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He's a good friend of mine. i would have great confidence him running any campaign for me. but romney has had good debates. last night was not a good debate. i think the bottom line is he didn't lose anything but he didn't make the gain he needed to. gingrich put the spotlight on him for the first time performed very effectively. >> don't you -- >> go ahead. >> you are right. it was not his best debate. we are not trying to suggest it was. this process is much deeper and more complicated than people give it credit for. just as i have said rick perry ought not to be judged for his qualification...

He's a good friend of mine. i would have great confidence him running any campaign for me. but romney has had good debates. last night was not a good debate. i think the bottom line is he didn't lose anything but he didn't make the gain he needed to. gingrich put the spotlight on him for the first time performed very effectively. >> don't you -- >> go ahead. >> you are right. it was not his best debate. we are not trying to suggest it was. this process is much deer and more complicated than people give it credit for. just as i have said rick perry ought not to be judged for his qualifications ...

He's a good friend of mine. i would have great confidence him running any campaign for me. but romney has had good debates. last night was not a good debate. i think the bottom line is he didn't lose anything but he didn't make the gain he needed to. gingrich put the spotlight on him for the first time performed very effectively. >> don't you -- >> go ahead. >> you are right. it was not his best debate. we are not trying to suggest it was. this process is much deeper and more complicated than people give it credit for. just as i have said rick perry ought not to be judged for his qualification...

Handlers, hate this debate process. they feel like it's gotten out of hand and looks too much like a reality show. too many voices involved. frankly, as somebody -- and lawrence, you know, on one hand we want debates, too. every news organization wants s debate. how some of our friends at other news organizations have gone about this, they've made the process kind of ugly. >> the democratic national committee must be trying to offer any kind of help they can in putting on this debate. if you need logistical support, anything they need. chuck todd, thanks for joining me. tomorrow on "daily rund...

Happen. at that point we're going to be really close to the iowa caucus. everybody is going to be really interested in terms of how the candidates perform. but certainly, you know, he's going to have the opportunity to define the questions he wants and some of the issues he wants to bring up. it will be an interesting evening and good edition to the whole debate process that's occurred in the eached out to candates or representatives and did not hear a response as to whether or not they would accept. why wouldn't they accept to moderate? they have all gone up including newt gingrich on monday ...