minnesota. even then he only lost that my less than half a percentage point. it was a landslide. it was a mandate. it was also 40 years ago. in some ways seems longer than that. since reagan s revolution republicans have won the white house four times but only when the popular vote twice. tonight, we will examine today s republican party on the evil of a presidential election. what does the party believe? what does the republican position on the economy or foreign-policy or cultural issues, how has the party changed, where is it going, california, new york where the popular vote be in play again for republican nominee or does winning require running the electoral college got let. we are joined today by four people who have worked in or around politics for decades. they are very likely to have different views on some issues or may prioritize issues differently. they may represent different orthodoxies within the party but they have come together to discuss policy and politics
m kennedy institute, hatch foundation and be our goal to foster a discussion. based on principles not politics. politics. passing some o and forming an unlikely friendship that transcended their partizan differences. in that spirit, in just a moment, we ll hear from democratic senator jeanne shaheen of new hampshire and republican senator joni ernst of iowa. they re used to facing off from their posts on the armed services committee in the senate, and clearly they have different views on the biggest issues facing the nation. but for the next hour, we ll try to find common ground through constructive disagreement we ll try to find common ground. through constructive disagreement. and search for the bipartisan compromise that has been hallmark of u.s. has been hallmark of u.s. senate for over two centuries, now. without further ado, let s get started welcome new hampshire senior jeanne shaheen and iowa senator joni ernst. [applause] senators welcome. you know senator sanders an
Good night from new york city. liv bret: from edward m kennedyte institute in s ful boston we re joined by a live audience. in the institute s full size replica of the u.s. senate. some 450 miles north of the capital. for a special debate. aim bret baier. the senate project, is a series of oxford styleegia debates,lity mej meant to try to rekindle theth tradition of the e debate, thiss brought to you through a join partnership with edward