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All right, ari, let me ask you first. is romney just in the wrong place at the wrong time with the wrong tax reform and the wrong financial disclosure sheet? isn't this a huge problem? >> it is a big problem. usually being really rich is a huge advantage in running for office. and we know about people who self-fund, which he has done some of. so it's a great thing to have that much money to spend. but, boy, he is caught in the buzzsaw of this debate, and i thought it was most striking not with warren buffett or obama, but in the republican debate when he turned to the newt and said, well, unde...

Isn't this a huge problem? >> it is a big problem. usually being really rich is a huge advantage in running for office. and we know about people who self-fund, which he has done some of. so it's a great thing to have that much money to spend. but, boy, he is caught in the buzzsaw of this debate, and i thought it was most striking not with warren buffett or obama, but in the republican debate when he turned to the newt and said, well, under your plan, someone like me would pay nothing. someone who makes as many millions as he does. you really don't want to be cast in that role in this kind of c...

Great to have both of you with us. all right, ari, let me ask you first. is romney just in the wrong place at the wrong time with the wrong tax reform and the wrong financial disclosure sheet? isn't this a huge problem? >> it is a big problem. usually being really rich is a huge advantage in running for office. and we know about people who self-fund, which he has done some of. so it's a great thing to have that much money to spend. but, boy, he is caught in the bu buzzsaw of this debate, and i thought it was most striking not with warren buffett or obama, but in the republican debate when he t...

Does this attempt to humanize romney work? >> it may work. i don't think one should in any way downplay the assets he has, including the fact that he is the one candidate in this republican race who is never going to have to worry about money because he put $50 million of his own money in on a long shot in 2008. he certainly has the ability to partially self-fund if the fund-raising goes dry. no one else in this race has that option with the exception of john "invisible in the polls" huntsman and his family. >> jon huntsman not invited to the debate because of his poll numbers. >> there's an a...

Telling roll call he is considering running as a republican to defeat senator bill nelson. a son of the former ambassador could self fund part of a run. he is hinting on twitter he could do it. but some say that the talk is more for show. mitt romney likes to play the ponies. well he likes to earn interest saw his investment in horses not racehorses mind you. these are dancers which participate in a horse ballet. and the occupy wall street protests have a fan in ayatollah co mainy. he spoke about the demonstrations aing that the protests of this illegal kind in his country are a sign of di...