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A number of runs at him in these debat debates. >> what's the most likely sna scenario where romney has a problem. >> when we get into a protracted republican primary season. because we're no longer in a winner take all situation. if this becomes a highly ideological race, a binary choice between candidate a, candidate b, and candidate a is the conservative candidate to mitt romney's more establishment candidate. it could be that mitt romney's fundamental problem in this race is that everybody who works in the political elite and the media elite think he's going to be the republican nominee. a...

Menace. i think what the poll tells you is if huckabee doesn't run then there is a huge vacuum at the top for social conservative. that is when you see the bachmann, you know, eyeing move up top. they could break out. huckabee is occupying a particular place. up at the top of the poll for a reason. a different reason than donald trump, which is name i.d. in a news vacuum. huckabee is up there because he ran last time and he actually came in second. >> so last comment, bill? >> if you add up the numbers of huckabee, trump, palin, bachmann, santorum and the poll it's above 50%. if an establishme...

Primary to any establishment candidate. >> sure they could. they have to do the hard job of being a candidate. >> bill: trump doesn't have to do that. he doesn't all due respect he does. with all due respect to television, you have to go to iowa and shake hands. you have to subject yourself to being the scrutiny of the new hampshire. speak to the myrtle beach republican women's club. bill. >> look at palin in iowa. she has been eclipse clipsed by bachmann who has gone there and campaigned. >> early states. >> bill: you have at least three republicans take the air out of the room and make the o...

Primary to any establishment candidate. >> sure they could. they have to do the hard job of being a candidate. >> bill: trump doesn't have to do that. he doesn't all due respect he does. with all due respect to television, you have to go to iowa and shake hands. you have to subject yourself to being the scrutiny of the new hampshire. speak to the myrtle beach republican women's club. bill. >> look at palin in iowa. she has been eclipse clipsed by bachmann who has gone there and campaigned. >> early states. >> bill: you have at least three republicans take the air out of the room and make the o...

I think gingrich has decided he is going to run. i think to a certain extent paul ran last time, was kind of an also ran but has a very strong base. so i would say on that list the two unknowns are the two top candidates, huckabee and palin. if they get in they draw from a very similar base and both will be very credible candidates. >> we went from president bush to president obama and it looks like if you take a look at the top gop contenders, huckabee, palin, romney, gingrich the pendulum might be swinging to the right. does it look like we're seeing that ebb and flow? >> you definitely have...