closer, to being able to come to some decisions together, to get this white house as well to listen to some of the ideas that you want to put forward? >> we have been doing that, the pledge to america is an example of that. we tried to meet with in the -- with the democrats repeatedly. we put an economic plan literally into the hands of the president. >> do you expect better cooperation from the president, do you think you will get it? >> we certainly hope so. the president has spoken to senator mcconnell and speaker-elect, which is a great thing to say, john boehner. we hope that that is there. that's a message that the voters said loud and clear tonight. i have to say one other thing that the voters said loud and clear, after 2008, the republican party was defined as a southern, white male party. when you take the newly elected