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Grassroots candidate. at least one is going to get a ticket out of those first four states. then look at march 3rd where you have big states like california which obviously kamala harris would have an advantage, massachusetts, elizabeth warren would have an advantage. then you have texas if beto orourke were to get in and then you have terry mcauliffe in virginia. all of those candidates have the demonstrated ability to raise a lot of money. so id look for at least one or two money candidates to...

>> thanks. davon hilliard in iowa. i want to bring in rick tyler, republican strategist and chris liu, former assistant to the obama white house. you see the candidates are out and about. amy klobuchar making her moves there in iowa for the first time. rick, we were sitting here last week when she launched her campaign. how would you say her launch has gone so far? >> if i was on her team id be pretty happy about it. shes a great grassroots candidate. she does very well with retail politics, the...

World inside that beltway than everybody else in the country is looking at. they just dont see it the same way we do. well see whether were as far as we think we are. >> the big haul by ben carson, governor, and then you see some of the "establishment republican candidates," george pataki with $14,000 on hand, acting as if hes a grassroots candidate, i mean, this is like the whole party is turned upside down. can you imagine republican governor george pataki talk about hes a grassroots candidate...

Of the house republicans who is he trying to court overall this. they felt he wasnt there in the end. i dont know. i think as a grassroots candidate, you know, we will see what happens in the texas primary on monday. i think he has a pretty good base of support. he is certainly a smart guy and he is going to have some room to run. i dont know how he builds from where he is right now. in terms of where the party has to go. >> on the same lines, joe, im just wondering. i mean, looking at the names...

From the standpoint of a civil rights case or a hate crime case, its going to be a long stretch. the positive thing is the justice department looking over the shoulder may cause these officers and the state attorneys office to do the right thing. >> and quickly, do you see this law being changed in florida because of this? >> probably not. the nra has such a strong hold in lobbying here in this state, it would be very difficult. >> all right. and its in 23 states around america. mike papantonio,...

If anything, at best, ed, its going to cause the state attorney to maybe try a little bit harder. but from what the justice department can really do here, from the standpoint of a civil rights case or a hate crime case, its going to be a long stretch. the positive thing is the justice department looking over the shoulder may cause these officers and the state attorneys office to do the right thing. >> and quickly, do you see this law being changed in florida because of this? >> probably not. the...

Stretch. the positive thing is the justice department looking over the shoulder may cause these officers and the state attorneys office to do the right thing. >> and quickly, do you see this law being changed in florida because of this? >> probably not. the nra has such a strong hold in lobbying here in this state, it would be very difficult. >> all right. and its in 23 states around america. mike papantonio, thanks for joining us tonight. paul ryan is trying to sell his budget to the people. ...

And over again "electable." particularly in the senate where the republicans want to be in the majority in 2013. theyre so in the minority. they look at newt gingrich at the top of the ticket. they are worried. there arent people that are super excited about mitt romney >> bret: up on capitol hill. >> yes. for republicans on the hill who think about trying to wield power not just complain, they think they need the president in the white house and need a top of ticket to get them in the majority ...

And over again "electable." particularly in the senate where the republicans want to be in the majority in 2013. theyre so in the minority. they look at newt gingrich at the top of the ticket. they are worried. there arent people that are super excited about mitt romney >> bret: up on capitol hill. >> yes. for republicans on the hill who think about trying to wield power not just complain, they think they need the president in the white house and need a top of ticket to get them in the majority ...

But didnt he write a letter asking others to support the public option once he got some pressure? what do you think of that? >> ill get letterhead when im in the senate, too. leadership is not about writing a letter. its standing up and taking on a fight, standing up to corporate contributors. i dont have any. my opponents taken money from the insurance and drug companies. when push came to shov and we had a chance to restore the public option during the reconciliation process as his letter said...