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I'm going to drop a bomb on the conversation. i talked previously how i thought the komen-planned parenthood issue is an issue that could go through the fall. >> i think president obama has taken it off the table, between osama bin laden and successes in security and foreign policy. the women vote is going to be important. the choice issue, though, i think in particular, what we're seeing on the democratic side is a harsh gop measure at the state level that is actually bringing women back and recognizing the important -- getting them more engaged. it's going to be a serious conversation with w...

Sounds like you want him -- it sounds like, david, you want him to run really hard in iowa in case, because that raises the stakes for him out there and enlarges the importance of iowa, right? >> well, it -- no, chris, my analysis of this is that it's a smart move on his part. it's been an obvious one. you know, in 1980, george herbert walker bush won iowa with a plurality because the conservatives were split up between klain, connely and ronald reagan. if he can win the plurality of the vote there, he can go on as a victor. >> the "wall street journal" reports today romney may have a good cha...

So in florida, which is going to be another important swing state, it will be important for the nomination, important for the general election, i think voters will be looking very carefully not just who can turn the economy around, but who has the experience and the discipline and background to get it done, but who can win. >> here's your problem, rick. you've got to get to who's going to run against -- let me show you some polls. in the gop stand iing perry's a 31, romney is 34. if you look at the poll in terms of tea partiers, perry 55, romney 35. if you go to the poll men/women, more men --...

Huckabee can absolutely win iowa. i think romney may win new hampshire or doesn't but look beyond new hampshire on a republican side you're going down to south carolina and nevada and south on super tuesday and if you look a mike huckabee and mitt romney contest, i put my money on mike h huckabee. >> huckabee is one of the few conservatives who defined himself as an economic populist. he took on corporate interest in his state and he was for and in some cases raising the minimum wage. that's a type of argument we're not as accustomed to in a grassroots republican field. he's going to make an a...

Country, was actually mike huckabee. he's the one who you really need to keep an eye on here. there's a tendency with huckabee to look at him and say he's just sort of a candidate of the christian right. he can win in the south and win caucus states that are dominated by social and cultural conservatives, but he doesn't have crossover appeal. i think he has it because of his personality and his really strong communication skills than people appreciate. if you look at iowa where he won last time and if you say, okay, palin seems to be on the wing on the republican side here, i think huckabee ca...