bill, if you can get this fixed, why not why not do the right thing for the american people even though it s not exactly what we want. full details of the deal, the compromise and reaction. president obama said, for the past several weeks i ve stated consistently it was critical congress not go home without preventing a tax increase on 160 mill americans. an agreement meet that s test. more reaction coming as well. latest on the details and the political fallout. dana bash is with us and jessica yellin. let s go to the hill first. house republicans are saying we have a tweak in the language here to help small businesses, but this is cave with a capital c, no. reporter: tweak with a little t, barely you can see the tweak. house republicans gave in here. you could see it in the house speaker s demeanor. you could hear it in his voice. he all be gave a concession speech. both on the politics and on the policy of this. policy meeting as he said we fought the good fight.
newt gingrich and ron paul tied for second place, 2 2 points bak of romney and jon huntsman comes in with 11% support among likely voters and rick santorum is still polling in the low single digits as romney remains at the top of the republican field and most feel he is sounding a confident tone. one strategist cited in new york magazine saying i don t see any scenario where we are not the nominee in a new piece by john heilemann. the romney camp issing looking toward the general election. president obama enjoying his big win if you want to call it in the payroll tax extension fight as the first family vacations in hawaii, a new tracking poll shows the president s approval rating at 47%. president obama s best mark in six months. other 2012 news, ron paul still