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Chomping at the vote and then they've been hurting each other. back to the issue of the taxation because this is an issue that has a lot of republicans divided is they're attacking each other over the free market system and over how much they make and whether or not they're success itful. i don't care if mitt romney -- it doesn't bother me that he paid a 15% tax rate. what bothers me is that working families in america are paying more than 15%. >> thank you. >> we need to get those tax rates down for everybody. but for republicans to attack each other over success and over using the free marke...

That is what my dad did and i look up to my dad and above -- and yeah, i'm going to do that. or you have something ready. like newt had something ready. gene, we don't see that with this candidate and it's scaring the hell out of the republican establishment. >> and you can see why. he's been running for president for years, mitt romney has. and there's still this awkwardness, this inability to connect. >> you all are staying. we'll continue this conversation after the break. coming up by the way, stephen colbert will be here. i can't believe it. ahead of his big rally today with none other ...

The rest of the country -- historically those odds are pretty good. >> none of this happens in a vacuum. andrea was talking about earlier off camera about the president of the united states last night where he was. >> four fundraisers. >> four fundraisers. and i would guess today it's easier to raise money for the president than it was a week or two ago. again, this could all change, but right now the republicans are having an identity crisis and the president showed off some of his skills at the ioapoo last night. he took the stage and paid tribute to -- >> oh, yeah. >> the reverend al greene...

Thatcher, charles degal, william wallace, peroclese, thomas edison, vince lombardi, moses, and a viking. >> wow. >> oh, man. >> that is pretty much money i would say. >> oh, my gosh. >> mike, what's happening in this race right now? clearly over the last 24 hours, really the last week or so something has shifted underneath the feet of these candidates. >> this race is going to last. we were debating whether florida was going to matter. of course it does. even if mitt romney moves ahead in this, he's shown real vulnerability in this. and we saw some of the real ways the president can get a real...

The president is a very smart man, but if he wins in november, that won't be the reason. it will be luck. he could not have chosen more self-destructive adversaries. >> krauthammer as always nails it. >> yeah. that's about as crystallizing as it comes and searing, as well. >> the republican field, mark haleprin has moved this race on to president obama's terrain. >> if, as it appears right now, there are two options for the republican nomination, newt gingrich and mitt romney. the republican establishment is unhappy with newt gingrich. and you have people like haley barbour saying if gingrich ...