among republican candidates on the campaign trail and is being called the darling of the gop. i'll go one on one with new jersey's outspoken governor, chris christie. finally, our political roundtable weighs in on the road ahead for president obama after what he calls a shellacking on election day. >> sometimes we lose track of, you know, the ways that we connected with folks that got us here in the first place. >> with us, the president's former communications adviser, anita dunn. counselor to president bush, karin hughes, and republican strategist and adviser for governor candidate of california, meg whitman, mike governor candidate of california, meg whitman, mike murphy. captions paid for by nbc-universal television