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Lovefest in philadelphia, lets bring in joe trippi, forked former campaign manager for aberdeen and a fox news contributor. chip salzmans former campaign manager for governor my cup of db 2008 presidential campaign, and former chair of the tennessee republican party. headline in the hill newspaper today, chip, says g.o.p. wants trump to get in sync. are there arguments, are there, you know, discussions about the left hand not knowing what the right hand is doing in the republican party right now...

For federal contract workers. lets bring in our political panel, jimmy green and chip salzman. welcome to both of you nice to have you here. interesting article leading up to the midterm elections and talking about what both sides are trying to do. this line struck me. political analysts and some officials from both parties say congress will tread water for much of 2014. my first thought was, why would that look different from what congress is doing lately? the second, theres probably certain of...

As month. thats a positive swing of a million job as month. theres no president who has presided over a positive swing of a million jobs a month. the shoes that are left to fall are going to be favorable to obama. >> chip, quickly here last word to you, whats the magic number in the jobs report? is it 150,000? >> if it goes down, its better for obama. if it goes up, its tougher for him of the thats about as simple as i know how to say it. >> thank you for keeping it simple. chip salzman. julian ...

Presidents backyard. the first of three kornss under way in chicago right now as we speak. mitt romney is not there, but several of the speakers are said to be on the short list of possible vps, including three governors, bob mcdonald of virginia, and new jerseys own chris christy. conservatives including rick santorum called for a smaller government while taking a hit at the presidents leadership. >> your war here in america. and we have a president who is leading that charge and is a committed...

I spoke with chris matthews this morning where he addressed romneys perceived foreign policy problem. >> this man has shown no interest throughout his life in foreign policy. mitt romney showed an interest in his family, his religion and making money. and thats it. he has not focused on foreign policy. he probably hasnt read a book, article on it or thought about it. he now wants to be president of the united states because thats his ambition. part of that is showing you have some interest in fo...

Rate than millions of hard-working middle class households. warren points out that its not fair and it doesnt make sense. >> but in a debate between the 99% and the 1%, do the real issues and the voters get left behind? joining me right now is former pennsylvania governor ed rendell and chip salzman. good afternoon to both of you. chip, id like you to take a listen first to a speech that president george w. bush made earlier this week. >> i wish they werent called the bush tax cuts. probably les...

Phase-in over a number of years and get the benefit of reducing the deficit dramatically. its the way to do it. >> chip, $4.6 trillion sounds pretty good. >> well, i think the numbers here are this simple. raising taxes is never a good idea. we are not in a country -- were not living in a country that were undertaxed. were overspent. i think the greater problem is the government is spending too much money. we took in about $2 trillion this year. this year alone. were spending $3.7 trillion. that...

Scandal. im not going to run as a conservative. i am a conservative. [ applause ] >> it is the age-old question for republicans, how do they hold on to their base without alienating crucial independent voters in november? im choined by chip salzman and doug thornell. good morning to both of you. >> how are you doing? >> chip, i know this question gets asked. but it takes on new resonance because weve talked so much about social issues. are you worried the candidates are turning off the middle by...

Watch for more "hiring our heros" segment throughout the day. im going to see you back here tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. eastern. among my guests, chip salzman and bo biden, son of the vice president. now the with alex wagner" comes your way next. what have you got coming up for everybody? >> so much, thomas. we are minutes weight from getting our first peek at what went on in the supreme court this morning. a live report from inside, and a debate how health care will affect the election in november. ...

The truth to the people of this country about it. with e need a president and a nominee we can trust. >> lets bring in our super tuesday power panel. i love saying that. alicia menendez, chip salzman and richard wolf. i want to start with the big battleground state of ohio. its up for grabs. everybody really wants this. its only going to go to one person. the latest poll has santorum and romney deadlocked in the polls leading up to todays vote. if romney squeaks this to victory, is it over? >> w...