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Some of that shine get some of the energy away from cain? >> well i think that mitt romney is ok with cain being right where he is. it's rick perry who has to worry about herman cain. because i think there's romney as the front-runner, and then there's the anti-romney coalition. and i think that herman cain in my estimation sort of is like the mike huckaby of 2012. the debates propelled him into the top tear status. he's charismatic. a great communicator. and i don't think that herman cain is going to win the nomination. but he could keep rick perry from doing so if the conservative vote is sp...

I do not count rick perry out. $15 million is a lot of money to spend in the next little bit over two months between now and iowa. i think that cain probably lacks the organization, the foreign policy knowledge, and the message discipline to sustain this. and by the way perry has started this sort of co-op that he has his own flat tax plan that he put out yesterday. so i think it's interesting right now. it's odd. i am surprised. but i think it's going to tighten up as time goes by. >> we shall see. karen, putting on your communications strategist hat here, andrew rafferty was just telling all...

The same story about the current state of the gop field. a cbs/"new york times" poll showing cain in front with 25%, followed by romney with perry commanding just 6%. and another one, cain up front. romney right behind. and perry way behind. joining us msnbc campaign embed andrew rafferty who is with the cain campaign. what's the reaction like right now given all this positive poll news? >> well, the reaction is that they know they are a front-runner, and they are expecting the shots to keep coming. last night, mr. cain was in lamar, texas, for a clearwater tea party rally, and he said that th...

Mistaken. so he's not been able to kind of move out of that. and the meantime, we have seen others kind of come and go. and it's not surprising that someone like cain who kind of says what people want to hear and he's kind of fun to listen to. i don't agree with a lot of what he says. but, you know that, he would rise to the top. again, i think it shows just how unsettled the republican primary voters really are with their field. >> and some saying in disarray. matt, rick perry has got to be saying, my word, how is cain doing this? how is he maintaining this bump? he makes gaffs. he is derided...

Taking questions. now we are seeing a bit more of a closed off cain. he is not as accessible. and his rallies and events are starting to look more like those of perry and romney than the herman cain events we saw over the summer and into the early fall. >> all right. a look inside the campaign there. the herman cain campaign. andrew rafferty our msnbc news embed. thank you for that. now to our political analyst, good friend karen finny, and senior contributor matt lewis. good day to you both. karen, let's start with you. and the question is are you surprised by these numbers? these poll numb...