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Commercials in south carolina and he has been for some time. you know, mark, when we were talking this weekend on the phone, you had a fascinating conversation with a japanese journalist. >> where is this going? >> no, im -- >> how conservative -- well, i think the japanese like to say -- they havent expressed -- no, but -- >> what? >> in conservative parties in other countries would take care of this. >> oh. >> you would not have five conservatives running against one moderate and allowing the ...

To japanese politicians. well done, mark haleprin. >> tried and true methods. >> theres no doubt as it goes in tokyo, so goes it in iowa. >> so goes -- so goes ames. >> something like that. >> thank you so much. >> thank you. >> it was great to see you. >> youve got great reviews at the museum last night. growing up brzezinski. everybody loved it. >> okay. >> coming up tomorrow, mitt romney will join us live from java joes here in des moines. >> and weve got michele bachmann this morning. >> thi...

Delegates to be strong at the convention. youve got about another month. >> really? >> you couldnt win a mathematical majority, but if romney is cut and turns out to be a bleeder, therell be another round of discussion of can someone get in amass as many delegates as they can? perhaps get delegates from people in the race, its unlikely, but possible. >> all the filing deadlines have not passed? >> no, you have up until the beginning of february when the last of the deadlines comes into play. to ...

Welcome back to "morning joe." were live at java joes. mark haleprin is still with us. and joining the set, we have national affairs editor for "new york" magazine and jon heilemann. >> theres too much profanity in television, thats the problem. >> the national republican national committee michael steele is with us. michael, lets get your take as a republican. how do you see iowa shaping up right now? after the register poll, which is usually dead on. >> yeah, you still have a significant undec...

Through the front door and goes, hey, you mind if i come in and hang out? of course, tims a god and theyre like come in, come in, and made all the difference. hep launched the show. >> theres no surprise to that. tim was there at the launch of a lot of things, and everyone knows everything starts in iowa. >> it does. >> everything starts in iowa. >> including us. >> exactly. exactly. >> weve got big news to report this morning. some polls showing really -- >> well, there he is. >> i was hanging ...

That theyve looked apart from romney, none of them have looked plausible. you dont want to write that check until you think theres a guy who you think could be the nominee. romney who has looked like the plausible nominee for much of the year, and yet they look at him, he doesnt have that much money. romneys done fine, but not barack obama/hillary clinton level money and theyve looked at him and worries he has a glass jaw. youve had a lot of donors saying, you know, im going to wait and see unti...

Commercials in south carolina and he has been for some time. you know, mark, when we were talking this weekend on the phone, you had a fascinating conversation with a japanese journalist. >> where is this going? >> no, im -- >> how conservative -- well, i think the japanese like to say -- they havent expressed -- no, but -- >> what? >> in conservative parties in other countries would take care of this. >> oh. >> you would not have five conservatives running against one moderate and allowing the ...

Ill let you describe how you would describe it. for a state this size, to spend that number of dollars in negative ads aimed at one candidate is amazing. >> do you feel -- >> no, i feel romney voted. >> i think speaker gingrich announced he raised $10 million this quarter, he ought to be proud of that. were working hard to raise funds, as well. this is an election thats not being driven by money raised, its been driven by connection with the voters, debates, experience, and i think those are the...

Where were below 6%, the agriculture industry is going strong, we still have the same apprehensions that all americans do relative to the debt, relative to a private sector economy. those are the messages resinating with republican voters. >> mark haleprin, 1994, santorum got elected in pennsylvania, and everybody a year later dismissed it because it was 1994, you could elect somebody like me in 1994. i remember being in congress in 99, seeing santorum at an event, and everybody was whispering d...

Convention. youve got about another month. >> really? >> you couldnt win a mathematical majority, but if romney is cut and turns out to be a bleeder, therell be another round of discussion of can someone get in amass as many delegates as they can? perhaps get delegates from people in the race, its unlikely, but possible. >> all the filing deadlines have not passed? >> no, you have up until the beginning of february when the last of the deadlines comes into play. to marks point, you have an organ...