RNC Chair on Successful Elections

" Tonight at a very rapid Michael Steele who's a lot more genteel of these issues and he's and other bottom of that so give me he's it was a very hard for overhauling this health care. Overhaul. On the Michael maybe we got just that Malia and it may have been."

" I thought very Beck has gotten out the value baby I don't know I don't know -- that's -- is the -- hospital and I don't wanna. What's gone on is our reality check for a lot of folks who've been tried to hijack our health care system and our economy. And you -- played out last night the grassroots of this country moms and -- small business owners. Responding independent voters that was split 5050 in all wait between John McCain and Barack Obama would tune of one. In both states. And it's amazing. Reversal of fortunes for the Democrats largely because. They have tried too much to assume. Too expensively. On the backs of the American people and they're not standing for."

" Michael we're getting a split read out this election is being driven in the house -- the Senate Harry Reid as you yeah and and it just might delay a vote on on the health care package there. Nancy Pelosi full steam ahead in the house what do you make him."

" Well I'll tell you why because Nancy Pelosi has enough room in her numbers. To give a certain portion of the blue dog Democrats the divide they don't have to vote for the bill in order to pass it. In the Senate however it's a lot closer quarters for those blue dog Democrats. They don't let you go Mary Landrieu another -- don't have the luxury. Of big numbers -- he's got sixty votes in if you don't do the sixty that you got the nuclear option and it in either scenario. There -- a lot of folks whose petard is going to be on the hook."

" This frivolous is that something be a factor I'm going right we did what and we want that -- the hotly contested New York 23 race. And -- map that they picked up a couple states is open California's seat Endesa addicted to more scenes were for the for health care right. So she's going to argue I don't know what this damning indictment on Democrats is all about one members on my New Jersey and Virginia but I just keep the map and not. In the house and she's saying it looks good today."

" While the damning indictment indictment done madam speaker is that you lost New Jersey. I mean you don't get much more Democrat on the northeast and New Jersey for goodness sakes is one of the Blue States outside of Maryland I mean the two of them are like twin sisters."

" But I -- you lose her -- looked kind of an error and I'd say it's best -- I understand -- saying that some of the might do more skittish about big spending now. For fear that what happened yesterday could happen to them a year from now but I -- how probable is that."

" Well it's very probable because you have to think about casting that vote and the reality of it is. That people are are have come up in arms and and may not and this is the kicker it may not just affect the blue dogs. It may affect some of those other other Democrats. In the congress. Who -- get caught up in this in this search to print for families to protect themselves of businesses to protect themselves. So this a lot at stake -- for Nancy seats yes he has the luxury of the numbers and she can go full steam ahead. As she can afford to risk some seats but the reality of it is how does that damage the party going forward is not just about what's going on in the house. It is the entire Democratic Party that has a lot at stake here. Remember the divisions that everyone likes the player in this in this country politically is not within the Republican Party. Is the left and -- blue dogs in the Democratic Party which is why we don't have a health care bill done which is why -- not address the economy. Because that being in the Yang is not working for them. And now after these two elections of Virginia with Chris Christie and Bob McDonnell leading a new charts it's going to be different dynamics."

" Our vote for Republicans it it it it's a terrible economic right I mean yes is lawlessness that is going to say this race that everyone focused on in this congressional district in New York. Did all the lead over the Democrat not this Doug Hoffman is getting all the attention and your attention of all the powers that be right Republican party's attention. Detonating Republicans are dividing the riches on the glories are you worried about."

" Now now where about that it and keep in mind that you're looking at him that district of district went to New York that was a special election night with clearly special circumstances. There did the division that they'd like to talk about there. Came from a flawed process where a small group of party chairman a local chairman selected someone who did not fit that district."

" Yes -- I don't I'm not -- he's -- but the -- that that Baghdad problem was leading in the polls and something evaporate have polls to be ought to know but but what happened and I'm hearing a lot of people that visit my I was saying. -- what happened all these big putting Republicans came in -- these -- conservatives. And they were telling us what to do and we got a bad debt."

" And you know what that's a very valid point if it's coming from the people who live there at the very valid point of very valid concern which is why I've said from the very beginning. Be careful that the box you open it could be pandora's body you're afraid that Republicans against it -- Well no no lol lol what are we get cocky about ami who we've got a long way to go to get back to the government of being a governing majority. This these elections that we saw including our district point three. Our step by step but elections for us where we're learning we're trying new things -- doing new things and we've got new leadership -- beginning to emerge. In -- in 23 again that the process election that blew up in our faces this never have occurred the way it did. And the people in that district rejected the -- process and we paid a price there. We'll get it back though next year I guarantee you that all right that's right up next here all right Michael Steele thank you Vermont could -- thank you."