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when i saw that part of the speech and i heard that part of the speech, i gasped. and said, oh, no he didn't. i can't believe he actually -- he actually went there. i'm still a little stunned by that. >> well, not stunned to say it if he believes it. i'm not stunned to say it. i'm glad, though, al hunt, he went there. didn't mccain or somebody blow off the naacp years ago? >> bush. >> was it bush? >> it's hard to refute what jonathan says about some of the substance. don't forget this was somebody in 1994 promised he would be better on gay rights than ted kennedy and on abortion than...

If there is a surrogate that can be helpful in driving votes, he is the guy. he has a style that people like. in iowa tonight for mitt romney, as democrats point out, who won't be there? mitt romney. so this is in some ways keeping with what romney has done throughout this race which is kind of playing eye waffle he is on television there. he will participate in the debates but also hold back enough that he can say, well, i can't play all that aggressively if he loses to newt and therefore loses his place. >> the other thing that's happening tomorrow, happy sfunt wedding anniversary to seal an...

now granted, it's for a beauty contest. it's a nonbinding caucus in february. but still, here's what i would say, andrea. the answer is can his organization catch up to where he stands in the polls? the answer to that almost certainly is no it's very hard to build these things on the fly. we're now less than a month, amazingly, 27 days from iowa. i just don't think you can build something that can take a year or more to build. that said, i'm not sure organization matters as much as people like me tend to think it does. i keep going back, mike huckabee, 2008. mitt romney had the best ...

in ohio. >> in fact missed a filing deadline in missouri. now granted, it's for a beauty contest. it's a nonbinding caucus in february. but still, here's what i would say, andrea. the answer is can his organization catch up to where he stands in the polls? the answer to that almost certainly is no it's very hard to build these things on the fly. we're now less than a month, amazingly, 27 days from iowa. i just don't think you can build something that can take a year or more to build. that said, i'm not sure organization matters as much as people like me tend to think it does. i keep ...

record. after months of violence in syria, a huge escalation today as the state department excuses the government of encouraging a mob attack against the u.s. embassy in the maas cus. we'll be talking exclusively with foreman british prime minister tony blair. good day i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. the president's veto threat puts it ail one the line. no short-term deal to stave off default. battle lines are drawn. kelly o'donnell joins us from the capitol. let's talk about the pressure on the speaker of the house. he caved in saturday night after pressure from eric cantor ...