race there now against someone who of course ran for the republican nomination last time. he s one of the leading figures in the tea party movement in congress. okay. aaron, how much do you think the irs couldn t verse see might play into the midterms yesterday? this is a story that is going to be around for a while. i think it s incumbent on the republicans not to overplay their hand a little bit. the more they make this look like a partisan effort, the less credibility it has when in fact there are very valid questions that they are asking right now. if this is drawn out, if this makes the administration look bad, it could have an impact on the 2014 elections. as we saw in 2010, it s all about motivations for the republicans. when they had the tea party riled up and angry about what was going on, they turned out in droves in 2010 and it was a huge year for republicans. republicans need that kind of
with santorum? well, ali, the free market element which we embrace as the tea party movement pushes me certainly to a mitt romney. i think there s a lot of folks that disagree with me. i think quite honestly the challenge in the tea party is this idea do they trust romney. i think from a business point of view and his practical governance as a businessman i think he would do a terrific job. but the challenge, of course, is convincing the rest of the grassroots movement. i don t think santorum sort of populist manufacturing to taxation is appropriate. that s not a free market value. as will pointed out here. here s my question for you, mark. what happens? really michele bachmann was the head of the tea party movement in congress. she was a tea party darling. those candidates who have become tea party darling are not doing what you re talking about. mitt romney wasn t the tea party darling in this thing. if you look at what he does, he s about fiscal responsibility, smaller
as we count down to new hampshire, the economy is still the driving force in the minds of voters in the united states. but is it the driving force in the republican primary? welcome to your money. i m ali velshi. the latest cnn/opinion research corporation poll shows 57% of americans think that the economy is the most important issue facing this country. i want to bring in cnn senior political analyst david gergen. david, the polls say mitt romney has the best chance to beat president obama in the republican field. do conservatives still reluctant to get behind romney feel he lacks what it takes to turn the economy around or is it something else all together? he is actually doing well when people asked is your most important issue the economy in iowa. he won a healthy plurality of those voters who thought the economy was number one. he s having some trouble connecting with voters emotionally. they seem stiff, reserved, can t quite understand him, santorum in the case of i
taxation doesn t define not a free market value. as will just pointed out. here is my question, mark. what happens? really michele bachmann was the head of the tea party movement in congress. she was a tea party darling. those candidates who have become tea party darling are not doing what you re talking about. mitt romney wasn t the tea party darling in this thing. if you look at what he does, he s about fiscal responsibility, smaller government and free markets. those are valleys of the tea party. the issue is can he kent to the trust issue. the idea which has been in the mainstream media being a liberal leaning governor. he had 800 vetos in his time there. he cleaned up the utah international governance of the olympics. certainly when we look at his platform and what he promises to do in terms of cutting overall tax rates and being able to reduce the size of government, the question is can he connect to the trust issue within the tea party. now for me i think it s very practic
your $$$$$ starts right now. as we count down to new hampshire, the economy is still the driving force in the minds of voters in the united states. but is it the driving force in the republican primary? welcome to your $$$$$. i m ali velshi. the latest cnn opinion research corporation poll shows 57% of americans think that the economy is the most important issue facing this country. i want to bring in cnn senior political analyst david gergen. david, the polls say mitt romney has the best chance to beat president obama in the republican field. do conservatives still reluctant to get behind romney feel he lacks what it takes to turn the economy around or is it something else all together? he is actually doing well when people asked is your most important issue the economy in iowa. he won a healthy plurality of those voters who thought the economy was number one. he s having some trouble connecting with voters emotionally. they seem stiff, reserved, can t quite understa