you came out. republicans last week, we can see now, there was no bounce coming out of that convention. what is the key for democrats this week to get a real bounce out of this convention? what s been happening here? i think it s been a well-put together convention. i think people are up. what would define a successful speech? he has to remind people of what created this mess. you know, i m a depression baby. i remember fdr. he never let us forget herbert hoover and hoover economics for a long, long time. it s very important people understand who created this thing and what kind of a mess the president created. secondly, he s got to lay out his plans for the future. third, i think he s got to talk about romney s record in massachusetts when it came to job creation. the fourth worst in the country. that s an important message to get out there. i dent thion t think many ameri know that. by the way, the entire interview is going to be on our website later. thecycle .msnbc.com.
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does not have the experience of being an effective leader. i am in fact the legitimate heir of the reagan movement. not some liberal from massachusetts. well, mitt romney has surged ahead in the race. and a win in florida could be pretty critical. cnn political editor paul stein haweshaus hauser is in tampa. we have four polls out over the past 36 hours, and they all indicate the same thing, that mitt romney is up by double digits over newt gingrich along people likely to vote in that primary tomorrow. take a look at the most recent out about two hours ago. you can see right there mitt romney with about a 14-point lead. 43% are backing him. 29% say they are backing gingrich. you see santorum and paul both further down at 11%. when you break that poll down, it s interesting. among tea party supporters, among social conservatives, these are the base voters for gingrich. but romney has the edge there. one more poll i want to share with you. take a look at this. it came out