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Strategist and robert zimmerman joins us from new york now. he is a democratic strategist and he has been watching the debates and following the race, as well. good to see all of you. thanks for joining us. appreciate you allus. appreciate you all participating. mark preston, lets start with you. the nations first presidential primary already here. any reason to suspect mitt romney wont be the winner? >> no. i mean, look. bottom line is we know that mitt romney will win on tuesday night. its a f...

Republican presidential nomination back in 2008. hes got the ground game, the money, the support. but, don, what well be looking for now on tuesday night is who comes in second, who comes in third and who comes in fourth place. what happened to newt gingrich who was doing so well in december only to come collapsing down under a whole spate of negative advertising and, look, whats going on with rick santorum. tracking polls show rick santorum who came out of iowa with such a boost is now starting...

Nomination back in 2008. hes got the ground game, the money, the support. but, don, what well be looking for now on tuesday night is who comes in second, who comes in third and who comes in fourth place. what happened to newt gingrich who was doing so well in december only to come collapsing down under a whole spate of negative advertising and, look, whats going on with rick santorum. tracking polls show rick santorum who came out of iowa with such a boost is now starting to slip. thats what wer...

this president has sanitized every defense document. everything. the word radical islam doesnt appear anywhere. why? because were fight -- were trying to fight this politically correct war and not talking about how they hate us and what we must do to stop us. >> we know you have differences with president obama, but who has the better argument between snoe santorum and huntsman? >> i would send troops back into iraq. >> now? >> i think we start talking with the iraqi individuals there,...

country is ensured. thats what the job of our commander in chief is. you make that decision. not the generals. you make that decision based on an analysis of understanding how virulent the threat of radical islam is. and you confront that threat not just militarily and importantly not just militarily. you confront it first by being honest with the american public about what this threat is. this president has sanitized every defense document. everything. theres -- the word "radical" isl...

that time frame. i think its a huge error for adviser. i worked with him in the 80s on the strategy to defeat the soviet empire. if youre worried about the iranians in iraq, develop a strategy to replace the iranians dictatorship and iraq will be fine. if you want to stop wahhabiism, get an american energy policy so no american president ever bows to a saudi king. then you can put pressure on the saudis because you have enough american energy to stop this. >> governor romney, lets -- y...

The manhunt continues for a gunman suspected of killing a park ranger. 34-year-old margaret anderson was shot making a routine traffic stop. she leaves behind a husband and two young daughters. on this the 149 amendment abolished slavery. em mans pate tore marked

The manhunt continues for a gunman suspected of killing a park ranger. 34-year-old margaret anderson was shot making a routine traffic stop. she leaves behind a husband and two young daughters. on this the 149 amendment abolished slavery. em mans pate tore marked freedom 149 years ago today.

People to win. another theory is that members of congress are profiting from insider information they learn every day. it is not illegal for members of congress to engage in this sort of insider trading. after a recent spate of negative publicity, however, a group of more than 200 lawmakers have stepped forward to support a bill to make it illegal. its supposed to come up for a vote in 2012. dan harris, abc news, new york. >> that will get a lot of people talking. >> yes. staying with some num...

as these holidays wind down. the president yial campaign sean is heating up. one week from tomorrow, the iowa caucuses will mark the first formal votes in the 2012 race. right now, its too close to call, statistically speaking. according to a poll from the american research group, ron paul, mitt romney, and newt gingrich are locked in a three-way statistical tie. you can see it there. 21, 20, 19% apiece. paul steinhauser is in des moines with more on this three-way battle. and no clear...