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On the ticket. would that make the president look like a leader or a refugee? and thats a tough one for what it says about the president. but well get to that and everybody, by the way, i know has an attitude about that one. david, i think marco rubio was on this program a week ago and struck me as a young guy whos bright, positive, and despite about the questions of when his family came from cuba, im impressed by his character. >> you know whats good about him? he hasnt been in the senate too l...

races. next, president obamas chances of beating the nominee. where does he stand in the crucial battleground states? historically, how have other presidents done with approval ratings in the mid-40s one year out? and thats where he is. could marco rubio seal florida for romney? could we see a gingrich/cain ticket? and would president obama consider dumping joe biden for hillary clinton if things looked really bad. what about a third-party run? it would throw the election to one side o...

the winner or go home january races. next, president obamas chances of beating the nominee. where does he stand in the crucial battleground states? historically, how have other presidents done with approval ratings in the mid-40s one year out? and thats where he is. could marco rubio seal florida for romney? could we see a gingrich/cain ticket? and would president obama consider dumping joe biden for hillary clinton if things looked really bad. what about a third-party run? it would th...

Sounds like you want him -- it sounds like, david, you want him to run really hard in iowa in case, because that raises the stakes for him out there and enlarges the importance of iowa, right? >> well, it -- no, chris, my analysis of this is that its a smart move on his part. its been an obvious one. you know, in 1980, george herbert walker bush won iowa with a plurality because the conservatives were split up between klain, connely and ronald reagan. if he can win the plurality of the vote ther...

That he wants to keep down expectations, you know. well, his expectations may get really bad if he doesnt get a little more serious about it. i know romney is putting his focus in in new hampshire. if he gets clobbered here and comes in not in the top three, but say fourth or fifth, i think that really damages his campaign on the national basis. >> you know what, david, youve been in this business a long time. it seems to me romney only looks good on a wide field, on a platform. he seems to come...

"wrong on principle." the 2007 political ad with nancy pelosi to argue for climate change, does that still work? he refers to the interview recently where he called it "probably the single dumbest thing ive ever done." so hes switching all over the place. for the latest on newt gingrich and whether conservative also buy his explanations, if you will, lets bring in mother jones washington bureau chief david cornyn and tony parkins. of the research council. this is where he explains his position o...

David, is it possible even if romney goes out there and wins in the caucuses on january 3rd, he still has to bat tell out with the republican right who plainly dont like him and will find somebody to try to beat him down the road. >> well, thats true, but if youre mitt romney, you could go for the quick kill, as you said, in the intro, chris. i mean, if you can win this here, he starts to roll up this nomination the way john kerry did in his party in 2004 or jimmy carter did in 76, so the presid...

Ron, it doesnt look like its a winning -- cain has been getting in trouble with the charges against him, accusations. perry doesnt look like he can handle himself on the stage. there is no huckabee. >> yeah, well, look, this isnt the pga tour where you can choose which events to enter and which to skip. he has to run in iowa and do well there. i think hes going to find it very challenging. heres the other thing, chris. even if he wins in iowa, theres going to be no quick kill in the race. david ...

Will, lets bring in mother jones washington bureau chief david cornyn and tony parkins. of the research council. this is where he explains his position on impeachment, the gingrich answers website has this to say about newts tenure during the clinton impeachment, he was speaker back then. actually this is a group of people described as newt, his wife and his campaign, a group of people explaining in the third person newt gingrichs behavior. even though newt co-wrote this or drafted himself but h...

>> it sounds like, david, you want him to run really hard in iowa in case because that raises the stakes for him out there and enlarges the importance of iowa, right? >> well, it -- no, chris, my analysis of this is that its a smart move on his part. its been an obvious one. in 1980, george herbert walker bush won iowa with a plurality because the conservatives were split up among other candidates, phil crain, john connolly and ronald reagan. mitt romney sees the same thing. if he can run the pl...