well, it s doubtful reagan could have governed with me of these lawmakers he identifies with. the new republican generations have been different i think. wane slater is political senior writer for the dallas course, a msnbc political analyst and editor at large for salon. thank you for joining us. what is this 47%? i think, wayne and joan, we both know in terms of the critic the last couple of weeks of the campaign last year, that was the killer for romney. it wasn t that he just talked about it. he seemed like a guy who was interested in the wealthier americans and helping them out economically and not in tune with those that were not so wealthy. this is november 2012, suggested a solution that actually contradicts him and tea partyiers. let s listen. the national narrative over the last election was that 47% of americans who were not