Page 21 - Mainstream Candidate News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

It will likely be the most important election in our lifetimes. and that's the memo. now for the top story tonight reaction. joining us from washington david trucker from "roll call" and charlottesville, virginia, the aforementioned doctor dr. larry sabato. you are generous to president obama giving him toss-up status in florida and ohio, are you not? >> well, remember, as you said, bill, the election is 15 months away. if the election were this november, i would have given both of those toss-ups to the republicans assuming they nominated a mainstream candidate. >> bill: okay. but that's a lit...

Iowa behind bachmann and romney. and he might finish third in new hampshire behind romney and bachmann. and at that point if he wins south carolina, he is just a regional candidate. the problem is that he may be the second best businessman in the race. and the second best tea party activist in the race. but not the first best of anything. that's the problem he has got. >> laura: it's going to be a fight, is it not, dick, between bachmann and perry for the evangelical social conservative. those two are duking it out with each other not so much romney now. >> no. but it will also be a food fight...