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Its more than doubled since then. hes got to take a little blame for that. tad is talking about all this domestic energy and growth. most of those were leases and agreements and contracts that the bush administration left over and this president has time and time again tried to stop domestic energy drilling. hes tried to stop the keystone pipeline. hes tried to stop energy exploration in alaska and hes put just an absolute halt on any kind of drilling in the gulf. weve had to fight that time and...

Good luck running on that one, gop. joining me now is democratic strategist tad devine, senior adviser for the kerry and gore campaigns and chip saltsman, a republican strategist who was mike huckbees campaign manager in 2008. thank you both for coming on the show. tad, is high gas prices a threat to the presidents re-election campaign? >> well, high gas prices are always a concern because its something that affects people immediately and affects their pocketbooks. thing presidents case on this ...

Businesses have created more than 3 million jobs. last year, they created the most jobs since 2005. today, american manufacturers are hiring again and creating jobs for the first time since the 1990s. so our economy -- >> that is the president of the united states. again, with his message on manufacturing, dealing with the jobs situation, speaking now in chandler, arizona. were going to monitor and go back as he makes his points. i want to bring in democratic strategist tad devine, a senior advi...

Have people who want to come to this country have an opportunity to do so legally. that people who seek an education can do so with as much assistance as possible. and i think our business leaders are telling us they want people who are trained here with the skills that they need to work in businesses and to establish new businesses. thats a key to our economic success and future. so the president is on the right side of that fight. the fact hed go to states like arizona and nevada and colorado,...

Capitol hill, we preserved 1.4 million jobs in the heartland of the country. look at what mitt romney did when he was governor of massachusetts. under mitt romney, that state declined in manufacturing at twice the national average. twice the national average, rev, and they ranged 47 out 50 in job growth overall in this country, so mitt romney likes to say hes going to conduct the campaign and prosecute the case about the economy, we welcome that conversation against a governor who ranked 47th ou...

Gibheart, and tad devine. thank you both for joining me. >> thank you for having us on, rev. >> let me start with you, patrick. how will the dnc support the presidents plan to run against a do-nothing congress? >> rev, let me back up for a quick second, if i cant. i want to note as previewed today in "new york times," its clear under this president, under his policies, weve managed to grow manufacturing jobs foe the first time since 1997, contrast that with the bush administration two straight y...

Forced the president to go it alone. thats why the plan was announced to put together low-income teenagers to work this summer, a plan he can launch without congress. and richard cordray has been nominated. >> ive got an obligation to act on behalf of the american people. im not going to stand by while a minority in the senate puts party ideology ahead of the people that we were elected to serve. not with so much at stake, not at this make-or-break moment for middle-class americans. were not goi...

Campaign governor romneys -- he was at 4% in national polls. nobody knew him. so we spent an enormous amount of money just getting known not only in new hampshire -- im sorry, not only in iowa but new hampshire and south carolina. >> and can i quickly follow up? romney is spending three days in iowa, though hes in new hampshire now, but said recently hes headed back to new hampshire. is mitt romney still trying to downplay iowa and what happens there? >> well, look, i think the idea is that unli...

$6 million. mitt romney and restore our future, ws his alliance super pac, $3.9 million. newt gingrich, by the way, $473,000. i would say michele bachmann, who we dont spend a lot of time talking about, $162,000. hasnt run an ad since august. remarkable. tad devine, how much -- youre a media consultant. so i already know the answer to that. how much do ads matter? were focusing on theyre going to all these places, 44 downtowny tours, but in the end most voters are getting their messages from ads...

So i think from their point of view its hard to create a scenario where romney is not the nominee, but theyre realistic and they know that until voters actually vote something could go wrong. they may have to fight for this. but they do think over the long run mitt romney will be the nominee. i have no doubt about that. but thats what they think. >> the pesky voters actually voting conundrum. thank you, mark. >> thanks, chris. >> so whats next in iowa? were joined by democratic strategist tad de...