>> well, it's doubtful reagan could have governed with me of these lawmakers he identifies with. the new republican generations have been different i think. wane slater is political senior writer for "the dallas course, a msnbc political analyst and editor at large for salon. thank you for joining us. what is this 47%? i think, wayne and joan, we both know in terms of the critic the last couple of weeks of the campaign last year, that was the killer for romney. it wasn't that he just talked about it. he seemed like a guy who was interested in the wealthier americans and helping them out economically and not in tune with those that were not so wealthy. this is november 2012, suggested a solution that actually contradicts him and tea partyiers. let's listen. >> the national narrative over the last election was that 47% of americans who were not