people on food stamps. a very smart man who was once speaker of the house is telling republicans to close this year's campaign by drawing a sharp contrast between, and i quote, the democratic party of food stamps and the republican party of paychecks. you deserve better. i'm not here to pick a fight with newt gingrich. democrats are full of foolish diversions and misleading ads to. in 28 days, it will be over. but if the debate is so nasty and at times so foolish, will we have a good sense of what we voted for or just who you voted against? joining us, cnn contributor and senior political columnist of the daily beast.com john avlon. here in republican, former newt gingrich aide rich gailon. and democratic pollster cornell belcher. gloria borger. >> i don't like the idea when you said "it annoys me," you looked at me. >> he's a very smart guy but he likes to throw flames sometimes.