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this is decision day in iowa. just four hours from now, republicans will gather in caucuses across the state and cast the first votes in the 2012 campaign. the candidates have spent months of the trial paving the way with millions in campaign cash. much of that money has gone towards a barrage of negative advertising. now, in a final flurry of appearances, the rhetoric has reached a new peak or maybe a new low. >> you said mitt romney, somebody who will lie to you to get to be presiden...

Look, i said at the beginning of the week on your fellow msnbc show that if we held tough they would have to cave because the american people are on our side. >> and the american people are with the democrats on a lot of issues, not just this one. so i hope -- >> we have to stick with them. and the dissension in the republican party, ed, is for real. my guess is there are a whole lot of mainstream conservatives who will not are not tea party people who are calling boehner and saying you cant fol...

>> we have to stick with them. and the dissension in the republican party, ed, is for real. my guess is there are a whole lot of mainstream conservatives who are not tea party people who are calling boehner and saying you cant follow the tea party over the cliff because its going to hurt us. >> well have more on the tea party. senator, thanks. happy holidays. good to have you with us. now lets turn to congressman john garamendi of california and congressman keith ellison of minnesota. good to ha...

Issues, not just this one. so i hope -- >> we have to stick with them. and the dissension in the republican party, ed, is for real. my guess is there are a whole lot of mainstream conservatives who will not r are nare not teao are calling boehner and saying you cant follow the tea party over the cliff because its going to hufrt rt us. >> well have more on the tea . good to have you with us. now lets rn to coressman john garamendi of california and congressman keith ellison of minnesota. good to ...

Its a little bit confusing but basically the obama health care mandate is on the ballot literally today in missouri. staying with missouri, one of three american states voting today along with michigan and kansas. primary day in missouri kind of a snoozer. why? the tea party candidate chuck ferguson really didnt pick up steam in the senate race to take down the republican favorite roy blount. blount one of the more mainstream conservatives who are leading in their primaries today. in michigan, s...

See. when it comes to leadership and a crisis, how are those numbers going to look? thats something that will be interesting to watch in the next couple of months. that said, the campaign structure is happy to get over this hump. they think there will be no more big congressional showdowns between now and november 2012. we shall see. what did we learn about speaker boehner? he presides, he doesnt necessarily lead that republican caucus. he has a hard time trying to corral these folks. it always ...