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>> no now, mo chance, no prayer, tell that to mike huckabee who might say he is on a mission from god so doesn't care about the first two. when it comes to evangelicals he is the answer to their prayers. the trouble is he has a lot of company at the pull pit and pete schneider knows it. pete, there's a lot of cot competition in that league of the party. last time it was just huckabee by himself in 2008. now who rises to the top in that field? >> well, neil, i think huck has to have the inside advantage. especially in a caucus state like iowa, where relyú -í5q)4

On the pipeline that would run through his own state and is opposed by state republican leaders. last month, he vetoed a bill banning gestation crates for pigs. legislation popular in new jersey but unpopular in iowa the first caucus state where mr. christie is headed next month for a conference of conservative voters. so ryan big in the blanket here? all of a sudden we got pigs in jersey. >> now he's in the pocket of big pig. the problem for chris christie is that his calling card he's the guy that's going to tell you the hard truths. he's not this everyday politician who is going do cater to...

Should happen across this country. private sector versus public sector, a very gutsy decision and that's how he won initially. he showed some leadership there. also able to show leadership after hurricane sandy, which helped him. i mean, he stepped up and helped that state. however, he did do some things, conversation, global warming, to have conservatives very upset with him. and, again, ronald reagan was very about unification. and i do think that chris christie has to adjust his attitude as far as not shooting inside the tent if he has any hope. we saw what happened when the last candidate,...

South dakota was number one and we were number two. connecticut was the worst and illinois was second worst. illinois has the biggest public debt of any state per capita in the nation. what did they do? they want to raise individual taxes and they're driving businesses out of the state. surrounded by states like indiana, michigan, wisconsin, iowa. all elected republican governors and all have the financial -- >> neil: you think that could be the ticket. >> yeah. >> neil: they're going crazy. >> absolutely. obama knows he is in trouble. remind people he is using the illinois plan, recipe for de...

Including james clyburn all night throughout the night to keep you on top of the most important economic election since the great depression. also, governor brewer will join us, from arizona. do you get the feel, they just love to sue that state? just sue.