Page 25 - Unelectable News Today

Arent happy with this field. do you share that concern? >> no. i mean, we heard the same thing last time. as you were laying out the opening for the program, there was talk four years ago that mike huckabee was unelectable. he could not be elected, so the party went with a more moderate candidate that lost. its interesting now in polls that if mike huckabee were in the race he would lead president obama. so that idea that someones unelectable because theyre conservative is not held up by the fac...

Primary voters are social conservatives. so if you look at the field of candidates, every one of them, pro-life and every one supports traditional marriage, there are some marginal on the issues. they all embrace social conservative positions to one degree or another. its important for the republican primary. >> there seems to be a narrative out there that there are some traditional republicans that arent happy with this field. do you share that concern? >> no. i mean, we heard the same thing la...

>> having mitts record on healthcare is really hard to distinguish between the two. >> reporter: romney is a strong character performance to combat the reputation for changing positions over the years. secondly, to further scuff up perry as too far right and unelectable. >> we have to have a leader who understands what it takes to balance if books of a business, sign the front of a payroll check, to help build jobs. i spent my life in the private sector. im a business guy. >> reporter: perry lea...

to you today as a candidate for president of the united states. >> cnn political correspondent jim acosta is at the red state conference in charleston. he joins us live now. jim, the impact that perry may have on this presidential playing field. any guesses? [ inaudible ] >> well have to work out the audio because youre not the only one who is not hearing jim acosta. well try to re-establish that in a moment. there is another major political story going on right now in iowa. the nation...

Establishment looked and said, you know, the economy was terrible, the democrats controlled everything in washington, voters wanted, you know, to throw the opposition party -- you know, give them some power. so republicans were necessarily going to win. yet there were big races, like the senate race in delaware with christine odonnell, in nevada with sharron angle, where a republican base insisted on nominating candidates that were unelectable, even in 2010. i think the republican establishment ...

Were, was afraid of the palin candidacy. why? explain. >> i think to understand whats going on you have to think back to the 2010 midterm election, which was fantastic for the republicans, but there were some rough spots there. i think the republican sort of establishment looked and said, you know, the economy was terrible, the democrats controlled everything in washington, voters wanted, you know, to throw the opposition party -- you know, give them some power. so republicans were necessarily g...

Establishment looked and said, you know, the economy was terrible, the democrats controlled everything in washington, voters wanted, you know, to throw the opposition party -- you know, give them some power. so republicans were necessarily going to win. yet there were big races, like the senate race in delaware with christine odonnell, in nevada with sharron angle, where a republican base insisted on nominating candidates that were unelectable, even in 2010. i think the republican establishment ...

>> shes back after a season of reality tv. sarah palin returns to what she does best. >> wow. >> scaring the heck out of some republicans. >> tea party americans, youre winning. >> is she the king maker or the queen? and baseball and ponzi schemes. >> i got it, i got it, i got it! >> jeff toobin say the new york mets and bernie madoff used to be on the same team. can the mets survive and win again, or will they strike out? >> youre out of here! then, the financial meltdown. whos th...

let me ask you, dont you love your freedom? >> shes back after a season of reality tv. sarah palin returns to what she does best. >> wow. >> scaring the heck out of some republicans. >> tea party americans, youre winning. >> is she the king maker or the queen? and baseball and ponzi schemes. >> i got it, i got it, i got it! >> jeff toobin say the new york mets and bernie madoff used to be on the same team. can the mets survive and win again, or will they strike out? >> youre out of h...

it is so good to be here. let me ask you, dont you love your freedom? >> shes back after a season of reality tv. sarah palin returns to what she does best. >> wow. >> scaring the heck out of some republicans. >> tea party americans, youre winning. >> is she the king maker or the queen? and baseball and ponzi schemes. >> i got it, i got it, i got it! >> jeff toobin say the new york mets and bernie madoff used to be on the same team. can the mets survive and win again, or will they str...