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Front runner. >> you know -- >> mitt romney has been unscathed. >> he has, and organized and undisciplined almost to the point where people make fun of him for this, but itll pay off. >> you can criticize on that side of, you know, the conservatives not being organized. you have to look at the romney campaign. and anybody who thinks romney has not been engaged in this state the past year is crazy. hes been here from four years before, he knows the terrain, his people know the terrain and theyll ...

With us. >> no. >> mike allen. >> you look fantastic, mike. >> i listened to your advice. >> thats fantastic. >> which is what? >> to lose weight. >> and joe, you cant have this. who gave this to you? >> metabolism up, metabolism down, you lose a lot of weight. >> thats done. >> mika. >> im sorry. you cant have that. >> mike allen, hes the chief white house correspondent for politico. >> yes, he is. >> hes a big-timer. he owns iowa. >> yeah. >> mr. iowa they call him. >> what are you hearing fro...

Northwest florida and whats happening down there and everybodys said the same thing for a couple of years, it is impossible to raise dollars politically because moneys so tight everywhere. >> well, i wonder also how much something we saw last night at the historical society plays into it. and is the donors waiting to see who can win? or is it the donors thinking they wish someone else was in the race? because we did a show of hands last night with the audience, and a good number of people raised...

Network wanted -- i love jim nance -- >> we love jim. >> is it tebow time? could he do it? >> we want a story -- >> he couldnt do it. coming up next, iowa republican party chairman matt stron is here at java joes to talk to us about tomorrows caucuses. plus mikas must-read opinion pages. youre watching "morning joe" brewed by starbucks. we all have internal plumbing.

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 ...

With us. >> no. >> mike allen. >> you look fantastic, mike. >> i listened to your advice. >> thats fantastic. >> which is what? >> to lose weight. >> and joe, you cant have this. who gave this to you? >> metabolism up, metabolism down, you lose a lot of weight. >> thats done. >> mika. >> im sorry. you cant have that. >> mike allen, hes the chief white house correspondent for politico. >> yes, he is. >> hes a big-timer. he owns iowa. >> yeah. >> mr. iowa they call him. >> what are you hearing fro...

>> you know -- >> mitt romney has been unscathed. >> he has, and organized and undisciplined almost to the point where people make fun of him for this, but itll pay off. >> you can criticize on that side of, you know, the conservatives not being organized. you have to look at the romney campaign. and anybody who thinks romney has not been engaged in this state the past year is crazy. hes been here from four years before, he knows the terrain, his people know the terrain and theyll be able to get...

Do what he has not done, which is go very harshly negative against romney as we get out of iowa. hes looking past iowa because it looks like hes not going to finish much higher than fourth. but he was clear and explicit the way he is, talked like a political consultant and said this is what im going to do. im going to go to new hampshire, im going to talk about romney being too moderate, about romney being bad on planned parenthood. he laid out essentially a post-iowa strategy premised on using ...

Nance -- >> we love jim. >> is it tebow time? could he do it? >> we want a story -- >> he couldnt do it. coming up next, iowa republican party chairman matt stron is here at java joes to talk to us about tomorrows caucuses. plus mikas must-read opinion pages. youre watching "morning joe" brewed by starbucks. we all have internal plumbing.

Much as you wouldacoulda, shoulda, that some republican is going to save -- >> let me ask andrea a question. >> shes very nice. shes very nice. >> but you married her. >> youre solid. >> shes solid. >> i mean, seriously, michael steele, that is damning with the faintest of praise for this field. why dont you take over? >> mika, save these boys. >> i will. anger at washington, how much do you think that plays into the indecision were seeing now? and the fact nobody has emerged. people are not fee...