by less than half a percentage point. it was a ss t landslide. it was a l mandate. w itas was also 40 years ago. and in some ways seems even longer than that. since reagan the positivistre puregu tonight, we will examine today . republican party on the eve of yet anotheblicr presidential election. what does the party believe, what is the republican position on foreign policy, cultural issues. how if the party has changed, where is it going? california and new york, will be popular vote be in play againag for a nominee or does winninaig require running the electoral college gauntlets. we are joined tonight by four people who have worked in or around politics for decades. they are very likely to have different views on some issues and may prioritize issuesiz differently. they maye sues represent peopley differensentt orthodoxies withie party but they have come together to discuss policy and politics in the upcoming race for president. as we begin tonight we start with a quoten
socially liberal, meaning that i want to be tolerant, i want toyb make sure that everyonode feelss welcomed, but i also want to have a good economy, a good opportunit ey for people, lower taxes,and et cetera. the truth is that the majority of people are actually socially conservative and fiscally liberal. one of the reasons we are in the situation we arel. in today whee yo u have a huge debt ceiling figh t because of all this spending that has been over several presidencies, there doesn t seem to be any stop that. it s a very interesting thing ty try and see. look at this republican party. it is a bi g tent. can that include the fiscally conservative, socially liberal as well as the majority of people who are nowase ma sayingy are socially conservative and fiscally liberal. they want thral,e government too more for people economically. can understand the thinking as to why but i do think that it s incumbent on the