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Christine odonnell, is so conservative compared to primary electorates in the past that all these candidates really have to reshape themselves in order to appeal to this, and it makes them all look smaller. >> this is tough, helene, because youre going to have the president out there saying, gosh, i agree with mitt romney. hes making my case for me. >> the white house was thrilled with romneys speech and all pointing out saying this is the most powerful, you know, advocate that we could possibly...

Afghanistan over withdrawing the troops. over taking guantanamo over. >> is that some of the blue dog democrats were ousted in the midterm elections so now you have this real disparity between republicans and then very liberal democrats in the house. >> thats true. but its also true of the electorates. the democratic primary electorate has become a very left wing electorate because most of the moderate democrats no longer are democrats. theyre independent. some are even republicans. so the democ...

>> greta: you just got the inside story on congresswoman bachmanns trip iowa. she is not the on one hanging out in the hawkeye state. joining us live rick klein. who is in first place? >> iowa has been traditionally more conservative than some of the other primary electorates because it has a caucus early on. national polls is a three-way race to the top, palin, romney and huckabee jostling for position. most people you talk to now, romney gets more answers than the rest of them. >> greta: i don...

Inside story on congresswoman bachmanns trip iowa. she is not the on one hanging out in the hawkeye state. joining us live rick klein. who is in first place? >> iowa has been traditionally more conservative than some of the other primary electorates because it has a caucus early on. national polls is a three-way race to the top, palin, romney and huckabee jostling for position. most people you talk to now, romney gets more answers than the rest of them. >> greta: i dont see how romney -- hes ver...

I thought he really put it best in a posting up now that says hes trying to please the pro-gay marriage folks. but who want more from him, but also trying to please the anti-gay marriage folk who is want to send him back to kenya in a kool-aid pitcher. >> how do you view the fundamentals of electorates deciding who can marry who? gay, lesbian, old people marrying young people, tall people marrying short people. where could this lead? >> thats a major point that opponents of gay marriage make all...

Unemployment, a high foreclosure rate. a troubled economy. is it possible that the fundamental dynamics of the election could catch up with harry reid, if you will, or he cant lose? >> theres no doubt that harry reid is not quite out of the woods yet. we just had the figures come out this morning. the highest unemployment rate in the country, 14.2%. 14.5% here in vegas. you have american cross roads, the karl rove group running tons of advertising here trying to refocus the electorates attention...

Is so typical of liberals. americans dont want this but they think they know what is best for us. they are gonna ram this down our throats and think we will thank them later. if people thought this was a goodwill bill they would have voted on -- voted on it. >> sean: well get to the impact of the party. i thought what you said was interesting. we dont have a break. ill throw the football just for practice, there. let me go to your piece this is what you wrote you said the public opinion has been...

Is so typical of liberals. americans dont want this but they think they know what is best for us. they are gonna ram this down our throats and think we will thank them later. if people thought this was a goodwill bill they would have voted on -- voted on it. >> sean: well get to the impact of the party. i thought what you said was interesting. we dont have a break. ill throw the football just for practice, there. let me go to your piece this is what you wrote you said the public opinion has been...

Congress very specific language on how they pass laws. >> theres a takings clause issue, 10th amendment clause issue. theres a variety of issues. what ive said if you going to do this, pass a constitutional amendment. dont do it in this kind of sneaky middle of the night-way. >> sean: well said. theres an article out tomorrow i got an early copy, pat caddell, doug schoen two friends of the program. they put it bluntly this is the political reality. the battle for public opinion on the democrcrs ...

Congress very specific language on how they pass laws. >> theres a takings clause issue, 10th amendment clause issue. theres a variety of issues. what ive said if you going to do this, pass a constitutional amendment. dont do it in this kind of sneaky middle of the night-way. >> sean: well said. theres an article out tomorrow i got an early copy, pat caddell, doug schoen two friends of the program. they put it bluntly this is the political reality. the battle for public opinion on the democrats ...