mike: it was a long night, senator and you were on egg shells the whole time. but you have to be pleased that the expectations were greetly exceeded because people had essentially written you off weeks before. what was the turning point that you saw, that you began to say, we have a real shot to change the game here? well, you know, i have to say that it was just a continuation of the hard work, and going out there and believing in iowans, that s why i m here in new hampshire, believing in the people here that they re that the message of lower taxes and pro growth and manufacturing jobs, and the family as the basic foundation of our society, the dignity of every human life and strong national security and this is important, mike, a track record to back it up. that you have an authentic candidate who is not going to have to apologize for positions or dodge and bob and weave in positions when we re up against barack obama. but we create a clear contrast, where obama is the issue in
doing so. mike: it was a long night, senator and you were on egg shells the whole time. but you have to be pleased that the expectations were greetly exceeded because people had essentially written you off weeks before. what was the turning point that you saw, that you began to say, we have a real shot to change the game here? well, you know, i have to say that it was just a continuation of the hard work, and going out there and believing in iowans, that s why i m here in new hampshire, believing in the people here that they re that the message of lower taxes and pro growth and manufacturing jobs, and the family as the basic foundation of our society, the dignity of every human life and strong national security and this is important, mike, a track record to back it up. that you have an authentic candidate who is not going to have to apologize for positions or dodge and bob and weave in positions when we re up against barack obama. but we create a clear contrast, where obama is the
mike: it was a long night, senator and you were on egg shells the whole time. but you have to be pleased that the expectations were greetly exceeded because people had essentially written you off weeks before. what was the turning point that you saw, that you began to say, we have a real shot to change the game here? well, you know, i have to say that it was just a continuation of the hard work, and going out there and believing in iowans, that s why i m here in new hampshire, believing in the people here that they re that the message of lower taxes and pro growth and manufacturing jobs, and the family as the basic foundation of our society, the dignity of every human life and strong national security and this is important, mike, a track record to back it up. that you have an authentic candidate who is not going to have to apologize for positions or dodge and bob and weave in positions when we re up against barack obama. but we create a clear contrast, where obama is the
sanitation. police say they arrested 14 protesters today who blocked traffic and turned over trash cans. texas governor rick perry is unveiling his national energy plan in suburban pittsburgh right now. live pictures. he says president perry will expand drilling on federal lands and get rid of clean air rules and other, quote, activist regulations. perry says getting bureaucracy out of the way will mean 1 million or more new jobs. perry has stumbled in the polls. his wife came to his defense. it s been a rough time. we ve been brutalized, eaten up and chewed up in the press, to where i mean, we re being brutalized by our opponents and our party. so much of that is, i think they look at him because of his faith. anita perry went on to say, we didn t have to do this. she says we are running to save our children and the soul of the country. end quote. presidential candidate herman cain is on a roll in more ways than one. he s kicking off a bus tour across tennessee nex
be. alisyn: has rick perry spent enough time in iowa at this point. no he hasn t spent enough time anywhere. he hasn t been a candidate until now. we ll find out what he s made of. will he vault to the top of the field in iowa, will he do so in new hampshire, south carolina and florida? we ll find out if his brand sells. every candidate by the way is pretty much beloved before they are an actual candidate. now that he ll be in the race he ll be taking shots. people in my industry will be going over his record with a fine tooth comb. that sometimes is problematic. we will find out if he can take the hits and bob and weave into these tkeuf aren t states that require slightly different messages and see if it s well received. alisyn: we ll see that on display as he hits south carolina, new hampshire and iowa. david drucker, thank you very much for coming on. bill: i m going to announce my candidacy the day of the straw poll even though i m not involved in the straw poll.