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Spending a year in prison for conspiracy to violate mine safety standards in the aftermath of a 2010 mine explosion that killed 29 workers. hes using his legal woes to bolster his outsider credentials. >> ive had a personal experience with the department of justice. i can -- they lie a lot too. >> reporter: but president trump isnt supporting him, but compared him to failed alabama candidate roy moore. washington republicans are worried that blankenship could squeak out a victory in a three-way ...

>> no, but a lot of them have outsider credentials you might not have expected. in terms of draining the swamp, the "the new york times" and others have been critical for not draining the swamp with some of the picks but theyre mostly focused on the fact that a lot of the people are wealthy. i dont think thats the swamp donald trump was talking about. if he had come and populated his cabinet with all k street lobbyist types, that would be a more accurate criticism. i think it is important to not...

Dollars. i dont have to hear from this man. believe me. i dont have to hear from him. >> so, ron, on this issue, trumps new layer of this, he mentioned it a little bit early on in the campaign. he came strong with operation wetback which is what it was called during the administration. the numbers are probably off the impact is off and the legacy isnt necessarily something youd want to tout. how did it play for you? >> its a different context. as i recall the program, were talking about temporar...

Jeb bush at 8. car sen is releasing a new ad touting his outsider credentials. in it he says im running for president and am very much outside the box. trump will be campaigning in iowa no doubt trying to improve his slipping poll numbers but taking some heat for something he said yesterday. he basically took credit for ford, the car company, moving jobs from mexico back to ohio. >> ford was going to build this massive plant. i brought it up in so many speeches. frankly i think i embarrassed the...

mitt romney is picking up a significant endorsement in south carolina today. one that could help boost his standing with tea party republicans who continue to question his conservative credentials. romney now has the backing of governor nikki hailey, who herself was propelled into office with tea party support. can she convince those same tea party voters to back mitt romney? joe johns is joining us now. this is a huge day for mitt romney. tell us what we know. >> mitt romney continued...

One year ago laura ling and euna lee arrived back on u.s. soil. the release secured by none other than former president bill clinton. all right. well back to politics. a new definition of nerd sweeping the nation and it is all thanks to michigans republican candidate for governor. >> just two days after primaries former gateway computers ceo rick snyder seen as the favorite and in the year of tea party, snyder bucked that conservative trend in tuesdays republican primary. self proclaimed nerd ...