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When they have a lot of firsthand information about campaigns. and in florida, this is a state where people are saturated with politics, i can guarantee that you these florida republicans have been watching this whole race from iowa through south carolina but they know that they are going to play the tie-breaker role tonight and that is -- obviously on the debate tonight cab tiebreaker but the primary and that is going to make a difference to how they assess elect ability in these candidates. da...

Republican lindsey gramm said problems stem from a passion deficit but romney said that wont be a problem in tonights debate. >> when there are things i care about deeply and my character is one of those things, when thats going to be challenged, im not going to sit there and smile and act like it is something of no significance, i have emotion and passion. im concerned about the great challenges that america faces. and im going to show the passion that i have when it comes naturally. >> susan m...

But what is also true, they have so much free media at their fingertips. these debates in florida are going to be a level for having to spend so much on campaign ads. the romney ads are stale, he those come with something fresh. r they going to have a new idea? >> it is not clear that they have got a particularly new idea. i think their new idea is to get tough with newt gingrich in a way they havent done and try to tear him down. >> susan macmanus, dan balanz, thank you very much. we will hea...