it. i think it s a lot of that. we need to go back to reagan s words when he used to say my 80% friend is not my 20% enemy. we need to be in the community and we need to accept, i think, different voices within our party. joining me, cnn political contributor, margaret hoover and charles blow and gale trotter. margaret, the rnc chairman is saying the republican party s policies are sound, that it s the message that has to change. is that the case? i think he s largely right there, although you do notice in his messaging, the other thing when he said 80/20, what he s saying there is there has got to be room for people who have different views on different issues which means we re getting rid of this necessity to have absolute orthodoxy on every issue, people that don t believe the same things we believe on say gay marriage or immigration reform, he s preaching tolerance within the context of the movement and the party which is new. that s fantastic. i m very heartened by this
he s been hit with negative attacks. it s absolutely amazing how dirty the game is, how expensive the game is. it just doesn t make sense. reporter: and if that s not enough to grab the voters attention thank you for your vote and the support. reporter: the winner on the republican side would likely face elizabeth colbert-bush. yes, the sister of late-night funny man steven colbert. it s colbert, not colbert. that s right. reporter: although she pronounces the name differently. this is not a joke? this is not a joke. this is all too important, all too important with the condition our country s in. reporter: cnn political contributor, who has roots in south carolina, has his eye on sanford. who seems to be reconnecting with voters. there is an affection for a guy who admits he s a sinner and asks for forgiveness, especially down here.
it was eight days, nine days ago we were discussing paul ryan, the article in the new yorker called fuss budget. did you know then he was actually on the fast track to be a pick for the vp? no, we barely talked about it in my interview. the reason i wrote the piece, i wanted to think about what is romney going so do if he wins. if you want to understand what republicans will do if they gain the white house, paul ryan is the guy to understand. it was his policy agenda that you knew romney was going in the direction. i didn t think he would take paul ryan himself. you could have said yes and told us you did i want to be honest. i did say he was a long shot for veep. we re talking all about paul ryan today. in fact, we want to get up close and personal with the congressman. mitt romney says he is very happy with his new running mate, ryan seems genuinely moved by the appointment and at point practically crying with emotion. last night on 60 minutes. paul ryan said
just straying from talking points that the mandate imposes a penalty, not a tax. the law is clear. it s called a penalty. the massive so-called tax increase is the freeloader penalty. people who can buy health insurance should take responsibility to do so. it s set up as a penalty for people who decide not to have insurance. it s a penalty. in case you missed it, it s a penalty and not a tax. that s what s being said, right? as for the republican side, any time is tax time. it s a tax increase. it s a massive tax increase on the middle class. that s florida senator marco rubio on saturday and the beat goes on. this law is a tax. obama care is the biggest tax increase in american history. the government could decide that we re going to tax you if you don t eat broccoli on tuesday. the affordable care act is a tax. it is the largest tax in america s history. it s the largest tax increase on the middle class in history. obama care raises taxes on the
generation of radar, one expert calling it a matter of life and death. and a grandmother brutally bullied on a school bus. right now though through the power of social media an unbelievable outpouring of sympathy and cash. we ll update you on what s going on. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. they were a critical part of his winning coalition in 2008. and this year president obama needs latino voters more than ever as he faces a very tough re-election campaign. just a few hours ago the president addressed one of the country s largest hispanic conventions laying out his vision not only for immigration reform, but also for the country s economic future. our chief white house correspondent, jessica yellin, is traveling with the president in florida. jessica, after a surprise move last week ending deportations for some illegal immigrants brought to the united states as children, did the president use that and more to politically go after mitt romney? reporte