The Republicans didn't know how to play their hand.
The Republicans really do not know what the average American is going through.
But he added that Republicans know the Bush plan is in trouble.
Republicans know that 1992 is a year of great swings in the polls, but they are ready for the next swing now, please.
Neither the Republicans nor the Democrats know what to do about this.
Republicans don't know how to court labor or the other interest groups of the left.
And Republicans know that misplaying their hand is dangerous, too.
Republicans knew it, too, and forced them into a trap.
That is a position Republicans know most Americans agree with.
"I think Republicans know that the public wants our public education system to work, and they want us to step up to the plate."