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Session of congress, proposing legislation that he knows doesn't have a chance of being actually enacted into law, but it's only a premise for the upcoming election. and, a week later, he proposes a debt plan that he knows also is not going to be enacted. he's given up, he's essentially announced that the governance phase of the obama presidency is over. and he's now fully campaigning, with a year and two months to go. that's some kind of indoor record. mig joining me, christopher han, former aide to chuck schumer and chris phraupbte, host of the chris phraupbte show. what the man has said is ...

chris christie has been under immense pressure. the dissatisfaction amongst republicans with the debate performance by rick perry, as you mentioned, megyn, an ongoing sense of distrust that many conservatives have for mitt romney who's had a record of changing positions is only part of why so many republicans and conservatives are looking for chris christie. the accomplishments he's had, the way he's taken on unions, tried to balance the budget and his common sense, practical approach and plain spoken candor, frankly, made many believe he would be best suited to takon president obama...

the breaking news now. carl? >> reporter: well, the new jersey governor's been saying for so many months that he wouldn't get in, and there has just been a steady barrage like waves crashing on a new jersey shore trying to drag him back into the race. and once again chris christie has begun telling associates, insiders, the very people who are trying to recruit him that he will not be persuaded. at one point he was driven to say, what do i gotta do, kill myself to show you i don't want to do this? chris christie has been under immense pressure. the dissatisfaction amongst republicans...

Independents that are going to decide this, you have democrats that i think, christopher, might vote republican. bill: chris, are you going to jump the line? >> well, you know, listen, angela is always very insightful in her analysis, but the point she's missing is that social security is a bigger issue in florida than in any other state in the union. and right now, the 2gop -- two, gop frontrunners, romney and perry have their problems there. rick perry doubled down on the idea that social security is a ponzi scheme, and mitt romney supported george bush's failed 2005 attempts to privatize so...

Overwhelmingly in fave of president obama, 52 percent of independents voted for the then-senator and those voters could be key again in 2012. take a look at what history shows us. in 2004, florida was a red state, republican, in 2008, it went blue. christopher han is democratic strat twist and former aide to senator chuck schumer, howing -- howing doing? >> angela mclallan is a fox news analyst. how you doing? >> doing well, bill, nice to see you. bill: what do you think right now about what's moving down there? some of the polls show the independents, they jumped the line and they've gone awa...