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The bush tax cuts. looking to the general election, he actually had something that was a tax cut for the middle class. he didn't give anything more to the rich and said, middle class, you get a capital gains tax cut. not a great tax cut or great way to do that. also not paid for. he was looking for the general. the thing for gingrich, perry and cain. they were looking for the prima primary. if they get through the primary unexpectedly, they're going to have to unexpectedly defend the numbers for the country as a whole. >> the story tonight is newt gingrich's political director quit in iowa aft...

Prima primary. senior political editor mark preston at our political desk. who is looking good in new hampshire? >> reporter: no surprise mitt romney who owns a lake in new hampshire fares the best in this new poll. we got the poll up there and mitt romney in at 40% and giuliani at 10% and tim pawlenty comes in at 7% and mike huckabee comes in at 7%. now look. we are a year away from the new hampshire primary. there's still a lot of time for somebody to try to make some ground on romney. in fact, the poll asked have you made up your mind when choosing a presidential candidate? 78% of likely re...

Asking to destroy the basis for our country. that's what i'm involved in. this is not about me. it's not mitt political career. i quite frankly have had a long one already. it's more important to be assured that this election, no matter what the outcome, has some validity and verifiability, and that's what we're about. >> now that this protest has been filed by you and your campaign, is there a next step? is there a precedent for another prima primary? what can be done in this situation? >> you file a protest because that's the only option i have. the protest is heard by the south carolina dem...

>> i actually think he was speaking to his base, because clearly he's getting a lot of pressure from the right wing to say that you can't support this president's nominee and he's trying to lay the groundwork for those who aren't going to support her. >> it is fascinating to watch the politicians in washington try to get a handle on what's happening in the country. bob bennett, stripped of the republican nomination at his state convention. last night in west virginia, democratic incumbent loses his prima primary. john boehner hopes to be speaker in january if republicans have a good year. he s...

His name is john f. kennedy, and he aims to win the wisconsin democratic primary. >> how are you this morning? >> and you would stand right there. my job would be to shake hands with jack kennedy. shake hands with teddy, bobby. >> bob kennedy. >> we worked hard. >> i come here today as a candidate in the wisconsin prima primary. >> kennedy is smart. he knows that if he can prove himself a vote winner here in the primaries, the democratic party will have to take him seriously as a candidate for president. >> this was a new way of campaigning. this was a new way of becoming the nominee. >> first...