2016. i think it s going to happen personally, but, boy, if it doesn t, republicans are really shooting themselves in the foot. susan, your number two was control the senate. yes. it almost kind of tails into a little bit of what chris was just saying in the what s going to happen in the republican primaries. that s going to be key and how the republicans are able to gain the senate because if they go too right and make too many headlines like frankly they did in 2012 then that s going to hurt their chances, and immigration reform we probably will see after those primaries because it s going to open up a little window for house. susan, your winner and loser, fast. winner is presidential front-runners chris christie and hillary clinton. and losers president obama. chris? winner is secretary clinton, perfect time to go for the administration, not a great political year. the loser is congress. about as popular as melanoma and about as dysfunctional as mayor ford from toronto.
if you liked your plan, you can keep your plan, if you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor. a lot of doctors are not being carried over into these plans. and the costs are hitting home to the middle class. even if they get the enrollment, in all fairness to roll out a program like this is tremendous but the focus will most likely be on the negative, not the positive. i just think in general in the reporting. you re saying republicans will continue to push that note. chris, also on your list for 2014, immigration, that s number two. you say that s going to happen. you also predict a gop civil war. well, you know, immigration passed in senate, there will be some deal i think in terms of maybe a piecemeal approach. if that doesn t happen and the republicans cannot get their, you know, act together in terms of, you know, basically pushing forward some kind of immigration reform, the kwenlss for the republican party are pretty severe, especially focusing on
here s nbc s first read top political stories. do you agree? the senate passing the immigration bill, which languished in the republican-controlled house. the shutdown over syria s chemical weapons. three, the bombshell release of nsa leaks. two, the government shutdown which clobbered republicans in the polls but then number one, the botched rollout of the healthcare.gov website and exchange which took a big toll on president obama s job approval. that was 2013. for a look forward to 2014, let s bring in democratic strategist and former edwards communications director chris calfinas and susan. always great to see you. chris, start with you.