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>> this is such a cool state. i mean come on, live free or die? it's like live free or die, victory or death, bring it. >> bring it. it's monday, october 31st, 2011, halloween. the most important holiday in my household, apparently. this is "the daily rundown." i'm chuck todd. let's get to our first reads. just as he had vaulted into the lead in yet another early state poll, statistically tied with mitt romney in the des moines register's well-regarded iowa poll with 23% of the vote, herman cain faces the type of a story alleging inappropriate workplace behavior toward women which co...

Government. there's a lot of those programs i don't like. i don't think they should be started. but we have conditioned a lot of people to become very dependent on checks coming from the government. i think the elderly and the children and the sick people. and for us to say there is where we cut and balance the budget, no way. that's not going to happen. >> anthony terrell has been traveling with ron paul. he joins me from des moines. we've been watching this what i would call is slow of evolution of ron paul on the rhetoric when it comes to particularly the social safety net programs. >> righ...

Four years ago, you wouldn't hear him putting caveats on some of his positions. if he didn't like a program, he would say i don't like this program. the implication being he'd get rid of it. now he's saying i don't like but i'm not getting rid of it. reaction in the crowd? >> i think reality is setting in. four years ago we weren't at 9% unemployment. today those in the crowd have friends and family members out of jobs. so they're relying on these entitlements. so i think the softer stance is resonating with the audience. i've asked them ron paul's message is different. he's for entitlements n...

christie. that means it's retooling time for the campaign. in a new fox poll, mitt romney has regained his lead. but is he really the front runner? he leads the field with 23%. about the same number he always had. rick perry dropped dramatically sitting at 19%. rounding out the top three and barely trailing perry is herman cain sitting at 17%. combine the 17 and the 19, you have the 36. that tells you the conservative anti-romney vote is still a powerful force. all right. one non-candidate already discovering the betting process is no cake walk is chris christie. been a potential can...

federal -- yeah. ron paul, federal programs? yeah. this is "daily rundown." i'm chuck todd. i'm glad to know that finally the rest of america understands what us baseball fans knew. the most famous longoria in america should be a guy named evan. the 2012 race is frozen. while everyone waits on chris christie. that means it's retooling time for the campaign. in a new fox poll, mitt romney has regained his lead. but is he really the front runner? he leads the field with 23%. about the same number he always had. rick perry dropped dramatically sitting at 19%. rounding out the top three ...