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Perry got in the race, nobody laid a glove on him. he looked presidential, looked big, now hes not the front runner anymore, and hes gotten a little bit feistier and has shone in that. hes the only one who has given every single time given a really solid performance. i still think you look at perry, the expectation -- he has not debated in a long time. his advisers admit hes not a great debater. as willie said, every time he doesnt do that well, the expectations mount for him more because people...

Where anyone saw anything to be gained by getting through anyone left on anything. and so that shows something. i also think it is interesting. it highlights the fundamental demographic core of the republican party. this is the government hands off my medicare problem. right? the same party that is a party that is most hostile to social insurance and the grand program thats are the foundation of that is also the party that draws most heavily on americans who used the biggest program. medicare an...

Where anyone saw anything to be gained by getting through anyone left on anything. and so that shows something. i also think it is interesting. it highlights the fundamental demographic core of the republican party. this is the government hands off my medicare problem. right? the same party that is a party that is most hostile to social insurance and the grand program thats are the foundation of that is also the party that draws most heavily on americans who used the biggest program. medicare an...

Now that perry is in the field, i wonder whether well see more of that. essentially, particularly if it looks like perry is declining relative to romney. i dont know ultimately how much weight that carries but i do know that there is a degree to which, the president has the power to give what kind of endorsement that will resonate in the republican field in a negative way. we may see some of that as the field unfolds. >> youre right. if he takes a lesson from when harry reid did in the republica...

Educate children who have come into our state for no other reason than theyve been brought there by no fault of their own, i dont think you have a heart. >> david is a national political reporter for politico. this issue has bubbled up. a texas governor running for president and weve seen with george w. bush that texas has a particular attitude because its right on their doorstep and they seem to be much more welcoming to people from mexico coming over. this really has shown mitt romney moving f...

Apart for him. >> erin, the campaign is sort of accepting the fact they didnt have the best debate. what are they saying? >> well, theyre saying hes only been in this race for six weeks or so. >> total fact. >> and yeah, it is. but its interesting, chuck, because perry was obviously trying to paint romney as this liberal flip-flopper. and romney was trying to show that perry rasclueless. well, it seems that romney got the better of him last night through some of these exchanges. >> you know, so,...

Make a very good point. now, ill tell you, i understand completely why hes compassionate towards the children of people coming here, compassionate toward anybody. texas state, in-state tuition saves you $22,000 a year, as we pointed out last night. someones from oklahoma doesnt get that, but somebody from mexico does get that. but look at it another way, theyre living in the state, theyre a resident of the state, and hes looking out for them. >> heres the deal, chris, to alexs point, that theres...

That perry would be the front-runner prior to last nights debate. i think its a little more uncertain now. >> i think floridas going to play a big role in the nomination process, it will be interesting who they pick, but it wont matter much, because the race will roll on and rick perry and mitt romney will have lots of money. you know, theyll be able to survive the marathon -- >> sally, you get to vote, are you a delegate tomorrow? will you get to vote? >> i am a delegate. >> who are you voting ...

Still leads the polls, the republican party is headed basically in a direction that will make it very tough to be competitive in the election. >> now, mark, did, in your judgment, the other candidates under a platform last night, did they take advantage of the clear bad performance and at times indough herein of governor perry, who is the front-runner? >> well, yeah, i think rick santorum took advantage last night and had a very strong performance. you know, if perry is starting to bleed a bit. ...

Now that perry is in the field, i wonder whether well see more of that. essentially, particularly if it looks like perry is declining relative to romney. i dont know ultimately how much weight that carries but i dong do know that there is a degree to which, the president has the power to give what kind of endorse many that will resonate in the republican field in a negative way. we may see some of that as the field unfolds. >> youre right. if he takes a lesson from when harry reid did in the rep...