does not have the experience of being an effective leader. i am in fact the legitimate heir of the reagan movement. not some liberal from massachusetts. well, mitt romney has surged ahead in the race. and a win in florida could be pretty critical. cnn political editor paul stein haweshaus hauser is in tampa. we have four polls out over the past 36 hours, and they all indicate the same thing, that mitt romney is up by double digits over newt gingrich along people likely to vote in that primary tomorrow. take a look at the most recent out about two hours ago. you can see right there mitt romney with about a 14-point lead. 43% are backing him. 29% say they are backing gingrich. you see santorum and paul both further down at 11%. when you break that poll down, it s interesting. among tea party supporters, among social conservatives, these are the base voters for gingrich. but romney has the edge there. one more poll i want to share with you. take a look at this. it came out
establishment republicans that. can happen this year for congressman ron paul to be the establishment republicans in the gop primary and caucuses and take away from president obama by getting democrats and independents to cross over and build a coalition behind the candidacy. thank you very much. i want to bring in iowa conservative talk radio host steve days. thank you for your time. i am excited to talk for people who don t know you. you are an outspoken crist man conservative and considered influential in iowa and what also catches the attention is you get a lot of credit for keeping mitt romney from having a victory in 2008. what s your thought this time around? the reality is the more iowans see, the worse he does. we learned that years ago and he stayed to the extreme eastern and western parts of the state
can happen this year for congressman ron paul to be the establishment republicans in the gop primary and caucuses and take away from president obama by getting democrats and independents to cross over and build a coalition behind the candidacy. thank you very much. i want to bring in iowa conservative talk radio host steve days. thank you for your time. i am excited to talk for people who don t know you. you are an outspoken crist man conservative and considered influential in iowa and what also catches the attention is you get a lot of credit for keeping mitt romney from having a victory in 2008. what s your thought this time around? the reality is the more iowans see, the worse he does. we learned that years ago and he stayed to the extreme eastern and western parts of the state
hypothesis has been debunked is not stopping the assertion on the right for political gain. and that today has made something amazing happen. that has led one republican presidential contenders a former republican senator to do something that he i have to believe, i have to believe he must regret. it is not possible that he does not regret this. it is not possible that he will not apologize for having done this. as a princess bride fan, i use this world with reservation, but it is inconceivable to me that this particular republican presidential candidate will not take this back. did you hear about what rick santorum has done? presidential candidate rick santorum speaking to conservative talk radio host hugh huet said this of john mccain s views on torture as they relate to osama bin laden. quote, he doesn t understand how enhanced interrogation works. i mean, you break somebody and
re-election. newt gingrich has been this week all but thrown out of the republican party. let alone the list of credible presidential contenders. after he criticized the paul ryan kill medicare plan this weekend on meet the press. ms. gingrich noe victim of a gocha question and the liberal media is attacking him and taking his words out of context. if it were the liberal media criticizing mr. gingrich that would probably be good for his chance ms the republican primary. in fact, the criticism of him is coming from the right and it is an avalanche. the wall street journal editorial page saying quote, this reveals mr. gingrich s weakness as a candidate and especially as a potential question to wit his odd combination of partisan divisive and poll driven policy timidity. the national review online leaves some people wonder which party s nomination he is running for. there was the conservative talk radio host rush limbaugh