE CLASS, ALL OF THIS WAS TO FRAME CLASS, ALL OF THIS WAS TO FRAME AN ARGUMENT VERY MUCH FOR AN ARGUMENT VERY MUCH FOR DEMOCRATIC -- THE ELECTION DEMOCRATIC -- THE ELECTION GOING INTO 2016 BUT ALSO FOR GOING INTO 2016 BUT ALSO FOR THE ARGUMENTS TO COME.
THE ARGUMENTS TO COME.
AND THE PRESIDENT AND THE WHITE AND THE PRESIDENT AND THE WHITE HOUSE DO NOT EXPECT AND THE HOUSE DO NOT EXPECT AND THE PRESIDENT FRAMED THE SPEECH PRESIDENT FRAMED THE SPEECH THIS WAY, HE DOES NOT EXPECT A THIS WAY, HE DOES NOT EXPECT A LOT OF BUY-IN ON ALL OF THESE LOT OF BUY-IN ON ALL OF THESE PROPOSALS.
PROPOSALS.
>> SO ASSUMING THAT WHAT PART >> SO ASSUMING THAT WHAT PART OF WHAT THE PRESIDENT WAS DOING OF WHAT THE PRESIDENT WAS DOING WAS BAITING THE TRAP, DID THEY WAS BAITING THE TRAP, DID THEY GET -- DID THEY BITE?
GET -- DID THEY BITE?
THE REPUBLICANS ON THE HILL?
THE REPUBLICANS ON THE HILL?
>> WELL, ON MAYBE ONE OR TWO >> WELL, ON MAYBE ONE OR TWO THINGS.
THINGS.
BUT OTHERWISE EVERYTHING ELSE BUT OTHERWISE EVERYTHING ELSE IS DEAD ON ARRIVAL.
IS DEAD ON ARRIVAL.
IN FACT, A PRETTY INTERESTING IN FACT, A PRETTY INTERESTING 60 MINUTES INTERVIEW IS AIRING 60 MINUTES INTERVIEW IS AIRING THIS WEEKEND WHERE JOHN BOEHNER THIS WEEKEND WHERE JOHN BOEHNER AND MITCH MCCONNELL ARE ASKED, AND MITCH MCCONNELL ARE ASKED, WHAT ABOUT THE COMMUNITY WHAT ABOUT THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE PROPOSAL?
COLLEGE PROPOSAL?
WHAT ABOUT THAT TAX CUT?
WHAT ABOUT THAT TAX CUT?
THAT WOULD MEAN TAX INCREASES THAT WOULD MEAN TAX INCREASES FOR THE WEALTHY.
FOR THE WEALTHY.
NO.
NO.
CHILD CARE?
CHILD CARE?
MAYBE.
MAYBE.
TRADE?
TRADE?
MCCONNELL SAID DEFINITELY WOULD MCCONNELL SAID DEFINITELY WOULD LIKE TO WORK ON THAT.
LIKE TO WORK ON THAT.
SO THAT GIVES YOU SOME SENSE OF SO THAT GIVES YOU SOME SENSE OF THE GAME PLAN.
THE GAME PLAN.
LOOK, AS FAR AS REPUBLICANS SEE LOOK, AS FAR AS REPUBLICANS SEE IT, THEY WON THE ELECTION.
IT, THEY WON THE ELECTION.
THE PRESIDENT GOT A CHANCE TO THE PRESIDENT GOT A CHANCE TO HAVE HIS NIGHT BUT AS MCCONNELL HAVE HIS NIGHT BUT AS MCCONNELL SAID JUST A FEW HOURS BEFORE SAID JUST A FEW HOURS BEFORE THE SPEECH, HE DOESN'T CONTROL THE SPEECH, HE DOESN'T CONTROL THE AGENDA.
THE AGENDA.
WE DO.
WE DO.
SO THEY WILL CONTINUE MOVING SO THEY WILL CONTINUE MOVING LEGISLATION THEY BELIEVE NOT LEGISLATION THEY BELIEVE NOT ONLY HAS REPUBLICAN SUPPORT BUT ONLY HAS REPUBLICAN SUPPORT BUT MIGHT GET MODEST DEMOCRATIC MIGHT GET MODEST DEMOCRATIC SUPPORT AND THEN FORCE THE SUPPORT AND THEN FORCE THE PRESIDENT TO MAKE DECISIONS.
PRESIDENT TO MAKE DECISIONS.
DO YOU APPROVE OR VETO?
DO YOU APPROVE OR VETO?
SO FAR HE HAS ISSUED SIX OR SO FAR HE HAS ISSUED SIX OR SEVEN VETO THREATS AGAINST WHAT SEVEN VETO THREATS AGAINST WHAT THE REPUBLICANS ARE WORKING ON.
THE REPUBLICANS ARE WORKING ON.
IT'S ONLY WEEK THREE.
IT'S ONLY WEEK THREE.
NOT NECESSARILY A GOOD SIGN.
NOT NECESSARILY A GOOD SIGN.
GWEN: HE ISSUED TWO IN THE GWEN: HE ISSUED TWO IN THE HOURS BEFORE HE DELIVERED THE HOURS BEFORE HE DELIVERED THE SPEECH AND THE SPEECH MENTIONED SPEECH AND THE SPEECH MENTIONED FOUR OTHERS.
FOUR OTHERS.
YOU CAN SEE THE INTERESTING MIX YOU CAN SEE THE INTERESTING MIX OF CONFRONTATION AND THIS OF CONFRONTATION AND THIS SUPPOSED OLIVE BRANCH FOR SUPPOSED OLIVE BRANCH FOR COLLABORATION.
COLLABORATION.
>> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT.
GWEN: ON THE HILL THOUGH IT GWEN: ON THE HILL THOUGH IT FELT LIKE PART OF WHAT THE FELT LIKE PART OF WHAT THE REPUBLICANS WERE DOING WAS REPUBLICANS WERE DOING WAS FIGHTING THE PRESIDENT AND PART FIGHTING THE PRESIDENT AND PART OF WHAT THEY WERE DOING WAS OF WHAT THEY WERE DOING WAS FIGHTING EACH OTHER.
FIGHTING EACH OTHER.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
THIS WAS AN UNFORCED ERROR LIKE THIS WAS AN UNFORCED ERROR LIKE NO OTHER.
NO OTHER.
THIS PROBLEM THAT THEY HAD, YOU THIS PROBLEM THAT THEY HAD, YOU KNOW, THURSDAY WAS THE 42ND KNOW, THURSDAY WAS THE 42ND ANNIVERSARY OF THE ROE VS. WADE ANNIVERSARY OF THE ROE VS. WADE SUPREME COURT DECISION.
SUPREME COURT DECISION.
AS REPUBLICANS WHEN THEY AS REPUBLICANS WHEN THEY CONTROL THE CHAMBER DO TO PASS CONTROL THE CHAMBER DO TO PASS TO ABORTION.
TO ABORTION.
THE PLAN THIS YEAR WAS TO PASS THE PLAN THIS YEAR WAS TO PASS A BILL THAT WOULD ILLEGALIZE A BILL THAT WOULD ILLEGALIZE ABORTION AFTER 20 WEEKS WITH ABORTION AFTER 20 WEEKS WITH EXCEPTIONS FOR INCEST, LIFE OF EXCEPTIONS FOR INCEST, LIFE OF THE MOTHER, AND RAPE.
THE MOTHER, AND RAPE.
IN A SLIGHT CHANGE, A WOMAN IN A SLIGHT CHANGE, A WOMAN WOULD HAVE TO REPORT THE RAPE WOULD HAVE TO REPORT THE RAPE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT BEFORE SHE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT BEFORE SHE COULD GO AND GETHE COULD GO AND GETHE IF SHE DECIDED TO.
IF SHE DECIDED TO.
THAT WAS SEEN AS A BRIDGE TOO THAT WAS SEEN AS A BRIDGE TOO FAR FOR A LITTLE MORE THAN TWO FAR FOR A LITTLE MORE THAN TWO DOZEN MODERATES.
DOZEN MODERATES.
MOSTLY WOMEN NOTABLY.
MOSTLY WOMEN NOTABLY.
AND A LOT OF THOSE WOMEN AND A LOT OF THOSE WOMEN FRANKLY ON JUST ABOUT FRANKLY ON JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING ELSE ARE NOT EVERYTHING ELSE ARE NOT MODERATE.
MODERATE.
>> YOU'RE TALKING REPUBLICAN >> YOU'RE TALKING REPUBLICAN MODERATE.
MODERATE.
>> REPUBLICAN WOMEN.
>> REPUBLICAN WOMEN.
22 WOMEN NOW IN THE HOUSE 22 WOMEN NOW IN THE HOUSE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE AND MOST REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE AND MOST OF THEM SAID I CAN'T SUPPORT OF THEM SAID I CAN'T SUPPORT THAT.
THAT.
THIS IS TOO FAR.
THIS IS TOO FAR.
WE CAN'T BE DISCUSSING THIS IN WE CAN'T BE DISCUSSING THIS IN WEEK THREE AGAIN WHEN WE WERE WEEK THREE AGAIN WHEN WE WERE ELECTED TO DO THINGS ABOUT THE ELECTED TO DO THINGS ABOUT THE ECONOMY, JOB CREATION, AND ECONOMY, JOB CREATION, AND FINDING WAYS TO WORK WITH FINDING WAYS TO WORK WITH DEMOCRATS.
DEMOCRATS.
THIS IS JUST SOMETHING WE CAN'T THIS IS JUST SOMETHING WE CAN'T ACCEPT.
ACCEPT.
AND SO THEY PULLED THAT BILL AND SO THEY PULLED THAT BILL AND VOTED INSTEAD ON SOMETHING AND VOTED INSTEAD ON SOMETHING THEY'D DONE BEFORE THEY'D DONE BEFORE ABORTION.
ABORTION.
>> AND THIS FEEDS RIGHT INTO >> AND THIS FEEDS RIGHT INTO THE NARRATIVE THAT THE THE NARRATIVE THAT THE PRESIDENT, YOU KNOW, ACTUALLY PRESIDENT, YOU KNOW, ACTUALLY TEED UP IN THE SPEECH WHICH IS TEED UP IN THE SPEECH WHICH IS IF WE CAN'T AGREE ON THESE IF WE CAN'T AGREE ON THESE THINGS DO WE WANT TO AGREE ON THINGS DO WE WANT TO AGREE ON THE IDEA TEEN PREGNANCY AND THE IDEA TEEN PREGNANCY AND OTHER ISSUES ARE BAD AND THIS OTHER ISSUES ARE BAD AND THIS IDEA THAT, WELL, IT'S YOUR TIME IDEA THAT, WELL, IT'S YOUR TIME TO GOVERN.
TO GOVERN.
THAT STARK CONTRAST COMING JUST THAT STARK CONTRAST COMING JUST A DAY AFTER THE SPEECH.
A DAY AFTER THE SPEECH.
IT'S REALLY ASTONISHING.
IT'S REALLY ASTONISHING.
>> IT WAS -- BOEHNER HAD GONE >> IT WAS -- BOEHNER HAD GONE AROUND THE COUNTRY RECRUITING AROUND THE COUNTRY RECRUITING MORE MAIN STREET OR CHAMBER OF MORE MAIN STREET OR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE LIKE REPUBLICANS.
COMMERCE LIKE REPUBLICANS.
WELL, IT WAS THOSE MEMBERS WHO WELL, IT WAS THOSE MEMBERS WHO SAID TO HIM AND HIS LEADERSHIP SAID TO HIM AND HIS LEADERSHIP TEAM THIS IS NOT WHAT I CA IMTO TEAM THIS IS NOT WHAT I CA IMTO WASHINGTON TO DO.
WASHINGTON TO DO.
A LOT OF THEM WERE THEN A LOT OF THEM WERE THEN APPLAUDING HIM SAYING AT LEAST APPLAUDING HIM SAYING AT LEAST THEY LISTENED TO US.
THEY LISTENED TO US.
WE'LL GO BACK TO THE DRAWING WE'LL GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD ON THIS.
BOARD ON THIS.
BUT I THINK THEY GOT THE BUT I THINK THEY GOT THE MESSAGE.
MESSAGE.
IT'S A SIGN THAT THESE TYPES OF IT'S A SIGN THAT THESE TYPES OF POLITICAL MESSAGING BILLS NO POLITICAL MESSAGING BILLS NO MATTER WHAT THEY ARE, TO MAKE A MATTER WHAT THEY ARE, TO MAKE A POINT BUT NOT PROGRESS, THEIR POINT BUT NOT PROGRESS, THEIR DAYS COULD BEBEREUMD.
DAYS COULD BEBEREUMD.
>> WHAT ABOUT THE REACTION >> WHAT ABOUT THE REACTION AMONG THE MANY CANDIDATES FOR AMONG THE MANY CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT IN 2016 TO THE PRESIDENT IN 2016 TO THE PRESIDENT'S SPEECH?
PRESIDENT'S SPEECH?
DID HE CREATE AN OPPORTUNITY DID HE CREATE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ANYONE INCLUDING MARCO FOR ANYONE INCLUDING MARCO RUBIO FOR INSTANCE, RAND PAUL, RUBIO FOR INSTANCE, RAND PAUL, TO STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD IN TO STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD IN THEIR RESPONSE?
THEIR RESPONSE?
>> WELL, A LOT OF THEM FRANKLY >> WELL, A LOT OF THEM FRANKLY ARE GOING TO BE DOING THAT THIS ARE GOING TO BE DOING THAT THIS WEEKEND IN IOWA AND IN WEEKEND IN IOWA AND IN CALIFORNIA.
CALIFORNIA.
GWEN: A LOT OF THEM AREN'T GWEN: A LOT OF THEM AREN'T MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.
>> LOOK, I THINK TO A PERSON >> LOOK, I THINK TO A PERSON THEY DON'T SEE MUCH TO AGREE THEY DON'T SEE MUCH TO AGREE WITH WITH THE PRESIDENT WITH A WITH WITH THE PRESIDENT WITH A FEW EXCEPTIONS.
FEW EXCEPTIONS.
MAYBE THINGS LIKE SENTENCING MAYBE THINGS LIKE SENTENCING REFORM OR CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM OR CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM.
REFORM.
SOME OF THIS CHILD CARE TAX SOME OF THIS CHILD CARE TAX CREDIT, SOME OF THOSE PROPOSALS CREDIT, SOME OF THOSE PROPOSALS CERTAINLY WOULD BE IN THEORY AT CERTAINLY WOULD BE IN THEORY AT LEAST SOMETHING THEY WOULD LEAST SOMETHING THEY WOULD AGREE WITH.
AGREE WITH.
>> EXPANDED TO $3,000 PER >> EXPANDED TO $3,000 PER CHILD.
CHILD.
>> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY.
BOEHNER HIMSELF SAID HE BOEHNER HIMSELF SAID HE REALIZED THIS IS SOMETHING WE REALIZED THIS IS SOMETHING WE COULD PROBABLY WORK ON.
COULD PROBABLY WORK ON.
BEYOND THAT, THEY DON'T REALLY BEYOND THAT, THEY DON'T REALLY SEE ANY REAL OPPORTUNITY TO SEE ANY REAL OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH HIM.
WORK WITH HIM.
RUBIO AND CRUZ TO SOME EXTENT RUBIO AND CRUZ TO SOME EXTENT HAVE REALLY BEEN HANDED A GIFT HAVE REALLY BEEN HANDED A GIFT IN A SENSE WITH THE PRESIDENT IN A SENSE WITH THE PRESIDENT GOING OUT AND -- GOING OUT AND -- >> THE THREE PEOPLE -- >> THE THREE PEOPLE -- >> MARCO RUBIO AND CRUZ, >> MARCO RUBIO AND CRUZ, BECAUSE THEY'RE CUBAN AMERICAN BECAUSE THEY'RE CUBAN AMERICAN HE HAS SORT OF GIVEN THEM AN HE HAS SORT OF GIVEN THEM AN ISSUE BY EXTENDING AN OLIVE ISSUE BY EXTENDING AN OLIVE BRANCH TO CUBA AND THEY HAVE BRANCH TO CUBA AND THEY HAVE EXPLOITED THAT TO SOME EXTENT EXPLOITED THAT TO SOME EXTENT AS WELL.
AS WELL.
BUT, YOU KNOW, I THINK FOR NOW BUT, YOU KNOW, I THINK FOR NOW WHAT WILL BE INTERESTING IS HOW WHAT WILL BE INTERESTING IS HOW OFTEN DO WE SEE THOSE GUYS GO OFTEN DO WE SEE THOSE GUYS GO OUT ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL AND OUT ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL AND HOW OFTEN ARE THEY GOING TO HOW OFTEN ARE THEY GOING TO STICK IN WASHINGTON AND COME UP STICK IN WASHINGTON AND COME UP WITH PROPOSALS TO EITHER WITH PROPOSALS TO EITHER COUNTER THE PRESIDENT OR FIND COUNTER THE PRESIDENT OR FIND WAYS TO CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE WAYS TO CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE THEY'RE OPPOSED TO WHAT HE IS THEY'RE OPPOSED TO WHAT HE IS DOING?
DOING?
>> IF YOU STEP AWAY FROM THE >> IF YOU STEP AWAY FROM THE LAUNDRY LIST STUFF, IT SEEMS LAUNDRY LIST STUFF, IT SEEMS LIKE THE PRESIDENT WAS LEANING LIKE THE PRESIDENT WAS LEANING INTO FINALLY THE LEGACY PIECE INTO FINALLY THE LEGACY PIECE OF HIS EIGHT YEARS, WHICH IS HE OF HIS EIGHT YEARS, WHICH IS HE STARTED TALKING, HE HARKED BACK STARTED TALKING, HE HARKED BACK TO 2004 WHEN HE GAVE THE SPEACH TO 2004 WHEN HE GAVE THE SPEACH TO THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL TO THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION ABOUT RED STATES, CONVENTION ABOUT RED STATES, BLUE STATES.
BLUE STATES.
HE WENT BACK TO HIS HE WENT BACK TO HIS INAUGURATION, HAPPENED TO BE INAUGURATION, HAPPENED TO BE THE ANNIVERSARY OF HIS THE ANNIVERSARY OF HIS INAUGURATION AND HIS FIRST INAUGURATION AND HIS FIRST INAUGURATION AND YOU WONDER INAUGURATION AND YOU WONDER WHETHER THAT IS ALSO WHAT HE'S WHETHER THAT IS ALSO WHAT HE'S TRYING TO DO.
TRYING TO DO.
THAT IS SPEAK TO DEMOCRATS, THAT IS SPEAK TO DEMOCRATS, ACTUALLY SPEAK TO HIS BASE.
ACTUALLY SPEAK TO HIS BASE.
REMEMBER THE DAYS WHEN WE WERE REMEMBER THE DAYS WHEN WE WERE ALL HAPPY, WHEN WE GOT ALONG SO ALL HAPPY, WHEN WE GOT ALONG SO WELL?
WELL?
IT FELT LIKE HE WAS STIRRING IT FELT LIKE HE WAS STIRRING THAT UP AGAIN.
THAT UP AGAIN.
>> IT WAS STRIKING BECAUSE FOR >> IT WAS STRIKING BECAUSE FOR A STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS IT A STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS IT WAS A VERY PERSONAL KIND OF WAS A VERY PERSONAL KIND OF SPEECH.
SPEECH.
IT WAS VERY MUCH, YOU KNOW, ALL IT WAS VERY MUCH, YOU KNOW, ALL THE THINGS PRESIDENT OBAMA THE THINGS PRESIDENT OBAMA WANTED TO ARGUE HE CAME TO WANTED TO ARGUE HE CAME TO OFFICE TO DO.
OFFICE TO DO.
AND HE WASN'T GOING TO RETREAT AND HE WASN'T GOING TO RETREAT FROM THOSE THINGS.
FROM THOSE THINGS.
HE NEVER MENTIONED THE NOVEMBER HE NEVER MENTIONED THE NOVEMBER MID-TERM ELECTIONS, WHICH MID-TERM ELECTIONS, WHICH WALLOPED DEMOCRATS.
WALLOPED DEMOCRATS.
AS YOU SAY, HE CAME AROUND TO AS YOU SAY, HE CAME AROUND TO THE END OF THAT SPEECH.
THE END OF THAT SPEECH.
IT WAS VERY PERSONAL AND IT WAS VERY PERSONAL AND RHAPSODIC ABOUT WHAT HE WAS RHAPSODIC ABOUT WHAT HE WAS ALMOST HITTING HEAD ON ONE OF ALMOST HITTING HEAD ON ONE OF THE MOST PROMINENT REBUICKS OF THE MOST PROMINENT REBUICKS OF PRESIDENT OBAMA THAT HE DID NOT PRESIDENT OBAMA THAT HE DID NOT CHANGE WASHINGTON.
CHANGE WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON HAS ALMOST CHANGED WASHINGTON HAS ALMOST CHANGED HIM IN MORE WAYS YOU COULD HIM IN MORE WAYS YOU COULD ARGUE.
ARGUE.
THE LEGACY PART OF IT, I THE LEGACY PART OF IT, I COVERED SEVERAL TWO-TERM COVERED SEVERAL TWO-TERM PRESIDENTS BEFORE AND YOU PRESIDENTS BEFORE AND YOU USUALLY GET TO THE EIGHTH YEAR USUALLY GET TO THE EIGHTH YEAR BEFORE THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT BEFORE THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT THE BOW THAT'S SUPPOSED TO GO THE BOW THAT'S SUPPOSED TO GO AROUND THEIR DOCTRINE OR ISSUES AROUND THEIR DOCTRINE OR ISSUES OR IN THIS CASE THE PRESIDENT OR IN THIS CASE THE PRESIDENT ARGUED, AND RIGHTLY SO, HE ARGUED, AND RIGHTLY SO, HE WANTED TO SPEND SOME TIME WANTED TO SPEND SOME TIME TALKING ABOUT HIS LEGACY ON THE TALKING ABOUT HIS LEGACY ON THE ECONOMY, WHAT THE ECONOMY WAS ECONOMY, WHAT THE ECONOMY WAS DOING AND THE MARKERS THAT DOING AND THE MARKERS THAT THINGS ARE, LET'S TURN THE THINGS ARE, LET'S TURN THE PAGE.
PAGE.
>> I HAD SOME CONVERSATIONS >> I HAD SOME CONVERSATIONS WITH DEMOCRATS THIS WEEK WHO WITH DEMOCRATS THIS WEEK WHO PRIVATELY MARVELED AT THE FACT PRIVATELY MARVELED AT THE FACT THAT INCOMING EQUALITY WAS THAT INCOMING EQUALITY WAS SOMETHING THAT STARTED WITH SOMETHING THAT STARTED WITH THEM.
THEM.
IT STARTED WITH SORT OF THE IT STARTED WITH SORT OF THE ELIZABETH WARREN WING OF THE ELIZABETH WARREN WING OF THE PARTY AND HAS BEEN SEIZED UPON PARTY AND HAS BEEN SEIZED UPON BY THE WHITE HOUSE, BY HILLARY BY THE WHITE HOUSE, BY HILLARY CLINTON TO SOME EXTENT.
CLINTON TO SOME EXTENT.
GETTING BACK TO YOUR QUESTION GETTING BACK TO YOUR QUESTION ABOUT 2016 CANDIDATES, ABOUT 2016 CANDIDATES, REPUBLICANS ARE NOW TALKING REPUBLICANS ARE NOW TALKING ABOUT INCOMING EQUALITY AS ABOUT INCOMING EQUALITY AS WELL.
WELL.
EVEN IF THEY LOST THE ELECTIONS EVEN IF THEY LOST THE ELECTIONS A LOT OF DEMOCRATS AT LEAST ON A LOT OF DEMOCRATS AT LEAST ON THE HILL BELIEVE THEY'RE THE HILL BELIEVE THEY'RE WINNING THE ARGUMENT BECAUSE WINNING THE ARGUMENT BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOW FORCED BOTH THEY HAVE NOW FORCED BOTH PARTIES TO CONCEDE THAT THERE'S PARTIES TO CONCEDE THAT THERE'S BEEN ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC BEEN ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC PROGRESS, BUT THAT THIS NOW, PROGRESS, BUT THAT THIS NOW, THE CONTINUED INEQUALITY IS THE CONTINUED INEQUALITY IS SOMETHING THAT HAS TO BE DEALT SOMETHING THAT HAS TO BE DEALT WITH AND REPUBLICANS HAVE TO WITH AND REPUBLICANS HAVE TO ANSWER FOR IN TWO YEARS IF ANSWER FOR IN TWO YEARS IF THERE HASN'T BEEN A SOLUTION.
THERE HASN'T BEEN A SOLUTION.
>> QUICK POINT ON LEGACY.
>> QUICK POINT ON LEGACY.
YOU HEARD THE PRESIDENT YOU HEARD THE PRESIDENT REITERATE HIS CALL TO CLOSE THE REITERATE HIS CALL TO CLOSE THE GUANTANAMO BAY PRISON CAMP.
GUANTANAMO BAY PRISON CAMP.
REPUBLICANS HAVE HEARD HIS REPUBLICANS HAVE HEARD HIS ARGUMENTS ON THIS OVER AND OVER ARGUMENTS ON THIS OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
AGAIN.
TO ME IT FEELS LIKE SOMETHING TO ME IT FEELS LIKE SOMETHING THAT REALLY GNAWS AT HIM THAT THAT REALLY GNAWS AT HIM THAT HE HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO DO THIS HE HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO DO THIS AND TO YOUR POINT A REMINDER TO AND TO YOUR POINT A REMINDER TO HIS PACE PEOPLE I'M TRYING, I HIS PACE PEOPLE I'M TRYING, I DON'T LIKE THIS.
DON'T LIKE THIS.
I JUST CAN'T GET IT DONE ON MY I JUST CAN'T GET IT DONE ON MY OWN.
OWN.
>> IT SEEMED LIKE THERE WERE >> IT SEEMED LIKE THERE WERE TWO THINGS HE TEED UP, ONE IS TWO THINGS HE TEED UP, ONE IS THE BOARD OF SECURITY PORTION THE BOARD OF SECURITY PORTION OF THE IMMIGRATION REFORM OF THE IMMIGRATION REFORM DISCUSSION WE KEEP HAVING AND DISCUSSION WE KEEP HAVING AND THE OTHER IS KEYSTONE OIL THE OTHER IS KEYSTONE OIL PIPELINE.
PIPELINE.
>> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT.
BOTH OF THOSE, YOU KNOW, BOTH OF THOSE, YOU KNOW, FOR CONCLUSIONS IN THE FOR CONCLUSIONS IN THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE.
HOUSE AND THE SENATE.
IN THE HOUSE IT'S -- THIS IS, IN THE HOUSE IT'S -- THIS IS, WHAT'S INTERESTING HERE IS THIS WHAT'S INTERESTING HERE IS THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE KIND OF IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE KIND OF BILL THE NEW REPUBLICANS WANT BILL THE NEW REPUBLICANS WANT TO VOTE ON.
TO VOTE ON.
AND THIS AND THIS THERE IN THE LAST CONGRESS.
THERE IN THE LAST CONGRESS.
NEVER REALLY GOT A VOTE.
NEVER REALLY GOT A VOTE.
REPUBLICANS NOW REALIZED IF REPUBLICANS NOW REALIZED IF WE'RE GOING TO DO ANYTHING ON WE'RE GOING TO DO ANYTHING ON IMMIGRATION WE HAVE TO DO IT IMMIGRATION WE HAVE TO DO IT OUR WAY WHICH IS BORDER OUR WAY WHICH IS BORDER SECURITY FIRST.
SECURITY FIRST.
VERY AGGRESSIVE MEASURE.
VERY AGGRESSIVE MEASURE.
HOMELAND SECURITY DEPARTMENT HOMELAND SECURITY DEPARTMENT NOT THRILLED ABOUT IT.
NOT THRILLED ABOUT IT.
THE ADMINISTRATION NOT THRILLED THE ADMINISTRATION NOT THRILLED ABOUT IT.
ABOUT IT.
THE REPUBLICANS WILL BE ABLE TO THE REPUBLICANS WILL BE ABLE TO SAY WE'RE NOT DOING IT OUR WAY SAY WE'RE NOT DOING IT OUR WAY WHICH IS TO START WITH BORDER WHICH IS TO START WITH BORDER SECURITY.
SECURITY.
ON THE KEYSTONE BILL, THEY WILL ON THE KEYSTONE BILL, THEY WILL GET TO SOME SENSE OF ITS GET TO SOME SENSE OF ITS INCLUSION IN THE COMING WEEK.
INCLUSION IN THE COMING WEEK.
IT'LL BE THREE FULL WEEKS NOW IT'LL BE THREE FULL WEEKS NOW THEY HAVE DEBATED THIS BILL BUT THEY HAVE DEBATED THIS BILL BUT THERE WERE SOME CONCERNS THAT THERE WERE SOME CONCERNS THAT PERHAPS REPUBLICANS ARE PERHAPS REPUBLICANS ARE SHUTTING DOWN THE AMENDMENT SHUTTING DOWN THE AMENDMENT PROCESS A LITTLE EARLY SO THERE PROCESS A LITTLE EARLY SO THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT THIS IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT THIS BILL FIXES A CLOSER THAN BILL FIXES A CLOSER THAN ANTICIPATED VOTE AND THAT SENSE ANTICIPATED VOTE AND THAT SENSE OF BIPARTISANSHIP IS ALMOST OF BIPARTISANSHIP IS ALMOST LOST.
LOST.
>> THESE ARE TWO OF THE THINGS >> THESE ARE TWO OF THE THINGS THE PRESIDENT PROMISED TO VETO, THE PRESIDENT PROMISED TO VETO, RIGHT?
RIGHT?
>> WHAT IS INTERESTING ABOUT >> WHAT IS INTERESTING ABOUT KEYSTONE IS HE HAS SUGGESTED IF KEYSTONE IS HE HAS SUGGESTED IF YOU SEND THIS TO ME I WILL VETO YOU SEND THIS TO ME I WILL VETO THIS.
THIS.
IN THE SENATE, IT'S UNLIKELY IN THE SENATE, IT'S UNLIKELY THERE ARE OTHER VOTES RIGHT NOW THERE ARE OTHER VOTES RIGHT NOW TO SUPPORT AN OVERRIDE OF THE TO SUPPORT AN OVERRIDE OF THE PRESIDENT SO WE'LL SEE.
PRESIDENT SO WE'LL SEE.
ON IMMIGRATION I WANT TO ON IMMIGRATION I WANT TO MENTION WE NEED FUNDING FOR MENTION WE NEED FUNDING FOR DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.
SECURITY.
>> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT.
>> WE'LL END UP IN A DIFFERENT >> WE'LL END UP IN A DIFFERENT KIND OF ARGUMENT.
KIND OF ARGUMENT.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY.
WE'LL BE WATCHING ALL OF THE WE'LL BE WATCHING ALL OF THE ARGUMENTS.
ARGUMENTS.
IT'S WHAT WE DO BEST.
IT'S WHAT WE DO BEST.
MOST OF THE STATE OF THE UNION MOST OF THE STATE OF THE UNION WAS DEVOTED TO DOMESTIC POLICY WAS DEVOTED TO DOMESTIC POLICY BUT IT IS FAIR TO SAY THE BUT IT IS FAIR TO SAY THE ADMINISTRATION WAS FORCED TO ADMINISTRATION WAS FORCED TO SPEND MUCH IF NOT MORE OF ITS SPEND MUCH IF NOT MORE OF ITS TIME THIS WEEK ON CHALLENGES TIME THIS WEEK ON CHALLENGES ABROAD.
ABROAD.
WHETHER IT INVOLVED THE LOOMING WHETHER IT INVOLVED THE LOOMING IRAN SANCTIONS BILHE IRAN SANCTIONS BILHE SENSITIVE NEGOTIATIONS OR THE SENSITIVE NEGOTIATIONS OR THE UPHEAVAL IN YEME WHERE A KEY UPHEAVAL IN YEME WHERE A KEY OF OFFICE OR THE DEATH OF OF OFFICE OR THE DEATH OF ANOTR KEY ALLY, SAUDI ANOTR KEY ALLY, SAUDI ARABIA'S KING ABDULLAH.
ARABIA'S KING ABDULLAH.
EACH OF THESE EVENTS PLUS EACH OF THESE EVENTS PLUS ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU'S DECISION TO ADDRESS NETANYAHU'S DECISION TO ADDRESS A JOINT SESSION OF CONGRESS A JOINT SESSION OF CONGRESS JUST WEEKS BEFORE HIS OWN JUST WEEKS BEFORE HIS OWN COUNTRY'S ELECTION DAY SUCKED COUNTRY'S ELECTION DAY SUCKED THE U.S. BACK INTO PROBABLY ITS THE U.S. BACK INTO PROBABLY ITS MOST COMPLICATED FOREIGN POLICY MOST COMPLICATED FOREIGN POLICY CHALLENGES.
CHALLENGES.
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IS AT THE WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IS AT THE TOP OF THE LIST OF THOSE TOP OF THE LIST OF THOSE CHALLENGES?
CHALLENGES?
>> WOW.
>> WOW.
IT'S QUITE A LIST.
IT'S QUITE A LIST.
I WOULD SAY IN THE MOMENT RIGHT I WOULD SAY IN THE MOMENT RIGHT NOW OVER THIS WEEKEND IT'S THE NOW OVER THIS WEEKEND IT'S THE CHAOS IN YEMEN WHERE A CHAOS IN YEMEN WHERE A GOVERNMENT WITH WHOM WE HAVE GOVERNMENT WITH WHOM WE HAVE PARTNERED TO FIGHT AL QAEDA'S PARTNERED TO FIGHT AL QAEDA'S DEADLIEST BRANCH NOW, AL QAEDA DEADLIEST BRANCH NOW, AL QAEDA IN THE ARABIAN PENINSULA AQAP IN THE ARABIAN PENINSULA AQAP AND TO THE INSIDERS WHO DO AND TO THE INSIDERS WHO DO COUNTERTERRORISM, THEY'RE BASED COUNTERTERRORISM, THEY'RE BASED IN YEMEN, TIES TO THE MASSACRE IN YEMEN, TIES TO THE MASSACRE AT THE CHARLIE AS WELL AS THE AT THE CHARLIE AS WELL AS THE CHRISTMAS DAY 2009 UNDERWEAR CHRISTMAS DAY 2009 UNDERWEAR BOMBER AND SOME OTHER PLOTS, BOMBER AND SOME OTHER PLOTS, REALLY SCARY GROUP.
REALLY SCARY GROUP.
WE HAD BEEN WORKING WITH THE WE HAD BEEN WORKING WITH THE YEMENI GOVERNMENT IN A YEMENI GOVERNMENT IN A COUNTERTERROR KIND OF COUNTERTERROR KIND OF TP NERSHIP BECAUSE THIS AQA TP NERSHIP BECAUSE THIS AQA WAS TRYING TO TOP THE WAS TRYING TO TOP THE GOVERNMENT SO WE HAD BEEN GOVERNMENT SO WE HAD BEEN WORKING WITH THE GOVERNMENT WORKING WITH THE GOVERNMENT AGAINST THIS COMMON ALLY AQAP.
AGAINST THIS COMMON ALLY AQAP.
IN FACT PRESIDENT OBAMA CITED IN FACT PRESIDENT OBAMA CITED THIS AS A COUNTERTERROR SUCCESS THIS AS A COUNTERTERROR SUCCESS STORY WHEN HE GAVE HIS BIG STORY WHEN HE GAVE HIS BIG NATIONAL ADDRESS ABOUT THE NATIONAL ADDRESS ABOUT THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST IINSEPTEMBER.
CAMPAIGN AGAINST IINSEPTEMBER.
WELL, NOW THAT GOVERNMENT HAS WELL, NOW THAT GOVERNMENT HAS ESSENTIALLY BEEN DEPOSED BY A ESSENTIALLY BEEN DEPOSED BY A REBEL GROUP THAT IS NOT AQAP.
REBEL GROUP THAT IS NOT AQAP.
IT GETS COMPLICATED REALLY IT GETS COMPLICATED REALLY FAST.
FAST.
THE MAIN THING PEOPLE NEED TO THE MAIN THING PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW IS TURMOIL NOW, BASICALLY KNOW IS TURMOIL NOW, BASICALLY A POWER VACUUM.
A POWER VACUUM.
IT IS NOT CLEAR WHO IS GOING TO IT IS NOT CLEAR WHO IS GOING TO BE RUNNING THE GOVERNMENT.
BE RUNNING THE GOVERNMENT.
ALTHOUGH AQAP IS NOT GOING TO ALTHOUGH AQAP IS NOT GOING TO TAKE CHARGE OF THE GOVERNMENT, TAKE CHARGE OF THE GOVERNMENT, THESE AL QAEDA GUYS, THEY THESE AL QAEDA GUYS, THEY APPEAR TO BE EXPLOITING THE APPEAR TO BE EXPLOITING THE CHAOS AND THESE COUNTERTERROR CHAOS AND THESE COUNTERTERROR OPERATIONS WE WERE RUNNING OPERATIONS WE WERE RUNNING AGAINST THEM IN CONJUNCTION AGAINST THEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE GOVERNMENT ARE WITH THE GOVERNMENT ARE ESSENTIALLY ON PAUSE AT A ESSENTIALLY ON PAUSE AT A MOMENT WHEN WE ARE REMINDED MOMENT WHEN WE ARE REMINDED ABOUT HOW DANGEROUS AL QAEDA ABOUT HOW DANGEROUS AL QAEDA IS.
IS.
IN THE LONGER TERM IT'S THE IN THE LONGER TERM IT'S THE NUCLEAR DEAL WITH IRAN.
NUCLEAR DEAL WITH IRAN.
I THINK THAT IS STILL THE I THINK THAT IS STILL THE PRESIDENT'S TOP FOREIGN POLICY PRESIDENT'S TOP FOREIGN POLICY PRIORITY, TO STRIKE SOME KIND PRIORITY, TO STRIKE SOME KIND OF ACCOMMODATION THAT PREVENTS OF ACCOMMODATION THAT PREVENTS IRAN FROM DEVELOPING A NUCLEAR IRAN FROM DEVELOPING A NUCLEAR WEAPONS CAPABILITY WITHOUT SOME WEAPONS CAPABILITY WITHOUT SOME KIND OF MILITARY CONFLICT.
KIND OF MILITARY CONFLICT.
>> YOU'VE GOT A NEW KING IN >> YOU'VE GOT A NEW KING IN SAUDI ARABIA, MESS UP IN YEMEN, SAUDI ARABIA, MESS UP IN YEMEN, A REBUILDING GOVERNMENT IN A REBUILDING GOVERNMENT IN EGYPT, A SHAKY GOVERNMENT IN EGYPT, A SHAKY GOVERNMENT IN IRAQ,ND ELECTIONS COMING IN IRAQ,ND ELECTIONS COMING IN ISRAEL.
ISRAEL.
IS THE ADMINISTRATION -- HAVE IS THE ADMINISTRATION -- HAVE THEY BEEN ANTICIPATING THIS THEY BEEN ANTICIPATING THIS KIND OF VOLATILITY AND HOW ARE KIND OF VOLATILITY AND HOW ARE THEY ADAPTING TO IT OR THEY ADAPTING TO IT OR PREPARING FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR PREPARING FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR EVEN MORE VOLATILITY?
EVEN MORE VOLATILITY?
>> YES.
>> YES.
THEY WERE NOT ANTICIPATING IT.
THEY WERE NOT ANTICIPATING IT.
THE SLOGAN IN THIS THE SLOGAN IN THIS ADMINISTRATION A FEW YEARS AGO ADMINISTRATION A FEW YEARS AGO WAS THAT WE WERE GOING TO PIVOT WAS THAT WE WERE GOING TO PIVOT TO ASIA AND WE WERE GOING TO -- TO ASIA AND WE WERE GOING TO -- THE MIDDLE EAST WAS BOGGING US THE MIDDLE EAST WAS BOGGING US DOWN, CONSUMING TOO MUCH BLOOD, DOWN, CONSUMING TOO MUCH BLOOD, TREASURE, AND BAND WIDTH, AND TREASURE, AND BAND WIDTH, AND ASIA IS THE FUTURE, ITS GROWTH.
ASIA IS THE FUTURE, ITS GROWTH.
WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT THE RISE WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT THE RISE OF THE NEXT GREAT SUPER POWER OF THE NEXT GREAT SUPER POWER IN CHINA AND REALLY MANAGE IT.
IN CHINA AND REALLY MANAGE IT.
WELL, IT JUST HASN'T WORKED OUT WELL, IT JUST HASN'T WORKED OUT THAT WAY.
THAT WAY.
WHEN YOU SAY HOW ARE THEY WHEN YOU SAY HOW ARE THEY DEALING WITH IT, PRIORITIZING, DEALING WITH IT, PRIORITIZING, I MEAN, WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN I MEAN, WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOUR HOUSE, WHEN FIRES ARE YOUR HOUSE, WHEN FIRES ARE BREAKING OUT ON THREE DIFFERENT BREAKING OUT ON THREE DIFFERENT FLOORS OF YOUR HOUSE?
FLOORS OF YOUR HOUSE?
YOU JUST GRAB A BUCKET AND YOU YOU JUST GRAB A BUCKET AND YOU DUMP WATER WHEREVER YOU CAN TO DUMP WATER WHEREVER YOU CAN TO TRY TO CONTAIN IT.
TRY TO CONTAIN IT.
I REALLY THINK IT'S NOT A I REALLY THINK IT'S NOT A CRITICISM.
CRITICISM.
IT'S JUST THE REALITY OF WHAT IT'S JUST THE REALITY OF WHAT THEY'RE DEALING WITH.
THEY'RE DEALING WITH.
I THINK THEY'RE IMPROVISING.
I THINK THEY'RE IMPROVISING.
THEY'RE REACTIVE, TRYING TO PUT THEY'RE REACTIVE, TRYING TO PUT OUT FIRES ONE AT A TIME.
OUT FIRES ONE AT A TIME.
IF THERE IS A KIND OF GRANDER, IF THERE IS A KIND OF GRANDER, STRATEGIC IDEA HERE IT IS THIS STRATEGIC IDEA HERE IT IS THIS IDEA OF A DEAL WITH IRAN THAT IDEA OF A DEAL WITH IRAN THAT COULD BE THE FIRST STEP TOWARD COULD BE THE FIRST STEP TOWARD SOMEWHAT MORE NORMALIZED SOMEWHAT MORE NORMALIZED RELATIONSHIPS WITH TEHRAN.
RELATIONSHIPS WITH TEHRAN.
WE HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO.
WE HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO.
EVEN IF WE DO SEE A NUCLEAR EVEN IF WE DO SEE A NUCLEAR DEAL BY THIS DEADLINE THAT'S DEAL BY THIS DEADLINE THAT'S COMING UP JUNE 30.
COMING UP JUNE 30.
I THINK THAT'S AT BEST A 50/50 I THINK THAT'S AT BEST A 50/50 PROPOSITION.
PROPOSITION.
THERE ARE STILL A LOT OF OTHER THERE ARE STILL A LOT OF OTHER ISSUES THAT HAVE TO BE RESOLVED ISSUES THAT HAVE TO BE RESOLVED BEFORE WE'RE FRIENDS WITH IRAN BEFORE WE'RE FRIENDS WITH IRAN LIKE WE WERE BY THE WAY BEFORE LIKE WE WERE BY THE WAY BEFORE THE ISLAMIC REVOLUTION THERE.
THE ISLAMIC REVOLUTION THERE.
BUT I THINK THAT THAT IS THE -- BUT I THINK THAT THAT IS THE -- IF THERE IS A STRATEGIC IDEA IF THERE IS A STRATEGIC IDEA HERE IT'S THAT WE CAN CHANGE HERE IT'S THAT WE CAN CHANGE THE STRATEGIC DYNAMIC IN THE THE STRATEGIC DYNAMIC IN THE REGION.
REGION.
BY THE WAY, I THINK SAUDI BY THE WAY, I THINK SAUDI ARABIA AFTER THE DEATH OF THE ARABIA AFTER THE DEATH OF THE KING WILL PROBABLY BE STATUS KING WILL PROBABLY BE STATUS QUO FOR NOW BUT WHAT IS QUO FOR NOW BUT WHAT IS INTERESTING AS A QUESTION IS INTERESTING AS A QUESTION IS SORT OF WHO IS COMING NEXT IN SORT OF WHO IS COMING NEXT IN THE LINE OF SECESSION?
THE LINE OF SECESSION?
THAT IS A LITTLE MURKIER AND A THAT IS A LITTLE MURKIER AND A LITTLE MORE POTENTIAL FOR LITTLE MORE POTENTIAL FOR TROUBLE THERE.
TROUBLE THERE.
THE MAIN THING IS THE ARAB THE MAIN THING IS THE ARAB SPRING WAS A ONCE IN GENERATION SPRING WAS A ONCE IN GENERATION OR LONGER GEO POLITICAL E. HAVE OR LONGER GEO POLITICAL E. HAVE IT.
IT.
I THINK WE HAVE TO BE I THINK WE HAVE TO BE SYMPATHETIC TO THIS SYMPATHETIC TO THIS ADMINISTRATION AS IT TRIES TO ADMINISTRATION AS IT TRIES TO COPE WITH THE REALLY CHAOTIC -- COPE WITH THE REALLY CHAOTIC -- >> WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF TIME >> WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF TIME BUT I WANT TO ASK ABOUT THE BUT I WANT TO ASK ABOUT THE NETANYAHU ISSUE, THE NETANYAHU ISSUE, THE GAMESMANSHIP FROM ISRAEL.
GAMESMANSHIP FROM ISRAEL.
IS THAT WHAT IT IS?
IS THAT WHAT IT IS?
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
SOME OF IT IS GAMESMANSHIP AND SOME OF IT IS GAMESMANSHIP AND SOME IS REALLY WE'RE SEEING THE SOME IS REALLY WE'RE SEEING THE PARTISANSHIP IN WASHINGTON NOW PARTISANSHIP IN WASHINGTON NOW INFECTING FOREIGN POLICY.
INFECTING FOREIGN POLICY.
WE HAVE TALKED FOR YEARS ABOUT WE HAVE TALKED FOR YEARS ABOUT DIVIDED GOVERNMENT BUT WE HAVE DIVIDED GOVERNMENT BUT WE HAVE DIVIDED FOREIGN POLICY NOW IN A DIVIDED FOREIGN POLICY NOW IN A WAY I DON'T THINK PEOPLE HAVE WAY I DON'T THINK PEOPLE HAVE SEEN WHERE THE SPEAKER OF THE SEEN WHERE THE SPEAKER OF THE REPUBLICAN HOUSE ISSUES AN REPUBLICAN HOUSE ISSUES AN INVITATION TO A FOREIGN LEADER INVITATION TO A FOREIGN LEADER TO COME AND SPEAK TO CONGRESS TO COME AND SPEAK TO CONGRESS AND IN EFFECT LOBBY FOR AND IN EFFECT LOBBY FOR LEGISLATION THE PRESIDENT HAS LEGISLATION THE PRESIDENT HAS VOWED TO VETO.
VOWED TO VETO.
THE PRESIDENT SAYS NEW THE PRESIDENT SAYS NEW SANCTIONS ON IRAN THE SANCTIONS ON IRAN THE REPUBLICANS INTEND TO PASS WILL REPUBLICANS INTEND TO PASS WILL BLOW UP THE NUCLEAR TALKS AND BLOW UP THE NUCLEAR TALKS AND INCREASE THE THREAT OF A INCREASE THE THREAT OF A MILITARY CONFRONTATION.
MILITARY CONFRONTATION.
IT'S PRETTY DRAMATIC STUFF.
IT'S PRETTY DRAMATIC STUFF.
THE LAST THING, QUICKLY, THE THE LAST THING, QUICKLY, THE FUNDAMENTAL RELATIONSHIP FUNDAMENTAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE U.S. AND ISRAEL YOU BETWEEN THE U.S. AND ISRAEL YOU TALK TO PEOPLE IN BOTH TALK TO PEOPLE IN BOTH COUNTRIES AND THEY SAY IT'S COUNTRIES AND THEY SAY IT'S STILL SOLID.
STILL SOLID.
THE MILITARY-TO- MILITARY THE MILITARY-TO- MILITARY SECURITY PARTNERSHIP IS THERE.
SECURITY PARTNERSHIP IS THERE.
THERE IS A LOT OF TENSION AT THERE IS A LOT OF TENSION AT THE TOP THOUGH.
THE TOP THOUGH.
>> NOW WE HAVE TO TAKE A LITTLE >> NOW WE HAVE TO TAKE A LITTLE SIDE TRIP BECAUSE WE'RE GOING SIDE TRIP BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO GO TO IOWA WHICH HAS ALREADY TO GO TO IOWA WHICH HAS ALREADY BECOME GROUND ZERO FOR BECOME GROUND ZERO FOR SENATORS, GOVERNORS, RETIRED SENATORS, GOVERNORS, RETIRED PHYSICIANS, YOU NAME IT, WHO PHYSICIANS, YOU NAME IT, WHO WANT TO CUT THEIR TEETH ON 2016 WANT TO CUT THEIR TEETH ON 2016 PRIMARY POLITICS.
PRIMARY POLITICS.
SOME LIKE SENATOR RAND PAUL SOME LIKE SENATOR RAND PAUL CHALLENGED THEIR LIKELY CHALLENGED THEIR LIKELY OPPONENTS ON TWITTER AS WITH OPPONENTS ON TWITTER AS WITH THIS CHEEKY POST.
THIS CHEEKY POST.
JEB BUSH APPARENTLY GAVE MITT JEB BUSH APPARENTLY GAVE MITT ROMNEY A THIRD TIME'S A CHARM ROMNEY A THIRD TIME'S A CHARM BRACELET AT THEIR MEETING IN BRACELET AT THEIR MEETING IN UTAH TODAY.
UTAH TODAY.
OTHERS LIKE WISCONSIN GOVERNOR OTHERS LIKE WISCONSIN GOVERNOR SCOTT WALKER WILL BE OVERTLY SCOTT WALKER WILL BE OVERTLY TAKING PART IN THE PRIMARY TAKING PART IN THE PRIMARY COUNT FOR THE FIRST TIME AT THE COUNT FOR THE FIRST TIME AT THE IOWA FREEDOM SUMMIT WHERE JOHN IOWA FREEDOM SUMMIT WHERE JOHN DICKERSON FINDS HIMSELF TONIGHT DICKERSON FINDS HIMSELF TONIGHT WHICH RAISES THE QUESTION, WHICH RAISES THE QUESTION, JOHN, WHY ARE YOU THERE?
JOHN, WHY ARE YOU THERE?
>> SEEMS A LITTLE EARLY, >> SEEMS A LITTLE EARLY, DOESN'T IT, GWEN?
DOESN'T IT, GWEN?
WE GOT TWOHE 2016 WE GOT TWOHE 2016 ELECTION.
ELECTION.
BUT YOU CAN'T GET STARTED TOO BUT YOU CAN'T GET STARTED TOO EARLY IN IOWA.
EARLY IN IOWA.
THE CAUCUSES ARE A YEAR AWAY.
THE CAUCUSES ARE A YEAR AWAY.
AND WE HAVE THE IOWA FREEDOM AND WE HAVE THE IOWA FREEDOM SUMMIT AS YOU MENTIONED AND SUMMIT AS YOU MENTIONED AND SEVEN TO 10 DEPENDING ON WHAT SEVEN TO 10 DEPENDING ON WHAT DEFINITION YOU USE, REPUBLICANS DEFINITION YOU USE, REPUBLICANS WHO ARE THINKING ABOUT RUNNING WHO ARE THINKING ABOUT RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT, THEN A BUNCH OF FOR PRESIDENT, THEN A BUNCH OF THEM WHO ARE NOT HERE.
THEM WHO ARE NOT HERE.
BUT WHAT THE IOWA FREEDOM BUT WHAT THE IOWA FREEDOM SUMMIT IS IS A CHANCE FOR SOME SUMMIT IS IS A CHANCE FOR SOME OF THE MARQUEE NAMES -- SCOTT OF THE MARQUEE NAMES -- SCOTT WALKER, GOVERNOR OF WISCONSIN, WALKER, GOVERNOR OF WISCONSIN, CHRIS CHRISTIE, GOVERNOR OF NEW CHRIS CHRISTIE, GOVERNOR OF NEW JERSEY, RICK PERRY, THE FORMER JERSEY, RICK PERRY, THE FORMER GOVERNOR OF TEXAS -- TO COME, GOVERNOR OF TEXAS -- TO COME, MAKE THEIR PITCH TO THIS VERY MAKE THEIR PITCH TO THIS VERY CONSERVATIVE GROUP OF CONSERVATIVE GROUP OF REPUBLICAN VOTERS AND IT'S KIND REPUBLICAN VOTERS AND IT'S KIND OF THE KICK-OFF EVENT OF THE OF THE KICK-OFF EVENT OF THE CAUCUS.
CAUCUS.
THAT'S THE WAY THE PEOPLE I'VE THAT'S THE WAY THE PEOPLE I'VE BEEN TALKING TO ALL WEEK HAVE BEEN TALKING TO ALL WEEK HAVE BEEN REFERRING TO IT.
BEEN REFERRING TO IT.
THE OTHER THING THAT'S GOING ON THE OTHER THING THAT'S GOING ON AMONG ALL CAMPAIGNS INCLUDING AMONG ALL CAMPAIGNS INCLUDING THE ROMNEY CAMPAIGN, BUSH THE ROMNEY CAMPAIGN, BUSH CAMPAIGN, AND WHEN I SAY CAMPAIGN, AND WHEN I SAY "CAMPAIGN" WHAT I MEAN IS "CAMPAIGN" WHAT I MEAN IS CAMPAIGNS IN WAITING.
CAMPAIGNS IN WAITING.
CAMPAIGNS IN STARTING.
CAMPAIGNS IN STARTING.
THEY'RE TRYING TO GRAB THOSE THEY'RE TRYING TO GRAB THOSE VOLUNTEERS AND ORGANIZERS VOLUNTEERS AND ORGANIZERS BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE RUNNING THAT THE GOOD PEOPLE RUNNING THAT THE GOOD TALENT FOR THIS VERY IMPORTANT TALENT FOR THIS VERY IMPORTANT ORGANIZATIONAL EVENT, THE ORGANIZATIONAL EVENT, THE CAUCUS IN IOWA, IS MUCH CAUCUS IN IOWA, IS MUCH DIFFERENT THAN A NORMAL DIFFERENT THAN A NORMAL ELECTION.
ELECTION.
IT REQUIRES SOME ORGANIZATIONAL IT REQUIRES SOME ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS.
SKILLS.
THEY'RE FIGHTING FOR THOSE THEY'RE FIGHTING FOR THOSE STAFFERS AND THERE ARE NOT STAFFERS AND THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH TO GO AROUND.
ENOUGH TO GO AROUND.
>> WHAT DOES IT MEAN WHO'S >> WHAT DOES IT MEAN WHO'S THERE AND WHO'S NOT AT THIS THERE AND WHO'S NOT AT THIS STAGE?
STAGE?
FOR INSTANCE WE KNOW SCOTT FOR INSTANCE WE KNOW SCOTT WALKER IS FINALLY THERE.
WALKER IS FINALLY THERE.
WHAT WE ALSO NOTICE, BOTH JEB WHAT WE ALSO NOTICE, BOTH JEB BUSH AND MITT ROMNEE WEEKEND.
BUSH AND MITT ROMNEE WEEKEND.
>> WELL, I THINK WHAT IT MEANS >> WELL, I THINK WHAT IT MEANS IS THAT, YOU KNOW, JEB BUSH AND IS THAT, YOU KNOW, JEB BUSH AND MITT ROMNEY, THEY HAVE -- MITT ROMNEY, THEY HAVE -- THEY'RE JUST DOING THINGS A THEY'RE JUST DOING THINGS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY.
LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY.
FIRST OF ALL, THEY HAVE THE FIRST OF ALL, THEY HAVE THE NAME I.D.
NAME I.D.
THE VOTERS KNOW THEM.
THE VOTERS KNOW THEM.
OBVIOUSLY MITT ROMNEY HAS RUN OBVIOUSLY MITT ROMNEY HAS RUN TWICE BEFORE.
TWICE BEFORE.
JEB BUSH SEEMS TO BE PUTTING A JEB BUSH SEEMS TO BE PUTTING A LOT OF HIS EFFORT INTO HIS LOT OF HIS EFFORT INTO HIS FUNDRAISING OPERATION TRYING TO FUNDRAISING OPERATION TRYING TO SORT OF SCARE EVERYONE ELSE OUT SORT OF SCARE EVERYONE ELSE OUT OF THE POOL.
OF THE POOL.
AND WHEN I SAY EVERYONE ELSE I AND WHEN I SAY EVERYONE ELSE I REALLY MEAN MITT ROMNEY AND REALLY MEAN MITT ROMNEY AND CHRIS CHRISTIE.
CHRIS CHRISTIE.
THOSE ARE HIS TWO CLOSEST THOSE ARE HIS TWO CLOSEST COMPETITORS IN TERMS OF THE COMPETITORS IN TERMS OF THE SAME POOL OF MONEY.
SAME POOL OF MONEY.
AND BUSH IS LAUNCHING A VERY AND BUSH IS LAUNCHING A VERY AGGRESSIVE FUNDRAISING AGGRESSIVE FUNDRAISING OPERATION.
OPERATION.
SO HE IS FOCUSING ON THAT PART.
SO HE IS FOCUSING ON THAT PART.
THIS ISN'T REALLY HIS AUDIENCE.
THIS ISN'T REALLY HIS AUDIENCE.
I MEAN, PARTICULARLY JEB BUSH I MEAN, PARTICULARLY JEB BUSH WHOSE IDEAS ON IMMIGRATION ARE WHOSE IDEAS ON IMMIGRATION ARE MUCH FURTHER TO THE LEFT OF MUCH FURTHER TO THE LEFT OF THIS GROUP, STEVE KING, THE THIS GROUP, STEVE KING, THE CONGRESSMAN FROM IOWA IS VERY CONGRESSMAN FROM IOWA IS VERY HARD LINE AGAINST ILLEGAL HARD LINE AGAINST ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION, UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRATION, UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS.
WORKERS.
HE WILL ASK ALL THE CANDIDATES HE WILL ASK ALL THE CANDIDATES WHO ARE SHOWING UP OR POTENTIAL WHO ARE SHOWING UP OR POTENTIAL CANDIDATES WHO ARE SHOWING UP CANDIDATES WHO ARE SHOWING UP WHAT THEIR POSITIONS ARE.
WHAT THEIR POSITIONS ARE.
AND THE INST WOULD BE CHRIS CHR AND THE INST WOULD BE CHRIS CHR WHO HAS TWO THINGS.
WHO HAS TWO THINGS.
ONE HE'S CONSIDERED KIND OF ONE HE'S CONSIDERED KIND OF MODERATE BY SOME OF THE PEOPLE MODERATE BY SOME OF THE PEOPLE IN THIS AUDIENCE BUT HE HAS A IN THIS AUDIENCE BUT HE HAS A VERY CLOSE PERSONAL VERY CLOSE PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH STEVE KING.
RELATIONSHIP WITH STEVE KING.
AND IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO AND IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW HE COMES OUT OF THIS.
SEE HOW HE COMES OUT OF THIS.
WHY DOES SHOWING UP AT THIS WHY DOES SHOWING UP AT THIS THING MATTER IS THAT THE THING MATTER IS THAT THE ACTIVISTS WHO WOULD LEAVE THE ACTIVISTS WHO WOULD LEAVE THE HALL WILL LEAVE WITH SOME HALL WILL LEAVE WITH SOME IMPRESSION OF THESE CANDIDATES.
IMPRESSION OF THESE CANDIDATES.
SCOTT WALKER HAD SOME WORK TO SCOTT WALKER HAD SOME WORK TO DO IN TERMS OF EXCITING PEOPLE.
DO IN TERMS OF EXCITING PEOPLE.
IF HE DOES SOMETHING TO EXCITE IF HE DOES SOMETHING TO EXCITE THEM IN THIS EVENT, THEN IT THEM IN THIS EVENT, THEN IT STARTS TO GET PASSED AROUND STARTS TO GET PASSED AROUND AMONG THESE ACTIVISTS HERE IN AMONG THESE ACTIVISTS HERE IN IOWA.
IOWA.
>> JOHN, HOW MUCH OF THE >> JOHN, HOW MUCH OF THE SCRAMBLING THAT YOU TALK ABOUT SCRAMBLING THAT YOU TALK ABOUT JUST FOR CAMPAIGN WORKERS IS JUST FOR CAMPAIGN WORKERS IS GOING ON FOR MONEY AS WELL AND GOING ON FOR MONEY AS WELL AND GOING ON FAR BEYOND IOWA?
GOING ON FAR BEYOND IOWA?
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
IN IOWA THE FIGHT IS NOT REALLY IN IOWA THE FIGHT IS NOT REALLY FOR MONEY.
FOR MONEY.
IT'S FOR THESE WORKERS.
IT'S FOR THESE WORKERS.
I WAS TALKING TO I WAS TALKING TO REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE VARIOUS CAMPAIGNS AND I TALKED VARIOUS CAMPAIGNS AND I TALKED TO THE TO THE CAMPAIGNS AND GOT A LIST OF CAMPAIGNS AND GOT A LIST OF PEOPLE WHO ARE SIGNED UP AND PEOPLE WHO ARE SIGNED UP AND READY TO GO FOR THE CANDIDATES.
READY TO GO FOR THE CANDIDATES.
IT TURNS OUT SOME OF THE PEOPLE IT TURNS OUT SOME OF THE PEOPLE ARE ON BOTH LISTS.
ARE ON BOTH LISTS.
SO IT'S NOT QUITE -- THERE ARE SO IT'S NOT QUITE -- THERE ARE GOING TO BE SOME AWKWARD GOING TO BE SOME AWKWARD CONVERSATIONS IN IOWA.
CONVERSATIONS IN IOWA.
SO THAT GIVES YOU A SENSE OF SO THAT GIVES YOU A SENSE OF THE SCRAMBLE THOUGH FOR THIS THE SCRAMBLE THOUGH FOR THIS TALENT.
TALENT.
OUTSIDE OF IOWA THE FIGHT IS OUTSIDE OF IOWA THE FIGHT IS FOR THE MONEY.
FOR THE MONEY.
THAT HAPPENS IN THE BIG CITIES THAT HAPPENS IN THE BIG CITIES AND WITH THE BIG REPUBLICAN AND WITH THE BIG REPUBLICAN NAMES WHO CANNOT ONLY WRITE NAMES WHO CANNOT ONLY WRITE CHECKS THEMSELVES BUT HAVE A CHECKS THEMSELVES BUT HAVE A NETWORK OF PEOPLE THEY CAN NETWORK OF PEOPLE THEY CAN BUNDLE TOGETHER.
BUNDLE TOGETHER.
SO THAT'S THE BIGGER FIGHT SO THAT'S THE BIGGER FIGHT THAT'S GOING ON OUTSIDE OF IOWA THAT'S GOING ON OUTSIDE OF IOWA HERE.
HERE.
>> KEEPING TRACK COAST TO COAST >> KEEPING TRACK COAST TO COAST ALL YEAR LONG.
ALL YEAR LONG.
YOU GO SO WE DON'T HAVE TO.
YOU GO SO WE DON'T HAVE TO.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
GWEN: THANKS EVERYBODY ELSE AS GWEN: THANKS EVERYBODY ELSE AS WELL.
WELL.
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AMONG OTHER THINGS WE'LL TALK AMONG OTHER THINGS WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE WHITE HOUSE DIGITAL ABOUT THE WHITE HOUSE DIGITAL STRATEGY AND WHY IT HAS TO DO STRATEGY AND WHY IT HAS TO DO WITH GREEN LIP STICK.
WITH GREEN LIP STICK.
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NEXT WEEK ON "WASHINGTON WEEK."
GOOD NIGHT.