i don't think the tea party will play that much a bigger role in picking a nominee than the establishment in compared to years past. >> i see one guy that raised taxes on energy because he agreed with climate change. i see one guy that replicated the health care plan in massachusetts and supported it nationally, and i see a guy who swore allegiance to the president and broke it. i see problems with all three of these fellas. that's my view. you're the experts. you're writing the back. thank you. you know where i stand. i have you guys here to tell me what you think. you chuckle at me, sir. >> that's your michele bachmann commercial right there. >> i don't need a commercial. the plan to end medicare looks like it is failing its first real test. leading in the polls using one issue, medicare, and the republicans plan to get rid of it. giving democrats hope this is the issue they can use to win back the house perhaps next year. that's ahead. you're watching "hardball" only on msnbc. [ horn honks ] now we're hitting the road with the proglide challenge. my friend -- come on up. how do you like shaving? i don't like it. it makes my neck itch. [ male announcer ] shaving can cause irritating tug and pull. you think there's a better razor out there? i sure haven't found one. let's take the proglide challenge. [ male announcer ] fusion proglide is engineered with gillette's thinnest blades ever so it glides for less tug and pull. this thing is fantastic.