Firewall State News Today

In oklahoma two republicans who want to be governor try to out trump each other, the governors race in florida is also drawing major interest. phil keating is in orlando. first up, peter doocy in arizona and the republican senate primary that will set up one of the most-watched general election senate races in the country. >> at the first polling place we visited, a worker came out and asked our crew if we were there to fix their stuff. as it turned out the contractor hired by maricopa county th...

A distant third place, that hed be forced to make an embarrassing exit, an especially humbling way for a sitting vice president to exit the political stage probably for good. so theres that on the one hand. but then on the other hand there is another possibility. what if biden gets in? what if he pulls off a win in one of those first two states? what if he wins iowa? what if he wins new hampshire? what if he proves that he really is a viable candidate, that he actually can beat hillary, that he ...

Could lose not just to hillary clinton but also to bernie sanders in those early primary states, that biden would finish a distant third place, that hed be forced to make an embarrassing exit, an especially humbling way for a sitting vice president to exit the political stage probably for good. so theres that on the one hand. but then on the other hand there is another possibility. what if biden gets in? what if he pulls off a win in one of those first two states? what if he wins iowa? what if h...

Sanders in those early primary states, that biden would finish a distant third place, that hed be forced to make an embarrassing exit, an especially humbling way for a sitting vice president to exit the political stage probably for good. so theres that on the one hand. but then on the other hand there is another possibility. what if biden gets in? what if he pulls off a win in one of those first two states? what if he wins iowa? what if he wins new hampshire? what if he proves that he really is ...

It could shift dramatically in newt gingrichs favor. he needs a couple, three more points and he is in the margin of error in most polls and that puts him close to governor romney. jenna: thats right, john. you see one headline today, jon scott, youre on set with me. there are too many johns around. all good johns by the way. headline puts gingrich quote, unquote, within striking distance of romney. jon: that is what is so having about the timing of per rids announcement. you remember after iowa...

stand by to learn more about edith and carolyn, who solved the case of the missing votes. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. im wolf blitzer, youre in the "situation room." tuesdays new hampshire primary is just around the corner. get this, the dramatic anticipation is building for the republican presidential candidates. the first southern showdown will take place on january 21st, our new cnn poll is the first snapshot of support in south carolina...

A fourth place and fifth place ticket, and youre hearing that from rick perry and newt gingrich and michele bachmann. they are saying theyre going to look to south carolina as their firewall state and really try to beat up mitt romney in new hampshire where he is likely to win. but they will use that playing field as an echo chamber to voice their criticism of him mostly for the south carolina audience which isnt until the 21st of this month. suffice it to say that every sickle cycle people deny...

Place that say, no, no, theres a fourth place and fifth place ticket, and youre hearing that from rick perry and newt gingrich and michele bachmann. they are saying theyre going to look to south carolina as their firewall state and really try to beat up mitt romney in new hampshire where he is likely to win. but they will use that playing field as an echo chamber to voice their criticism of him mostly for the south carolina audience which isnt until the 21st of this month. suffice it to say that...

Outside anonymous groups. when we got out of the debate facility last night there were flyers on the windshields bashing candidates with language and issues questionable in terms their facts as well as their taste. jenna: wow, well continue to look for those flyers on anyones windshields. next place we should look for them, maybe not, im curious what you have to say about this, carl, south carolina. mitt romney is not jumping to new hampshire he will head to south carolina a little bit later tod...

Rolls on? >> if romney cant win new hampshire by 10 points, it will look like he lost it. he doesnt have a firewall state other than new hampshire. that was his firewall. voters have gotten to know him very well in new hampshire and theyre lukewarm. theyre not affected by the mass mailings and all his money and organization. so theres a real opening for newt gingrich to come in and pick up, especially the more conservative activist voters who turn out in primaries. >> just to remind everything t...