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steve, what do you think about that? i don t know that he necessarily if he comes in second place has a claim to the vice presidency. in the republican party coming in second place at the end of this process, usually is an indicator you re going to be the next nominee of the party, right? so any republican who goes through this process and winds up in second place, it s different than the democratic party, the signal in the democratic party you re washed up. steve schmitt, richard wolf fche, great to have you with us tonight. remember, answer the question there at the bottom of the screen, and share your thoughts on twitter at #edshow. super pack slug fest when the gop nominee faces barack obama. ari melber and robert reich. republicans are waging war on workers, one of the men standing in their way, bernie sanders, he s coming up, joins me to talk
necessarily if he comes in second place has a claim to the vice presidency. in the republican party coming in second place at the end of this process, usually is an indicator you re going to be the next nominee of the party, right? so any republican who goes through this process and winds up in second place, it s different than the democratic party, the signal in the democratic party you re washed up. steve schmitt, richard wolf fche, great to have you with us tonight. remember, answer the question there at the bottom of the screen, and share your thoughts on twitter at #edshow. super pack slug fest when the gop nominee faces barack obama. ari melber and robert reich. republicans are waging war on workers, one of the men standing in their way, bernie sanders, he s coming up, joins me to talk about his plan to save the post office, lots more coming up, stay with us we re right back. yo