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
largest number of seats, the lib dem accounts are second and they have been involved in a power sharing coalition over the past year but there was a bit of a disagreement just recently about power sharing of the leadership. currently, the greens and labour run the council in coalition and lib democrats are the opposition. but they are very strong here and putting all of their resources to getting this seat. we saw ed davey visit here just last week. there is a real debate. lewes likes to be quite a rebellious place. it is famous for its bonfire night celebration and we have seen many a politician and many a prime minister burned in effigy in these streets in november. it is also very politically engaged town and constituency, turnout is always high here. it is all to play for as the candidates for the conservatives and liberal democrats battle it out and try and see who can win onjuly the ath. try and see who can win on july the ath. . ., ., ~ y. y try and see who can win on july the a
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