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
i thinssk we are doing a very good job oodf bringing in working-class voters.le our problem are collegm e educad elite in the sub-birds who have defected from the republican republican party for a number of regions and we have to bring them back. i think the good the news is tht there is not a policy differencc here. the three states i mentioned before in those elections, the recent elections were purpletes states, florida used to be a one-point state.e. the candidates have been governing with conservative principles and they captured all the trum allp supporters and thy did very well among women andic minorities, hispanics and sos forth.isiv they won decisive victories. i think that we can do that on thies.e national level. republican conservatives do not believe in a cradle to the grave dependency society. in student loans, in the