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IF MICHAEL STEEL
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DECIDES TO RUN, YOU WILL NOT BE A CANDIDATE. >> REPUBLICANS DON'T HAVE TO BEAT UP ON REPUBLICANS. SECONDLY, HE CAMPAIGNED AND
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SUPPORTED ME. I HAVE BEEN VERY, VERY CANDID WITH THE CHAIRMAN. THERE'S BEEN CHALLENGES WITH MAJOR DONORS. ON THE OTHER HAND, I DON'T THINK SO THESE GOTTEN...
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THANKS. STEVE, YOU WANT TO START? >> STEVE, GOOD TO SEE YOU. >> BY THE WAY, I WORK WITH BOTH THESE GUYS. I'M GLAD
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TO SEE YOU'RE STILL WORKING. I'M GLAD TO SEE YOU'RE
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STILL OUT THERE. >> WE APPRECIATE THAT. >> SENATOR, THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE ENDS THIS CYCLE IN
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DEBT. THE ONLY ONE IN THE MAJOR
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| 00:01:41 |
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PARTY COMMITTEES THAT SPENT MORE THAN IT RAISED, AND IT DIDN'T RAISE MUCH. GROUPS LIKE YOURS AND THE GROUPS LIKE KARL ROVE, MY QUESTION IS, WHY EVEN...
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LIKE MINE, THE AMERICAN ACTION NETWORK. AMERICAN CROSS ROADS. ON THE DEMOCRATIC SIDE, FOR YEARS, THE DEM OVERWHELMED. THEY ARE A MAJOR FACTORS ON...
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| 00:03:12 |
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NOT TO RUN, WILL YOU GO FOR THE CHAIRMAN'S POSITION? >> WELL, AGAIN, CHAIRMAN HAS TO DECIDE WHAT HE HAS TO DO. I WOULD
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SAY HUMILITY, IF THE OPPORTUNITY WERE THERE TO HELP MY PARTY, I WOULD HELP ME PARTY. PART OF IT IS TO INTERACT WITH THE RG A AND THE HOUSE COMMITTEE....
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WITH THE PURPOSE OF SIGNALLING THE CHALLENGE TO MICHAEL STEEL. THERE WAS BACKLASH AND YOU DIDN'T GO. WEREN'T YOU THINKING OF RUNNING THEN AND CHALLENGING...
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| 00:04:24 |
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LEAK OUT THAT MAY NOT HAVE BASIS. MY INTENT HAS NEVER BEEN TO CHALLENGE CHAIRMAN STEEL. ONE OF MY CONCERNS THAT CAME UP. ON THE LEFT, FOLKS WERE...
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| 00:05:48 |
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A CANDIDATE. YOU WOULD BRING AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE THIRD PARTY GROUPS. CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT HOW YOU SEE THE THIRD PARTY GROUPS FUNCTIONING AND IF...
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RIGHT NOW. AS YOU WOULD ADMIT. THERE'S BEEN A CHANGE IN THE TONE. NOW THERE'S TALK ON THE LEFT OF TAKING A MORE ACTIVE ROLE IN DOING WHAT CONSERVATIVES...
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| 00:08:56 |
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FOR DOLLAR. YOU SUPPORT 527 WHICH EVERYTHING IS DISCLOSED. OUR GROUP WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIALLY THIS IS THAN 50% ADVOCACY. SO, THERE ARE RULES AND REGULATIONS...
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| 00:10:41 |
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CONFERENCE. WITH THE INCREASE IN THE HISPANIC POPULATION. THEY VOTE MORE HEAVILY DEMOCRATIC. WHAT IS YOUR STRATEGY WITH REGARD TO BRINGING MORE, EXCUSE...
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| 00:11:05 |
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BEFORE, TWO REPUBLICAN GOVERNORS. SANDOVAL AND MARTINEZ. MARCO RUBIO. WE ARE PROUD OF LEADERSHIP. WE BELIEVE THE PRINCIPLES WE STAND FOR ON ISSUES OF...
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| 00:13:06 |
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HAVE A STRONG MESSAGE ABOUT A NATION TO SECURE ITS BORDERS. THERE'S A TONE THAT WASN'T THE SAME. THE ELECTIONS WHETHER COLORADO, NEVADA WASN'T ABOUT...
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NEVADA CANDIDATE, IN NEVADA THEY RAN AN AD OF A HISPANIC RUNNING AGAINST A FENCE IN THE DARK OF NIGHT. WOULD YOU HAVE DONE THAT? >> I'M NOT GOING TO...
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OWN RACES AND PEOPLE LOOK AT STUFF I HAVE DONE. I'M NOT GOING TO RESPOND WHETHER THAT WAS A GOOD OR BAD AD. BOTTOM LINE, WE NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB TO...
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APPEASE THE TEA PARTY? >> THE FOCUS OF THE TEA PARTY, BY THE WAY, IT WAS PART OF A TREMENDOUS COALITION THAT VOTED FOR
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CONSERVATIVES. IT WAS A CRITICAL REASON FOR US PICKING UP AT LEAST 63 HOUSE SEATS AND 500 SEATS. THE FOCUS OF TEA PARTY IS ABOUT BIG SPENDING, BIG...
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YOU ENDURED, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY. YOU THOUGHT THE -- >> ACTUALLY -- >> GO AHEAD. >> I WOULD CHECK HISTORY ON THAT. I HAVE
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ALWAYS BEEN
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A BELIEVER IN FULL
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| 00:17:31 |
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DISCLOSURE. WE DIDN'T HAVE A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD. MCCAIN FINEGOLD RESULTING IN MONEY FINDING OTHER 527'S BECAME A BIG ISSUE. I WOULD QUESTION THE...
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| 00:18:03 |
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FOR SOME REFORMS ON BIG MONEY POLITICS, AND I REMEMBER SPECIFICALLY, YOU'RE CALLING FOR A MINNESOTAN S RESTRICTIONS. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK GOING FORWARD....
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| 00:18:35 |
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I THINK PEOPLE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GIVE THE FIRST AMENDMENT, THE U.S. SUPREME COURT AFFIRMS WE HAVE FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS TO CONTRIBUTE CAMPAIGNS. HALF...
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| 00:20:03 |
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DUCK, IS THAT SOMETHING YOU WANT TO SUPPORT? >> THERE WASN'T A SINGLE REPUBLICAN THAT SUPPORTED THIS FULL OF DISCLOSURE. SCOTT
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| 00:20:13 |
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BROWN DIDN'T SUPPORT IT. SUSAN COLINLINS DIDN'T SUPPORT IT. YOU HAVE THE BUILT-IN ADVANTAGE. IF WE COULD REALLY FIND A WAY TO WORK IN A BIPARTISAN MANNER...
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| 00:20:56 |
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LEGISLATIVE RACES. ALSO IN MINNESOTA, BIG GAINS FOR REPUBLICANS, WHY DIDN'T YOU WIN THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE? >> 2, FIRST, THEY WERE HUGE GAINS. REPUBLICANS...
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| 00:21:14 |
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WE HAD PARTY DESIGNATION GOING BACK TO 1972. HUGE GAINS IN THE SENATE AND HOUSE. IN THE GOVERNOR'S RACE. LOOK AT WHAT YOU HAD THERE. OUTSIDE MONEY...
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| 00:22:43 |
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DONE. ON THE OTHER HAND, I BELIEVE IN CAPITALISM AND FREE ENTERPRISE. I THINK IT'S OKAY TO MAKE MONEY IN AMERICA. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE MONEY. I HAVE...
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| 00:23:45 |
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THE MURKOWSKI'S CAMPAIGN. >> I UNDERSTAND JOE'S FRUSTRATION. I'M LISTENING TO WHAT JOE IS SAYING. THEY
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| 00:23:55 |
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DIDN'T USE THE SAME STANDARDS TO COUNT BALLOTS. I HAD SOME OF THOSE CONCERNS IN MINNESOTA ON A MUCH, MUCH CLOSER RACE IN WHICH ALL THE BALLOTS COUNTED,...
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| 00:25:16 |
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TALKED ABOUT AT THE RNC, WOULD YOU STAY WITH
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| 00:25:20 |
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AMERICAN ACTION NETWORK AND GROUPS LIKE THAT. AMERICAN CROSS ROADS HERE TO SAY IN REPUBLICAN POLITICS AND NATIONAL POLITICS? >> I REALLY THINK THEY...
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| 00:25:38 |
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PURPOSE. I THINK THEY'RE PART THE LANDSCAPE >> WHAT THAT MEANS, WHO KNOWS? UNLESS AND UNTIL WE CHANGE
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| 00:25:54 |
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MCCAIN MCCAIN MCCAIN >> SENATOR, THANK YOU FOR BEING ON "NEWSMAKERS" >> GENTLEMEN, WE HAVE A FEW MINUTES TO PUT WHAT SENATOR
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| 00:26:08 |
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COLEMAN SAID IN POLITICAL PERSPECTIVE. YOU ASKED A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THE GROUPS LIKE AMERICAN ACTION NETWORK. URE HEARD THEY'RE HERE TO SAY. WHAT...
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| 00:26:31 |
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ABOUT POLITICS. WE HAVE SEEN IN THIS PAST MIDTERM ELECTION. RECORD AMOUNTS AT MID-TERM ELECTIONS WITH THIRD PARTIES CONTRIBUTING AND PARTICIPATING...
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| 00:27:39 |
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THERE QUITE AS MUCH SYMMETRY AS HE SUGGESTS? >> I DON'T THINK SO. THIS IS A POLITICIAN TRYING TO NAVIGATE THINGS LIKE THE HISPANIC VOTE,
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| 00:27:54 |
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YOU TALKED ABOUT AND HE TALKED ABOUT SOME LENGTH. THAT DOESN'T COALESCE IN SOME OF THE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT IMMIGRATION. HE'S SMART IN REALIZING THE...
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| 00:28:35 |
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PRESIDENTIAL RACE, WE DON'T KNOW HOW MANY CANDIDATES WILL BE IN THE FIELD. JUST GIVE US AN OVERALL HANDICAP OF WHAT 2012 LOOKS LIKE FOR THIS GROUP AND...
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| 00:29:05 |
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AMONG DEMOCRAT, 46% SAY THEY WANT HIM CHALLENGED IN A PRIMARY. THOSE
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| 00:29:10 |
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ARE
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| 00:29:12 |
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BOTH TROUBLING SIGNS FOR AN INCUMBENT HEADING BACK INTO A CYCLE. OTHER POLLS SHOW IS WIDE UP. MIT ROMNEY IS ALSO IN THERE. WE POLLED I THINK 11 NAMES....
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| 00:29:42 |
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COUPLE HINTS OF POSITIVE ECONOMIC NUMBERS THIS PAST WEEK
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| 00:29:45 |
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EVEN. IF THAT WERE TO CONTINUE, I WOULD SUSPECT BARACK OBAMA'S FORTUNES WOULD CHANGE. ASIDE FROM THE POLLING NUMBERS AND THE CHALLENGES, DEMOCRATS...
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| 00:30:36 |
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WE HEARD A LOT OF YOUNG VOTERS SAY THEY WERE TURNED OFF. IS IT
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| 00:30:43 |
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GOING TO BE POSITIVE? >> I THINK YOUTH WILL COME BACK. I THINK THAT WILL COME BACK. DEPENDS IN PART ON WHO
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| 00:30:54 |
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THE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE IS. SARAH PALIN WILL APPEAL. BUT THEY MAY TURN OUT AGAINST HERE. I'M NOT SURE THEY'RE GOING TO BE AS ENERGIZED? >> ARE YOU SUSPECTING...
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| 00:31:16 |
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HAVE TALKED TO OTHER CAMPAIGNS. THEY
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| 00:31:20 |
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DON'T KNOW HOW TO NAVIGATE THAT BECAUSE IT'S SO DIFFERENT. THAT'S NOT THE RULES THEY HAVE PLAYED BY. IT MAY NOT WORK. BUT IF IT DOES, WE WILL WRITE...
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6:30 P.M., SPEAK MIKE
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