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Rather than earned annual income. i got a little bit of income from my book, but i gave that all away. and then i get speakers fees from time to time, but not very much. >> 15% capital gains tax rate. >> yeah, this is -- this is a problem on a lot of levels. mark haleprin, campaigns are sometimes defined in a moment that the candidate doesn't realize. we can go back -- i don't overstate this, but we can go back to michael dukakis and the tank. we can go back to 1980 and ronald reagan saying, mr. green, i paid for this mike in nashua. in this case you've got a guy worth $250 million talking abo...

Gusher of cash that might change this race. >> quickly before we go, i asked mark haleprin on "way too early," if you're writing the obitua obituary to the huntsman campaign, what happened? >> well, he was way too early. he probably would have been better in 2016. one of the big reasons he ran was to be strong in 2016. now he's probably diminished. it'll depend in what he does the next four years. what he did wrong this time, no clear message. started out as the moderate, tried to become the conservative. was never sure, neither were the voters. >> less diminished now than he would have been o...

Discussions came up. a lot of people are talking about joe biden already planning to run for president four years from now. is that right? >> and why shouldn't he? why shouldn't he? he's been a successful vice president. of the fact he'll be 73 in four years, vigorous guy like joe, 73, i don't think's an issue anymore. >> mark, have you heard this? >> i think he wants to keep the option open. he'd be well-positioned whether they win reelection or not. i think it's one of the big obstacles to even think -- >> what about hillary? >> i think so too. but i don't think they'll both be in the race i...

Biden as a running mate in 2012 is something else. one, it does more to guarantee obama's reelection more than anything else democrats can do. it improves the chances that next january he will not be a lame duck with a gridlocked congress but a rejuvenated president with a mandate and a congress less forbidding. three, makes hillary the party's heir apparent for 2016. if she sits out for the next four years, other democrats, yes, cuomo, we see your hand up, will fill the void. >> as you know, mark haleprin, we have a no criticize joe zone. you don't criticize the vice president. he's the great...

>> blow it out. >> very good. happy birthday, mark. >> thanks. >> now you have to eat that. >> i'll share that with joe. >> by the way, if it's not your birthday, don't tell us. >> it's next week, we'll do it all again. we've come too far. mike, let's talk about what happened last night. any surprises for you? >> yes, the surprise was the strength of the mitt romney win. he won evangelicals, nonevangelicals, conservatives, all across the board moderates, women, men, cleared the very high 38-point haleprin bar, 39%. in fact, his win is so impressive that romney folks today are going to start go...