will start. all right, beat martin. beatrice posting, reporting on all of this. thank you so much, pete muntean. back in the midterms, it was the phrase of the midterms. a red wave, and yet, the red wave did not materialize. democrats are one win away from holding the senate. republicans did not pick up as many house seats as they would have liked. and they haven t locked down. just joining me now to talk about this, cnn political commentator former advisor president hilton, ball begala. and also with me, former republican congressman from florida, francis bruni. paul, let me start with you first. your thoughts, what happened to the red wave? well, i do have to say this. i heard pete s report, my heart goes out to everybody in dallas who were at that airshow and the folks there, it s just heartbreaking. terms of the politics and election, you, know i heard your interview with brother meacham. midterm elections are always a brake paddle, always. and this time, though, the
planet hillary. the cover of the magazine fueled lots of buzz, even before its release. let s talk with a reporter who wrote the article for the new york times, amy, also our cnn commentator, democratic strategist, ball begala. priorities usa action, a super perform ac that supported president obama ds re-election is now backing a potential hillary bid in 2016. amy, let me start with you. i read your excellent article and i m sure a lot of you will read it online or in sunday s action newspaper. what was fascinating to me was some of the lingo you came up with, some of the supporters of the clintons over the years. you put them in categories. for example, hotel california, that group. space cowboys, royal council, nickilippe, the child, sanitation department. give us a sense of what you were
christian conservative reality tv star jim bob duggar who s driving the bus across iowa. he backed huckabee in 08. he s urging evangelical voters to back santorum now. a proven track record, a christian conservative that has always stood for what s right. the chuck truck! reporter: santorum doesn t ride in the bus. does he his campaigning in a pickup truck. a better fit for santorum s down to earth pitch. jim acosta, cnn, boone, iowa. let s dig deeper into santorum s surge. joining me is dana lash, st. louis tea party organizer and editor and chief, ari fleischer and ball begala who joins me in des moines. the santorum surge, how surprising is it to? what do you make of? it s stunning. seven front-runners in iowa. three aren t in the race
a proven track record, a christian conservative that has always stood for what s right. the chuck truck! reporter: santorum doesn t ride in the bus. does he his campaigning in a pickup truck. a better fit for santorum s down to earth pitch. jim acosta, cnn, boone, iowa. let s dig deeper into santorum s surge. joining me is dana lash, st. louis tea party organizer and editor and chief, ari fleischer and ball begala who joins me in des moines. the santorum surge, how surprising is it to? what do you make of? it s stunning. seven front-runners in iowa. three aren t in the race anymore. santorum seems like the guy who never did lead. i see him as franc finkle? he s the only guy that survived the battle of little big horn. he survived because his horse couldn t get him there in time.
caucuses it starts counting. republicans will start choosing candidates in a campaign after everyone you see here and a few you don t, have been the front-runner or the front-runner or may soon become the front-runner. some of these boxes may soon be empty. politico s roger simon said iowa caucuses don t pick winners, they eliminate losers. a lot of people could continue on from here even if they don t place well. a loser here may take new hampshire. someone else could win south carolina and yet another may win florida. it s just been that kind of a campaign. the polls here reflect it. take a look. the latest from the des moines register, mitt romney and ron paul in a statistical tie. rick santorum close behind. newt gingrich fourth and fading. rick perry fifth and climbing slowly. michele bachmann in single digits. that poll came out over the weekend. arg showed romney in front. paul, santorum and gingrich essentially tied for second. it won t be dull and every move matt