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Mike huckabee continues to be the kaechbt republicans feel strongest about. check this out. in gallup polling, huckabee generated the most favorable reactions of republicans of people who recognize him. gallup calls it the positive intensity score. it's the candidates highly favorable rating minus their highly unfavorable rating. huckabee is 26. michele bachmann and mitt romney are tied for second at 20, followed by herman cain and newt gingrich, both at 19. sarah palin is sitting at a positive 18 among republicans. we'll be right back.

Senate democrats are more than ready to get out on the campaign trail. don't want to be coming back to washington. especially when you see gallup polling where 19% approve of the job congress is doing these days. >> if you take a look at the nbc news/wall street journal poll, fully 60% think that congress is underperforming. 32% and 28. below average or one of the worst ever. >> just stunning numbers, any incumbent, d or r says i have to figure out everything i can do in the 90 or so days left to get away from that sen or rep or gov name before my name. people do not think politicians, specifi...

Goldman sachs, has nothing but clear skies to fly through on this financial reform. the timing is perfect. >> and are they coincidental? >> the rare institution in american life is as distrusted right now by the public as federal government. what made health care so hard, when lyndon johnson passed medicare, three-quarters of the country said you can trust what washington does is right and now three-quarters of the country say you cannot. there's a great deal of distrust. when you come -- and that was obviously the hurdle on health care, the biggest hurdle. when you get to financial reform you...

What should they do? >> they should serve it in some civilian capacity and not join the military. >> why not? >> because the presence of homosexuals in the military is incompatible with good morale, discipline and unit cohesion. that's what congress found in 1993 and that's what the law states. >> again, there is no data, there is no evidence, there is no study whatsoever that you can point to to support that outrageous statement. and what i would also suggest to you is that 79% of americans today support open service. they support gays and lesbians, being able to serve their country openly. i...

What should they do? >> they should serve it in some civilian capacity and not join the military. >> why not? >> because the presence of homosexuals in the military is incompatible with good order, morale, discipline and unit cohesion. that's what congress found in 1993 and that's what the law states. >> again, there is no data, there is no evidence, there is no study whatsoever that you can point to to support that outrageous statement. and what i would also suggest to you is that 79% of americans today support open service. they support gays and lesbians, being able to serve their country op...