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Christie has been raising money hand over fist for the last month. i'm talking about december 2012-january 2013, he's raised more than $2 million for reelection without much fund-raising effort. is he gearing up showing how much money he can raise and lead in the part? >> i think that is part of the strategy, which is that, you know, basically, there's some talk that may believe corey booker would get in. he's looking at the senate seat, instead. so, to some respectes, this plas very well. embracing the president, spratisprat i separating himself from the national republicans. but i do also th...

♪ back to "hardball" and the sideshow. we've been talking a lot about those new republican-backed voter photo i.d. laws and how they could tilt the election to the republican side. the big question is where's the evidence to support the need for these new photo i.d. laws? well, last night jon stewart had something to say about it. >> even pennsylvania, which is now defending its photo i.d. law in court, said this. >> the state admits that it is "not aware of any incidents of in-person voter fraud in pennsylvania." in addition the state says it has no evidence to prove that "in-person voter...

take action on extending the bush era tax cuts. appeared being the keyword. senator majority leader mitch mcconnell announced he would not filibuster the measure. instead he allowed a straight up-or-down majority wins vote. the republican plan, extend the tax cuts for everyone. and president obama's plan, extend the cuts for 98% of americans, how olds making under $250,000 a year. why would senator mcconnell do such a thing? >> the only way to force people to take a stand is to make sure that today's votes truly count, by setting these shoet votes at a 50-vote threshold, nobody on th...

playing chicken with the fiscal cliff. today the senate appeared to take action on extending the bush era tax cuts. appeared being the key word. senate majority leader announced he would not philly buster. he allowed a straight up or down majority wins vote. the republican plan, extend the tax cuts for everyone, and president obama's plan extend it for 98% of americans. that's households making 250,000 a year. why would the senator do such a thing? >> the only way to force people to take a stand is to make sure that today's votes truly count. by setting these votes at a 50-vote thres...

chicken with the fiscal cliff. today the senate appeared to take action on extending the bush era tax cuts. appeared being the keyword. senator majority leader mitch mcconnell announced he would not filibuster the measure. instead he allowed a straight up-or-down majority wins vote. the republican plan, extend the tax cuts for everyone. and president obama's plan, extend the cuts for 98% of americans, how olds making under $250,000 a year. why would senator mcconnell do such a thing? >> the only way to force people to take a stand is to make sure that today's votes truly count, by se...