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Moved back toward president obama. >> that's right. >> part of that i think is probably the result of the recent good economic news, which you have to disaggregate from favorability. how much do you think the president is so known to the american people that whatever people think about him, the idea of attacking him is somehow other, which seems part of what the republican message has been, no longer resonates. >> it doesn't resonates, the character attacks don't resonate. frankly, mitt romney is the other, the guy who is strange and the guy who keeps -- what is amazing for me, a very polished...

he arrived with a swagger fresh off his impressive south carolina victory but what a difference nine days have made for newt gingrich in florida. on this, the eve of the state's closely-watched primary, gingrich is facing an all-out assault from mitt romney formidable operation in florida. joe johns is seeing it first hand and he had a one-on-one interview with newt gingrich earlier in the day and we'll see that at the bottom of the hour. mean time, joe, 15 hours until the polls open. what's the latest? >> well, wolf, it has been a very hectic 24 hours for the gingrich campaign and a...

arkansas. and tornado watches still up in a number of places. cnn meteorologist rob marciano, i heard you back there. can't keep up with the board and everything else going on. what's the latest? >> what's eerie about this situation is that there's a path of the tornado took is a similar path to the one that hit them in april. north of tuscaloosa and northern birmingham. not similar results but still two fatalities. and i want to show you the latest on where this is all going. the most damage has been north of birmingham. and center point, paradise valley. this area here about, i don...

Conversation with the debates, actually, it was more personal than character attacks. what do you think is really driving the voters? >> it's really surprising that the gingrich train has caught on here in the last 12, 24 hours, particularly among a lot of women who were reacting strongly to the interview with his ex-wife and they were actually on both sides of it. i talked to some women who said they had been cheated on, and they were not going to vote for gingrich other and women who felt like bringing up the score with the ex-wife was a low blow and they liked how gingrich responded. that b...

There's a debate tonight. you have to keep an eye on perry, who is making a big play, bachmann, and rick santorum, who has a lot on the line and has to move. the next two weeks will be determinative and romney's advertising have entered the fray in a commanding way and so romney needs to get in gear. >> if gingrich is the nominee, he may have your party, democrats, to thank. for the last couple months they've been absolutely hammering romney with a barrage of character attacks, portraying him of devoid of conviction, save self promotion which could be said is a condition that afflicts all poli...