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Now. theyve managed to attach this interesting budget piece to it. is this the good move, the right move for them? >> i think so. im not a polling expert, but i can only imagine if youre conditioned for not, you know, tanking the global economies, that doesnt poll pretty well. what this means is were going to have a government shutdown, at least it seems likely we will have a government shutdown over the continuing resolution thats going to come up at the end of march. im not sure its the greate...

Problem. and that gets into a lot of different areas, not just a story about what happened. he has to talk about his tax plan. present it as tax reform. americans like the idea of tax reform. the democrats are trying to present it as a tax cut. a state forward tax cut that doesnt poll as well. doesnt do as well. romney actually is presenting as it happens a tax reform. those are the things that americans want to hear. they do think will have a positive impact on their life but he hasnt necessari...

>> if you can even call it that. also, why would you spend time standing next to somebody whose phrases made him most famous is "youre fired." >> and it does seem, ann, i have to say, i saw -- today you see a concerted effort both by the romney campaign and crossroads trying to turn the private equit discussion and say lets look at the investments the obama administration has made. lets ignore this. we know this doesnt poll very well but maybe you wont like this either. i think potentially an ef...

And the countless lives lost. we owe it to them to protect funding for cancer research, prevention and access to care. congress, make cancer a priority and give millions of americans what they need most. is the american dream disappearing? according to our nbc news/"wall street journal" poll, 69% say the country is headed in the wrong direction. thats an improvement. 76% in our poll call 2011 below average or one of the worst years in their lifetimes. with me now, tom brokaw, nbc news special ...

Capture of saddam hussein and of course today is just over eight years after saddams capture. u.s. formally ended u.s. operations in iraq. is newt gingrich leading republican voters over an electoral cliff? he was asked that question in iowa whether the latest nbc news "wall street journal" poll shows him with a lead in the primary but struggling against president obama and whether that should be disqualifying. >> i think im where reagan was against carter at this stage. reagan does not catch ...

Hes the same creative thinker and the same person who speaks off the cuff, which is what gives republicans headaches many times. you know, hes the same newt. i got to say as much as the white house and steves colleagues may be thrilled that hes surging in the polls, if he gets into a general, he doesnt poll very well but hes like wrestling with a cat. youre not going to come out of this thing looking very good when its over. >> it comes to me as tom always does forcing junkies to elevate the con...

Filled with supercharged language that makes people want to listen to him. hes clearly the smartest person in the republican field. theres no question about that. he has the most ideas. its just that he has ideas that most independents will reject. >> tactically and i know its giving you a hard time, your magazine a hard time, you say you personally are for romney. a new new hampshire poll shows how quickly the race is going to close in new hampshire. this is what new hampshire does. the large l...

To the nomination. theres really a narrow path for the republicans. >> and the thing about mitt romney is new hampshire, michigan get thrown into a battleground that i dont think newt brings in. >> and i would also argue pennsylvania. obamas not so strong in all those carry states. >> anyway, good luck with that. shameless plugs? what have you got? >> at bloomberg, we go back in time and we look at -- although in the debate tonight well hear reagan was the greatest guy who ever lived. we go back...

Number. martha: they are all close in terms of everybodys chances. >> reporter: ben carson has polled fairly competitively. at this point hes the only african-american republican in the field major candidates. there are some 20 who are running. he has a large and ardent following but not one that is particularly well known in american politics. hes a first-time candidate renowned pediatric neurosurgeon retired. the question is if someone without political experience can come in and compete. carl...

>> to all of the men and women in uniform today, your nation is deeply indebted to you. your dedication, your commitment to this mission has been the driving force behind the remarkable progress that weve seen here in baghdad and across this country. >> the iraq war may still be a divisive issue between two parties in washington but not device whiff with the american people. 71% of the public called the presidents decision to withdraw all troops by the end of the year the right one in our novemb...