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And mitt romney is coming off as a kind of intellectual. and where to moderate voters being the governor, the red governor of a blue state would be a positive attribute, but to the base, its an anethma. they want someone to reflect that image. thats why they also keep saying, send us somebody to love. they want somebody whos got that core conviction, who cannot only take on the president, but present that image of a very strong republican candidate without a lot of extraneous bag, without scanda...

Voluminous baggage, that they like the fact that these guys come from the gut. they dont come from the head. and mitt romney is coming off as a kind of intellectual. and where to moderate voters being the governor, the red governor of a blue state would be a positive attribute, but to the base, its an anethma. they want someone to reflect that image. thats why they also keep saying, send us somebody to love. they want somebody whos got that core conviction, who cannot only take on the president,...

To the streets. this is very tough love and it will be sacrificial. >>neil: i would be remiss if i didnt mention the elephant in the room and the herman cain and you have not brought it up or mentioned it and you have moved on but many people argue that he is badly wounded and so badly wounded that he is all but out of the race. is that fair? >>guest: well, thats why you are the commentator and im the candidate. and i think what i have been telling people when they ask me i have been telling the...

>> im not closing anything. in iowa, the candidates tried to track crack a few jokes. first rick perry and then rick santorum. >> we are not called to be perfect. many of you that watch my debate performances over the last three or four times, you know i am far from perfect. >> i went through my -- i caught my 0-0-0 plan. because zero is better than nine. >> well, no laughing matter for republicans. social issues, they pale to economic issues. but among core republicans, they can swing votes. ...

To target cain, slamming him for his changing position on abortion. >> being pro-life is not a matter of campaign convenience. its a core conviction. it is a liberal kenard to say im personally pro-life, but government should stay out of that decision. if that is your view, you are not pro-life. you are pro having your cake and eating it too. >> mr. cain defended himself telling the audience he believes life begins at conception, no exceptions. >> i believe abortion should be clearly stated as i...

In the face of sxeegdly discouraging facts has been so relentless that it suggests will he a strategy than a core conviction. you could almost argue the failure to communicate better about the stimulus package, what it really meant, how it would affect peoples lives and to convey the sense of emotion about that has had a negative affect on the ability to sell health care. because somehow the presidents failure to connect, if you buy your premise, has also lapsed over to the second big part of th...

Least, i may -- maybe you can weigh in. are you surprised, ron paul doing very well. now there is a new cnn poll that has mitt romney at 25. ron paul, 22. up until today, ron paul was leading. does that surprise you? >> you know, everything is so in flux right now. about half of iowans are completely undecided. thats why we decided to embark on our 99 county tour all across iowa. im in winterset, iowa right now, were deep in the heart of madison county. this is our 94th county. what weve seen is...

That is very important for the american people to see it. dont forget for a moment no matter who the nominee is, president obama and his team will make sure they take apart our nominee limb by limb. we need to remember that we need a candidate who has no surprises. who is a true conservative with a core conviction. i think im the best choice on that score. >> greta: i think the media is somewhat complicity in this. i dont think the candidates are without blame themselves. were seeing the super p...