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Transcript:>> Want to bring in our Wednesday morning political power panel. We have Joanne Reid, Doug Thornell, republican strategist Hogan. The democratic strategy session that's going on, the immigration, the gun control, the electoral changes that are going to take place; but it was really interesting yesterday, as we saw with Eric Cantor coming out, rebranding or wanting to rebrand the republican party and where they're starting. It seems as if this message is one that we've heard before but from a different person. Take a look.
>> Well, it starts by making sure that everyone in america gets a fair shot at success.
>> Our goal is to ensure that every American has a fair shot to earn success.
>> That's why immigrants from around the world historically have flocked to our shores.
>> That hope led generations of immigrants to risk everything to endure a tough journey to come to our shores.
>> We should be giving people the chance to get new skills and training.
>> As job markets are changing, more skills and training are needed.
>> So the rebranding is about going to pre-election speeches and drafting those as your own now post-election for Eric Cantor?
>> It's amazing, because "fair shot" has been such a signature phrase for Barack Obama. He's been using it for over a year. So it really was striking to hear Eric Cantor literally lifting lines from Barack Obama. I guess what the republican party has decided is Barack Obama is popular so they need to sound more like him. That doesn't mean they're going to change their underlying policy but they sure do want to sound like the guy who's more popular.
>> There has been a lot of pushback from the conservative entertainment complex, one being Rush Limbaugh. I want to hear what he had to say after Eric Cantor's speech.
>> There isn't any resistance to Obama anywhere. and it's going to get worse. even from this point. it is because of who Obama is and what his policies are and the perception that the american people massively support it all. and that's... Cantor is saying we're going to have to do a better job of explaining who we are. we need to do a better job of explaining why we're doing what we're doing. that's -- i think -- well, that epitomizes how lost they all feel. and right now, folks, there is no fight.
>> So Hogan, they have been labeled -- the right, that is, as the party of no. If Eric Cantor is re-articulating the position, is it basically just saying going from no, to nooo -- just to slow it down? because Ed Schultz was saying that Eric Cantor has a new tube of lipstick but it's the same old pig.
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