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Thanks americans for contacting their law makers to make their voices heard in that debate. verizons about-face over a new fee. the places where its already 2012. a live report from times square coming up. and rachel maddow, chris matthews and ed schultz, a look back at the best of "office politics request the ". three days to go before the iowa caucuses [ sponge ] the prognosis is bleak. you may need to soak overnight.

Across the hawkeye state. but his strategys a lot different than michele bachmanns. bachmann launched a very ambitious 99-county ten-day tour just before christmas. shes certainly hitting all the spots.ç but youre right, theyre just quick in and out visits. romneys been more deliberate. hes spending more time in places. and weve seen greater crowds for him the past couple days. we think today i think he hit three or four stops and saw about 1,000 people. 15, 30-minute conversations. and the cr...

Viewed political label in america. folks are right to be optimistic about where this country is headed because the numbers of people applying for unemployment has dropped 10% since january. the unemployment rate is at its lowest level in almost three years. a lot can happen between now and november. but the tide seems to be turning to the presidents favor. joining me tonight is president obamas secretary of agriculture and former iowa, the state of -- state of iowa, the former governor, tom vils...

America, and im running for president of the united states. >> reporter: its a battle for social conservatives who are split. rick santorum is gaining ground. rick perry is trying to get it back. >> which republican running for president voted for the bridge to nowhere earmark? >> reporter: newt gingrich is looking past iowa and new hampshire to south carolina. >> i dont think that a massachusetts moderate is going to play very well in south carolina. >> reporter: but for now, all eyes on iowa. ...

>> well, i think clearly governor romneys going to have the people he had in 2008. im not sure that hes necessarily grown that number, which is why hes pretty well stuck between 25% and 27%, 28%. that may be enough to be successful. certainly, ron pauls got some very good numbers. and there has been movement toward santorum in the last ç several days. so it could be a very interesting tuesday. >> how do you see these undecided voters turn? what does turn an undecided voter in iowa? >> well, ag...

And then throw in some bachmann and perry numbers there, santorum could well finish very high up in that number. >> and rick green, ive got to ask you, can you explain ron pauls position in iowa? i mean, i listened to him yesterday, and its all about the constitution, and its pretty radical stuff beyond that. and hes gotten some endorsements that are more than controversial. how do you explain his position in iowa with the polls there? >> you know, i think whats interesting is that there is a ce...

Iowa voters if you take a look at the broad spectrum, not just republican caucusgoers but all iowans, are very interested in whats happening in rural america and in rural iowa. weve got the best farm economy weve had in 40 years. we have unemployment dropping in rural areas around the country and in iowa at a faster rate than anyplace else in the country. weve got record exports. weve gotnwt.opiñrç?3>ñ3 more jobs with farm implements being purchased by farmers. so theres a lot of good news ...

>> and rick green, ive got to ask you, can you explain ron pauls position in iowa? i mean, i listened to him yesterday, and its all about the constitution, and its pretty radical stuff beyond that. and hes gotten some endorsements that are more than controversial. how do you explain his position in iowa with the polls there? >> you know, i think whats interesting is that there is a certain slice of iowan voters who really are appealed -- are really turned on by what it is that representative pau...

America. folks are right to be optimistic about where this country is headed because the numbers of people applying for unemployment has dropped 10% since january. the unemployment rate is at its lowest level in almost three years. a lot can happen between now and november. but the tide seems to be turning to the presidents favor. joining me tonight is president obamas secretary of agriculture and former iowa, the state of -- state of iowa, the former governor, tom vilsack. mr. vilsack, good to ...

What do you think? >> well, i think generally, ed, iowa voters if you take a look at the broad spectrum, not just republican caucusgoers but all iowans, are very interested in whats happening in rural america and in rural iowa. weve got the best farm economy weve had in 40 years. we have unemployment dropping in rural areas around the country and in iowa at a faster rate than anyplace else in the country. weve got record exports. weve got more manufacturing jobs with farm implements being purcha...