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As a straight reporter for the front page of "usa today" which we read in every hotel, sitting at my door, do you think this is true? that this is just like mikey doesnt like it? the kid with the cereal, he doesnt like it? >> i think is early. >> under what standard? >> the field often looks weak ç until it starts and someone starts to win and they start it look a little better. i agree romney is the front runner but he is a vulnerable front runner. pawlenty has a problem catching fire so far....

>> no question about it. i think shes got a very good shot that she could win iowa. i think shes very popular in south carolina. you could see a pathway where michele bachmann could very quickly catch fire in some of those early primary states and become a contender. >> how long do you think these republicans have to wait because there is a moneyç factor and t whole notion that they could wait until the fall to start organizing and declaring, do you think thats realistic? >> i do think it is r...

Intern net video sunday night saying his campaign will be different because hell be telling the american people the truth. meantime indiana governor mitch daniels turned down a gop bid because of, quote, family concerns. daniels is the latest in a string of prominent republicans choosing not to return. then all of the -- many editorials bemoaning the fact that does the gop have a contender that can beat the president in 2012. its our question of the day. which republican in your opinion has th...

Campaign is well see. if the election were held today, with obviously with the taking of osama bin laden, he is getting great credibility on that aspect and shown real leadership capabilities, on the other hand he stumbled into a very vigorous debate with the jewish american community over his comments last week in his middle east speech and what this all comes down to and no one knows better than you what the economy will look like, inflation will look like and job numbers will look like as we ...

Tim pawlenty, now a formal contender. >> thats right, the former minnesota governor made that official at the first caucus in iowa. he told the crowd he is a fiscal conservative not afraid of hard choices. hes not as well known, not as chris matting as others. he tried to make clear he wants to make up for that with some seriousness and sense of purpose. >> fluffy promises of hope and change dont buy our groceries, make our mortgage payments, put gas in our car or pay for our childrens school cl...

And the guards dont get you, the gators will. setting the field for 2012. another republican contender makes it official. who is in and who is out next. building up our wireless network all across america. were adding new cell sites... increasing network capacity, and investing billions of dollars to improve your wireless network experience. from a single phone call to the most advanced data download, were covering more people in more places than ever before in an effort to give you the best n...

And robert wiener, democratic strategist. and matt, for you, lets start there. hi to both of you. who is getting the most excited out of this field so far? >> i think with the news that mitch daniels is not going to run, tim pawlenty is probably the guy that gets the most momentum out of that. he seems the establishment candidate conservative enough for most republicans and were start to go see kind of an anti-romney contingent build up. mitch daniels was probably going to be the beneficiary of ...

With the race starting so late, mitt romneys head start on fund-raising is making him the candidate now to beat. but recent history shows the state of the race now doesnt have much bearing on its outcome. and at this point in the primary, for 2008, former new york mayor rudy giuliani was surging in the polls and pulling in more money than any other republican in the second quarter of 07. but his gamble on skipping the early contest, well, they back fired. he was out of the race by the end of jan...

Least someone not named mitt romney. they lost a man this year billed as the savior, mitch daniels. in the immortgage words. sarah palin, he said thanks, but no thanks. down goes daniels. down goes daniels, but dont worry. here comes tim paw levin lenty rescue. he officially entered the race today. woo-hoo! this is a man so boring he decided he cant fight it. instead hes going to try to pretend thats an advantage. >> im not running for entertainer in chief. these are serious times so they need p...

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