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Undermined domestic energy production through their epa and heavy handed regulations. the plan on friday will be how to change that dynamic, how to create jobs, and create technology, energy, and a momentum for our economy going forward. >> i want to talk a bit about immigration. everywhere the governor went this weekend in iowa, it came up. it came up and the governor had the same answer hes given before. how concerned are you simply as a strategist trying to help governor perry get the nominat...

Right now herman cain is the new flavor amongst the conservatives that dont like romney. someone has to organize the vote es around someone else. romneys not really trying to win in iowa. if you get to where they divide up the vote, romney could do well in iowa as well. >> liz, one of your folks put together a piece noting that maybe perhaps the field is starting to target mitt romney. romney faced relentless criticism four years ago for changing his positions on abortion and gay rights and gun ...

About and done that in iowa and south carolina, you hear a yearning for a romney quote, alternative. do you hear that on the ground in new hampshire? >> well, you hear it less here at this point. but i think that the race is not yet fully formed. you know, we are way ahead of the average voter. you mention david broder. one of the things dave taught me is no matter what theyre talking about in october or november, real people dont really keen in on what theyre going to do until after new year. i...

Endorsement of rick perry into a religion debate. >> mitt romney is a good moral person but hes not a christian. mormonism is not christianity. its considered a cult. >> romney responded in his speech saturday denouncing religious bigotry. >> its never softened a heart or a mind. the task before us is to focus on the things that unite us. let no agenda tear us apart. >> on the trail in iowa, romnpe was forced to distance himself. >> do you believe mormonism is a cult? >> i told him no.

Some of his rivals. particularly those he eclipsed over the past few weeks. >> is new hampshire in play? at what point does romneys lead become insurmountable? >> new hampshire is always in play. we have never seen a campaign yet in at which some point new hampshire did not become competitive. every time weve come into these elections, someone often has a lead and a substantial lead particularly at this time of the year. by the time you get to the voting. by the time you get to iowa in the final...

This is what he was tagged with before. his equivocations on a range of issues. you talk to his team and what they say is they think thats kind of baked into the -- the voters know that about mitt romney. they dont care because the bigger issues are economy and jobs. >> or has it not been tapped into. heres what rick perry said on saturday in iowa. clear reference to mitt romney. >> voters are pretty smart. you look to see if the rhetoric matches the record. i think my conservative values are si...