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Ahead theyll go earlier. it could push it so early that glow of the christmas season could be mixed with the grit of the presidential primary campaigns. >> in it happened in 2008. universally unpopular among democrats, republicans, press, media, you name it. everybody disliked it. >> the florida republicans say the date could change if they come after the first four states and before everyone else. >> if they are willing to give us a fifth position in race, we will be happy to adjust the date. >...

So i dont think that really is the testing ground for whether someone is a real democrat whether they would support the solicitor general. >> amy, can i ask you could specter get away with saying i was against elena kagan for solicitor general because she was too conservative? i dont think anybody will buy that in pennsylvania. theyll say it was because syou were a republican. >> there are other questions of the left, which is one of the reasons were asking will there be turnout or people at hom...

Among possible white house candidates in new orleans this weekend, former alaska governor sarah palin, former house speaker newt gingrich, haley bauerer, mike pence of indiana and ron paul of texas. texas governor rick perry, former u.s. senator rick santorum and louisiana governor bobby jindal. all of them potential candidates. and there are more, some of whom are not there. lets go to our chief political correspondent who is there, candy crowley. what is this? this is a testing ground for pres...

All right. we have been following developments at the southern republican leadership conference, which is in new orleans. its a fund-raising gathering of republicans, but its a testing ground really for potential presidential candidates for 2012. 2012, im no not talking about the 2010 midterms. at that podium in a few moments sarah palin is going to appear. she is certainly among conservatives in this country consistently polling as one of the most popular people. not always amongst republicans....

All of liz cheneys aides and helpers described it this way to me. it was meant to be this way. you could clearly see how enthusiastic people were for him and he was transferring that enthusiasm to his daughter, saying its the next generation we should be interested in. >> has she been direct in answering the question of whether or not she wants to run? >> she hasnt but shes made it all but clear. her political action group, keep america safe, is very much sort of a testing ground for her politic...

Want to do something to effect positive reform. its just that we want to take a much more common sense, modest, incremental approach, trying to address the first issue first, which is cost, and then go on to try to deal with some of the things that the president and speaker pelosi want to do. >> well come back to that. in terms of what the general approach is. but congresswoman schulz, there are the votes in the house, which is really the big testing ground here, if its reconciliation, for insta...

Positive reform. its just that we want to take a much more common sense, modest, incremental approach, trying to address the first issue first, which is cost, and then go on to try to deal with some of the things that the president and speaker pelosi want to do. >> well come back to that. in terms of what the general approach is. but congresswoman schulz, there are the votes in the house, which is really the big testing ground here, if its reconciliation, for instance, where you go for a simple ...

Common sense, modest, incremental approach trying to address the first issue first, which is cost. then go on to try and deal with some of the things that the president and speaker pelosi want to do. >> well come back to that in terms of what the general approach is. but congresswoman schultz, is there -- are there the votes in the house which is really the big testing ground here if its reconciliation, for instance, where you go for a simple majority. >> when we start counting the votes will be...

>> shepard: fox news, americas election headquarters. conservatives are gathering, the focus appears to be jobs a live look in the conservative political action conference or k pack. one of the 2012 presidential candidates used his time to blast president obama. hes a potential candidate at very best, tim pawlenty. >> i have a message for president obama. my message is this: mr. president, no more apology tours and no more giving miranda rights to terrorists in our country. >> shepard: tradition...

Dramatically in the last year, because today conventional wills d wisdom looks like charlie will have a hard time winning the race. >> candy, are political types watching this very closely to see whether its a tipping point for the republican party? whether its a splitting point for the republican party or maybe a testing ground for the strength of the tea party movement? >> certainly its being cast that way, that this is one of those races, the primary race, within the republican party and that...