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>> now, joe, the associated press using state data found that the law will hit black precincts hardest. is that your belief? >> thats right. i think thats the strategy that the republican party has taken nationally. with this particular approach of voter i.d. because what it does is to target people of color who tend not to have state-issued i.d.s. the elderly who also would tend to have a lower quotient of state-issued i.d.s and students. its diabolical. but it is well thought out. its simply e...

Jostling there. i dont think anyone emerges any stronger today. >> looking ahead i realize this is trying to get. where do you see the scene being determined? which state primary going to make a final decision on this? >> south carolina going to be critical. and the campaign goes national. no one can put together a campaign in terms of money or organization or in terms of messaging and outside supporters. this has to be-to-happen quickly. were going to see a lot of negative messaging on mitt rom...

Jostling there. i dont think anyone emerges any stronger today. >> looking ahead i realize this is trying to get. where do you see the scene being determined? which state primary going to make a final decision on this? >> south carolina going to be critical. and the campaign goes national. no one can put together a campaign in terms of money or organization or in terms of messaging and outside supporters. this has to be-to-happen quickly. were going to see a lot of negative messaging on mitt rom...

Jostling there. i dont think anyone emerges any stronger today. >> looking ahead i realize this is trying to get. where do you see the scene being determined? which state primary going to make a final decision on this? >> south carolina going to be critical. and the campaign goes national. no one can put together a campaign in terms of money or organization or in terms of messaging and outside supporters. this has to be-to-happen quickly. were going to see a lot of negative messaging on mitt rom...

Sort of changed and it sword of came out and people said i said black. i didnt. >> shep: hmm. rick santorum says hes concerned about all americans becoming too dependent on our government. so why is new hampshire so important already? its the first primary of the season. idealcally it tends to be polar opposite of iowa. since 1952, only three candidates lost new hampshire and still gone on to win the presidency. bill clinton was one in 92. george w. bush in 2000. and president obama in 2008. the...

Say that. if you look at it, what i started to say is a word and sort of changed and it sword of came out and people said i said black. i didnt. >> shep: hmm. rick santorum says hes concerned about all americans becoming too dependent on our government. so why is new hampshire so important already? its the first primary of the season. idealcally it tends to be polar opposite of iowa. since 1952, only three candidates lost new hampshire and still gone on to win the presidency. bill clinton was on...

How will it split? santorum? theyre interesting questions that could dramatically impact south carolina and florida in particular. it changes the field and it moves that 75% around in ways that we cant quantify yet but will have a dramatic impact. >> looking ahead to new hampshire, this represents the nation much more than -- >> very much so. >> -- iowa does. >> very much. independence can vote. new hampshire is a state where 42% of voters are registered independents. they can vote in the republ...

at the winners and losers and dan lothian and david mattingly looking ahead to the battlegrounds that are now more important than ever. all right, lets start with dana bash. dana? >> well, we have some potential news this morning about what this caucus has did to the field on the republican side. michele bachmann who, of course, came in a disappointing sixth, effectively dead last here in iowa is going to hold a news conference in a few hours. her campaign is not saying what it is abou...

>> bill: come on. who is closest. >> they all have elements of things i agree with. >> bill: there has got to be somebody. >> i think on the foreign policy realm mitt romney is closer. >> bill: romney on foreign policy. >> thats probably true of gingrich who is deeply invested in public policy. i have known him for a long time. >> bill: on taxes? >> im in favor of a flat tax. i have always believed in simplifying the tax code. i think there are some plans out there to do that im encouraged that ...

Is that why he met with south carolina governor nikki haley today, after donald trump won her state primary, governor nikki haley said, donald trump is everything we teach our kids not to do in kindergarten. initial rumors indicated that nikki haley might be up for secretary of state, but new reporting from nbc news is she might be up for health and human services or education secretary, which makes a lot more sense for someone with no foreign policy experience. the obama administration confirme...