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Democrats to make them vote for medicare part d. if we are talking about newt gingrich, his unfavorables are through the roof. it's something like 70% of voters in florida he has a 70 unfavorable rating. >> people put the electability question to the table and you felt in south carolina that people looked at him and they said there's a fighter he can beat obama. he has gone from angry, over the line in some cases, and to dangerous. they will say he cannot win. >> i said to this during the break, when do people remember, this is the guy that ruined the '90s. he is living a swinging lifestyle, g...

Well on the electability question, which is a bit of a surprise. he's like minus 29, 56 untphraeufrbl, nobod56 unbe favorable, nobody even comes close to that, even ron paul. that gives you a sense of it. he did something voters wanted to hear badly done. he took on some of the entities they dislike most, the national news media and on a social issue the issue of work, and that he dealt with and the question from juan williams in the fox news debate. and he swung hard on those, he hit it right in the sweet spot. the questions about his divorce, his ex-wife, i think backfired. they were too clo...

Ooh a chingd paern and not attacking him on that basis. i'm saying this is a guy who never has run anything. i don't think on-the-job training should be the president of the united states. he's done great things for our party over the years and for our country. the fact of the matter is, i don't believe his record stacks up to governor romney's record in that regard. >> what about this electability question? you heard what i challenged speaker gingrich with which is there is this view in the party that if gingrich keeps on going and if he consolidates support among conservatives, this is the b...

It before the nomination. the last thing republicans want to do is nominate somebody that collapses in september. beating barack obama has to be the number one mission of the republican party. a second term for barack obama will be a disaster for this country, and i am committed to beating him and i think i proved in the debates i could take him on in a series of debates and i think it's important that we have a candidate strong enough and tough enough to be able to take on president obama in a series of debates. >> to give you your due on the electability question in south carolina, you had t...

>> let me ease into the day. >> he won among conservatives. you know, the low country, that's supposed to be moderate republican country. newt swept it. the north -- >> independents. >> evangelicals, greenville, spartan degree. >> joe, it's monday. the meds have not worn off and reality has not set in. i need to ease into this story. i have three hours. >> mark just said it, he won women. newt gingrich won women. all that talk about the wives -- >> married women. >> what? >> he won women, number one, and number two, he won by a pretty wide margin on the electability question. which was mitt ro...