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Lets say four. missouri, montana, ohio, florida. none of those are shoo-ins. is there an over confidence or an assumption that shouldnt be there. >> and there are a couple republican seats that could go democrat as in massachusetts, for example. >> good point. >> i think what nebraska and north dakota do is it gives them two likely republican pickups which they were already -- but nebraska now becomes a republican likely pickup without having to spend a lot of resources, frees up resources for m...

Caucus, the romney campaign is fending off ron pauls rise in the polls and fresh attacks over romneys record. joining me, senior adviser with the romney campaign, eric turn strom. no surprise tour, the dnc in iowa, democratic party, released a memo today. i want to read part of it and get to you react. mitt romney niece if iowa middle class families are had a real chance to kick the tires and check under the hood they would not like what they had to see. 17-year political career of waffling on t...

Setting because theyve been burned here, as you well know, before. >> and jonathan, how much does he have a ceiling in the state of iowa? you mentioned 08. he spent $10 million, untold amounts of time in the state. you know, and he topped out, i think he got 25 if memory serves me. is 25 basically it and he just hopes that the conservative vote fractures enough that 25 is enough? >> the difference between this time and 08 asç some of his supporters will tell you is in 2008 mike huckabee coales...

Him as competent. i think some of the flip flop stuff and moderate stuff may be actually helping him in a general election that hes not perceived as being too ideological. i do think that youre going to see a billion dollars worth of tv ads spent by barack obama casting him as gordon geko, as this creature of wall street. that will be the attack, make no mistake about it. at the end of the day i think it will be very close. my question is not a national race but if you look at the states, can ba...

Sitting in front of a christmas tree. thats going to get them nowhere. >> and in some ways im fascinated by this this is the problem newt gingrich had at the start of the campaign. the problem that may doom him doesnt have enough money. kevin, i want to talk to you. compare 08 strategy versus 2012 ad strategy. mitt romney was everywhere in iowa, both on television and in the state last time around. this time around much less so, including ad spending. hes spent a lot but restore our fouch, his p...

Looking at this as who would be my candidate, im looking at this awesome organization that barack obama demonstrated in 08 and im looking at people that cant make the ballot, that dont read the newsletter. im thinking im going to compete with this? >> right. >> so forget getting into the federal government. how did they compete with president obama? and i dont know if its about coming home to romney. it might be coming to romney. i dont know of a lot who feel thats home. >> so thats the question...

Republican, god forbid, and im looking that the as who would be my candidate, im looking that the awesome organization that barack obama demonstrated in 08 and im looking at people that cant make the ballot, dont read the newsletter and im thinking that im going to compete with this. so, forgetting the federal government, how do they compete with president obama? and i dont knows if thes about coming home to romney, it might be coming to romney. i dont know if a lot feel thats home. >> so, matt,...

So i think from their point of view its hard to create a scenario where romney is not the nominee, but theyre realistic and they know that until voters actually vote something could go wrong. they may have to fight for this. but they do think over the long run mitt romney will be the nominee. i have no doubt about that. but thats what they think. >> the pesky voters actually voting conundrum. thank you, mark. >> thanks, chris. >> so whats next in iowa? were joined by democratic strategist tad de...

Romney winning iowa, winning new hampshire and wrapping this up. and that seems today more true than it was just a few weeks ago. >> now, mark, a guy youre familiar with, john heilman, your co-author of "game change" about the 08 campaign, john heilmans got a piece about romney in "new york" magazine in which theres a background quote, a quote without attribution, attributed to a romney adviser saying this -- "the dynamic couldnt be better for us. i dont see any scenario where were not the nomin...

To get robbed. >> boy scouts, be prepared. >> right. that is the most important thing. and i think what you have there is a little bit more of an amped up sentiment of what i think is the real sentiment, which is that you have to ask yourself in a campaign oftentimes would i trade my position with anybody else in this campaign? and in this particular instance i dont think boston would. but you still have to earn it. and this is a campaign from the very beginning that has recognized its going to ...