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romney to skip iowa? >> i think it's a mistake for any candidate that wants to not only get our nomination but be president of the united states to not have a presence in iowa. iowa returns in the general election to that swing state stat us that we enjoyed historically. so if you're going to be here vigorously campaigning, if you are a nominee, for iowa's six electoral votes in november of 2011, then i think it would be great to have a head start by having a great, robust, vigorousing for you here in the state in 2011. >> it looks like other candidates' strategy is to skip iowa, like john huntman. what are you hearing about huntman? is there any buzz on the ground among republican activists about his campaign? >> right now, and i can honestly say i haven't spoken to him myself, and i haven't seen much activity or any campaign formation as yet, there's been a little bit of buzz, but we haven't seen him either. so we'll see what develops in the coming weeks. if he's going to really get serious in new hamps
romney to skip iowa? >> i think it's a mistake for any candidate that wants to not only get our nomination but be president of the united states to not have a presence in iowa. iowa returns in the general election to that swing state stat us that we enjoyed historically. so if you're going to be here vigorously campaigning, if you are a nominee, for iowa's six electoral votes in november of 2011, then i think it would be great to have a head start by having a great, robust, vigorousing...
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>> yewinning iowa? winning iowa! >> i think bachman or pawlenty wins iowa. i don't see romney winning iowa. he wins new hampshire. i think there's going to be a contested nomination. i don't think bachman finishes off pawlenty in iowa. iowa is so discounted >> pawlen in io. >> really? >> more likely than anybody else. >> really? >> yes. one -- >> they got all top in one? >> yes, ma'am and then romney wins new hampshire, sure. >> but -- >> iowa controls. iowa -- . >> popular in iowa, but i expect a possible surge by the tea party folks of whom bachman is a clear favorite. if she doesn't have any competition there, her opposition could be divided enough that she could win the iowa caulk us. >>> the answer is issue three, district 26, new york. >> we had the issues on our side -- we did not have the right -- >> right -- hochul kathy hochul rand calls it premium support. after the election ryan accused the democrats of demagoguery. >> if you can scare seniors into thinking their current benefits are being affected, that will have an effect. >> on wednesday, the
>> yewinning iowa? winning iowa! >> i think bachman or pawlenty wins iowa. i don't see romney winning iowa. he wins new hampshire. i think there's going to be a contested nomination. i don't think bachman finishes off pawlenty in iowa. iowa is so discounted >> pawlen in io. >> really? >> more likely than anybody else. >> really? >> yes. one -- >> they got all top in one? >> yes, ma'am and then romney wins new hampshire, sure. >> but --...
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would it be a mistake for him to skip iowa? >> i.t. gets a mistake for any candidate -- i think it's a mistake for any candidate to skip iowa. i will return to the swing state status we enjoyed. if you're going to be vigorous -- if you're going to be vigorously campaigning, i think would be great to have a head start by having a robust, vigorous organization working for you in 2011 in the state. >> it also looks like john huntsman may skip iowa. what you hearing about him? is there any buzz about his campaign? >> i can honestly say i have not spoken to him myself. there is been a little bit of buzz, but we have not seen him either. if he is going to get serious in new hampshire, he will have to get here soon. >> if might huckabee -- if mike huckabee doesn't run, does that open up for michele bachman? >> i think we have a wide-open field. based on the republicans i talk to, we had about 120,000 republicans turn up on caucus night in 2008. in our republican primary, we had contested races up the bell ballot. the potential exists for a dr
would it be a mistake for him to skip iowa? >> i.t. gets a mistake for any candidate -- i think it's a mistake for any candidate to skip iowa. i will return to the swing state status we enjoyed. if you're going to be vigorous -- if you're going to be vigorously campaigning, i think would be great to have a head start by having a robust, vigorous organization working for you in 2011 in the state. >> it also looks like john huntsman may skip iowa. what you hearing about him? is there...
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in iowa. >> schieffer: when people say-- and you're right. that's what they're saying in the national media-- i have not heard one single republican come to your defense. perhaps there was one but i haven't heard it here in washington. when they say your campaign is already imploded, that it's over before it started you're saying not the case. >> i think it's amazing the only national reporter who came to iowa was from npr, she came to two overflow meetings and she looked around. i think it was pretty clear to her this campaign was a long way from over. none of the people rendering judgment of washington had talked to the voters in iowa. none. >> schieffer: i want to ask you about president obama's speech. i want to talk a little about foreign policy. before we go to break i want to ask you about this bizarre revelation that came up last week that your wife in 2005-2006 filed a financial disclosure because she was working with the house agricultural committee that revealed that you owned between $250,000 to a jewelry company. what was that ab
in iowa. >> schieffer: when people say-- and you're right. that's what they're saying in the national media-- i have not heard one single republican come to your defense. perhaps there was one but i haven't heard it here in washington. when they say your campaign is already imploded, that it's over before it started you're saying not the case. >> i think it's amazing the only national reporter who came to iowa was from npr, she came to two overflow meetings and she looked around. i...
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dan, 60% of iowa caucusgoers call themselves evangelical christians. my question -- does michele bachmann have to jump in? >> i think she will and it would be a mistake to underestimate her. this woman is for real, whether you agree with her or not. this is not sarah palin coming out of nowhere, she can run very well in iowa. i can imagine a scenario where she actually gets the republican nomination. but that's a long way down the line. will she get in? i think the answer is yes. will she do wel in the early going? again, i think the answer is yes. she has what the football coaches call breakaway potential -- that is, if she gets in the open field, look out, because this woman is very articulate, she's experienced, smart. i'm not her campaign manager, but going after that republican -- chris: that would be a break-away if you took that job. >> that would be a break-away. but with the roughly 1/3 of people who supported either trump or huckabee -- i'm surprised huckabee didn't get in. but with those people, michele bachmann can be dynamite. >> i think i
dan, 60% of iowa caucusgoers call themselves evangelical christians. my question -- does michele bachmann have to jump in? >> i think she will and it would be a mistake to underestimate her. this woman is for real, whether you agree with her or not. this is not sarah palin coming out of nowhere, she can run very well in iowa. i can imagine a scenario where she actually gets the republican nomination. but that's a long way down the line. will she get in? i think the answer is yes. will she...
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"the caucuses weed out about half of iowa's gop primary voters," you wrote. "it attracts the intense and increasingly ideological voters who like their political meat served raw. and since the caucus vote is splintered among several candidates and as few as 40,000 votes are enough to win, no wonder michele bachmann is out wearing snowshoes." since iowa has the vote it has, does michele bachmann, does sarah palin have more room to run there and make a real dent? >> absolutely. i'm very fond of iowa, many friends there, but i think the caucus has become a bit of a harold hill type thing, all its own, where the iowans are sending the band's instruments with a big, expensive process. look, 3 million people live in iowa and if you have 40,000 of them together, you can get on a rocket sled in national politics. if i had to bet now, i bet michele bachmann can win around a third of the vote, maybe a little less. that could help huntsman as the kind of anti-bockman, the more moderate candidate and much more moderate new hampshire, then the rest of the primaries become
"the caucuses weed out about half of iowa's gop primary voters," you wrote. "it attracts the intense and increasingly ideological voters who like their political meat served raw. and since the caucus vote is splintered among several candidates and as few as 40,000 votes are enough to win, no wonder michele bachmann is out wearing snowshoes." since iowa has the vote it has, does michele bachmann, does sarah palin have more room to run there and make a real dent? >>...
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is iowa irrelevant? >> i think the people suffering the most are the storm front owners on grand avenue because and i think this year because of the way that it's playing out, iowa may not be so important. >> i want to be counterintuitive. just because it's not a winner doesn't mean that they are influential. certainly iowa turned the race upside down with hillary clinton, remember, front-runner placed third. it changed the race. but for republicans it has been different and hasn't it also -- it tends to win dell down the field, does it not? >> i think the candidates least likely to go and get the nomination tend to drop out soon after iowa if they have a poor showing there. but i think where it actually could be the most influential is in how it alters the republican debate and how that impacts the candidates moving forward is going to be critical. i think a big part of the key is what mitt romney does. if he goes to play in iowa, and does not do well, that could impact the field down the road. rich is
is iowa irrelevant? >> i think the people suffering the most are the storm front owners on grand avenue because and i think this year because of the way that it's playing out, iowa may not be so important. >> i want to be counterintuitive. just because it's not a winner doesn't mean that they are influential. certainly iowa turned the race upside down with hillary clinton, remember, front-runner placed third. it changed the race. but for republicans it has been different and hasn't...
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will he skip iowa? he poured zillions of dollars in iowa and did not prevail. huckabee won they'll do things differently this time. he wouldn't commit to ames, which could be viewed by people as iowa as a sign he is just not going to play hard there. right now, they are saying they'll play hard everywhere, but all the signs are that they are going to do things differently and emphasize new hampshire a lot more this time. >> chris: what is your sense, not just iowa, but large about romney's chances? >> well, i think that the fact you see all the people trying to jump in the rails right now -- jump in the race after mitch daniels decided not run is evidence that people are dissatisfied with the field. the big divide with people like sarah palin, michele bachmann, you know, the people who are social conservatives feel they don't have a candidate. the reason romney won't go to iowa is that he feels he can't play ball with social conservatives. it's why i don't think he will do well in south carolina. he might do somewhat well in new hampshire, which he was the gove
will he skip iowa? he poured zillions of dollars in iowa and did not prevail. huckabee won they'll do things differently this time. he wouldn't commit to ames, which could be viewed by people as iowa as a sign he is just not going to play hard there. right now, they are saying they'll play hard everywhere, but all the signs are that they are going to do things differently and emphasize new hampshire a lot more this time. >> chris: what is your sense, not just iowa, but large about...
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good team and heading it up is mike huckabee's chairman who he had in iowa and huckabee won iowa and that's tea party central up there. gwen: it should be said that the president's not -- or his people are not just sitting on their hands and watching this all play out. he's been out raising money as well. what's happening on the democratic side? >> the democrats did very well in april in large part because the president got off the couch. he went out at the end of march, you know, to start raising money and they report in april that they raised $12.5 million, double what the r.n.c. did. these were all joint events, so if you see that kind of leap in money for the d.n.c., it is a hint of the kind of money he's starting to bank in his presidential campaign account. >> and he's presumably not going to have a primary opponent so he's not going to have to spend that cash. gwen: he's certainly worried about, they must be watching one of these republicans. >> they're watching them all very closely and i think just from the number of leaks they're making about him, i think huntsman is the on
good team and heading it up is mike huckabee's chairman who he had in iowa and huckabee won iowa and that's tea party central up there. gwen: it should be said that the president's not -- or his people are not just sitting on their hands and watching this all play out. he's been out raising money as well. what's happening on the democratic side? >> the democrats did very well in april in large part because the president got off the couch. he went out at the end of march, you know, to...
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the other big political story this week, of course, had to do with newt gingrich, in iowa this weekend. he says his presidential campaign is alive and well despite a tough week that began with his criticism of my guest, paul ryan, whose plan to reform medicare is now the hot topic in washington and on the campaign trail. we're going to continue our interview with chairman ryan in a moment, but first, some of the background. >> just days after announcing his white house run, gingrich made his 35th appearance on this program and shocked many by up-ending the centerpiece of the conservative 2012 playbook, by calling ryan's medicare plan "right-wing social engineering." >> there are things you can do to improve medicare -- >> but not what paul ryan is suggesting, changing medicare? >> i think that is too big a jump. >> gingrich made headlines, but not the ones he wanted. >> to somehow portray that as a radical step i think is a tremendous misspeak. >> cuts paul ryan off at knees, it supports the obama administration. >> he was even confronted by a voter during his first swing through iowa.
the other big political story this week, of course, had to do with newt gingrich, in iowa this weekend. he says his presidential campaign is alive and well despite a tough week that began with his criticism of my guest, paul ryan, whose plan to reform medicare is now the hot topic in washington and on the campaign trail. we're going to continue our interview with chairman ryan in a moment, but first, some of the background. >> just days after announcing his white house run, gingrich made...
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the chairman of the iowa party as it a couple points. yes softspoken to amend if you come into the playground in iowa, you talk to the chairman. yes i had any conversations with them. and the other thing about key figures from the last campaign are already locked up with other candidates. if he does run, it's all about iowa. >> i thought it was interesting that jack kimball was forceful about saying that romney was the front runner. we tried to ask him who was the threat, i thought was interesting he did not mention john huntsman because his strategy would be based on going after the john mccain coalition. he's talking to the same advisers. i thought that was an interesting contrast. he almost threw cold water on him. >> not to mention the rest of the west. >> and there are two commencement speeches. >> south carolina will be the first one. he arrives back from china, free to finally engage. he has this campaign that has been built but he has not been a part of it. they built a whole campaign apparatus without speaking to the ambassador.
the chairman of the iowa party as it a couple points. yes softspoken to amend if you come into the playground in iowa, you talk to the chairman. yes i had any conversations with them. and the other thing about key figures from the last campaign are already locked up with other candidates. if he does run, it's all about iowa. >> i thought it was interesting that jack kimball was forceful about saying that romney was the front runner. we tried to ask him who was the threat, i thought was...
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we also have a confirmed tornado into eastern iowa. this is for lynn county as well as lentbenton and iowa counties. a confirmed tornado around ladora. you can also see that bright pink tornado. a good indication we've got a lot of hail with these thunderstorms. in addition to that, they're going to be putting down some incredibly heavy rain. in the next several days we're talking as much as 3 to 6 inches of rain here. this could be moving over flood areas. that's something we're concerned about watching the next couple of days as well. fredricka, we'll keep you up to date. especially that minneapolis tornado right now. very dangerous. >> it's never ending. thanks so much, jacqui. >>> now to the flooding in mississippi and a place called the alcatraz of the south. the louisiana state penitentiary known as angola. the inmates are fighting to save it from the floodwaters. cnn's brian todd is there. are those efforts paying off? >> reporter: so far, fredricka, they are. they've been able to stave off some of the floodwaters. this is reall
we also have a confirmed tornado into eastern iowa. this is for lynn county as well as lentbenton and iowa counties. a confirmed tornado around ladora. you can also see that bright pink tornado. a good indication we've got a lot of hail with these thunderstorms. in addition to that, they're going to be putting down some incredibly heavy rain. in the next several days we're talking as much as 3 to 6 inches of rain here. this could be moving over flood areas. that's something we're concerned...
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this is 25 minutes. -- northern iowa. this is 25 minutes. before i get started, wanted to let you know that, if my remarks run a little long, a promise we will take a break, crank up the music for the interlude dance. [cheers and applause] i have been practicing the robot ninja moves to get it right. [laughter] i want to thank president alan for that wonderful introduction and for the executive vice president and provost, the border regions, president david miles, all of the members of order of regents, and, of kerrs, katie berg for her beautiful speech. let's give them all hand. [applause] finally, i want to say special thank you to everyone here in , especially all of you who have changed your plans so that we could celebrate our graduates altogether. thank you all. [applause] as many of you know, this is not my first time here in iowa. in fact, it feels like to have spent more time in this state than anywhere besides my home state of illinois and, of course, washington, d.c. my family was here a lot back in 2007, long enough for my husban
this is 25 minutes. -- northern iowa. this is 25 minutes. before i get started, wanted to let you know that, if my remarks run a little long, a promise we will take a break, crank up the music for the interlude dance. [cheers and applause] i have been practicing the robot ninja moves to get it right. [laughter] i want to thank president alan for that wonderful introduction and for the executive vice president and provost, the border regions, president david miles, all of the members of order of...
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. >> michele bachmann is talking about going to iowa next week. >> gov. palin is reemerging with the national tour. tim pawlenty is it the least acceptable to the greatest number. that is -- least unacceptable to the greatest number. that is what he has going for him now. he has fewer flaws and other presumed front-runners -- than the other presumed front- runners. you have to list jon huntsman and mitt romney in reverse order. >> mix santorum -- rick santorum pledged his campaign were his grandfather once worked. santorum, 2% among rank-and-file republicans, pawlenty, a 6%, palin 15, ron paul, 10%. what do those numbers tell you, evan? >> absolutely nothing. at this stage they are just about name recognition, completely meaningless numbers . >> that put a damper on your point. >> that is all right. palin is in a feature film, "the undefeated," premiering in iowa. what a coincidence. she is beginning a bus tour, going to ennew hampshire. nice way to see the country, by bus. >> she is a star in the republican party. whether she is going to run is another q
. >> michele bachmann is talking about going to iowa next week. >> gov. palin is reemerging with the national tour. tim pawlenty is it the least acceptable to the greatest number. that is -- least unacceptable to the greatest number. that is what he has going for him now. he has fewer flaws and other presumed front-runners -- than the other presumed front- runners. you have to list jon huntsman and mitt romney in reverse order. >> mix santorum -- rick santorum pledged his...
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and tell the people of iowa what a great ambassador he was. so, the issues. what's the debate within the party? >> i think there is one clear and defining point. i think it's one that the top three are going to have trouble dancing around but they will. that is, is the focus... is there a laser focus on the economy and jobs? that's what voters real he'll care about. but the republican base cares a lot more about that. they do care about the social issues and the cultural issues. that's why i think a michelle bachman or conceivably a palin, though i agree with tom, will play a role in shape inning race, in driving it perhaps more to the right. i think if you left it to john huntsman and to mitt romney and even tim pawlenty. he's a little bit different, but they would want to spend most of their time talking about jobs and the economy. i'm not sure they're going to be able to do that. >> charlie: what does the economy have to be at in order to put some safety for the president. >> i think we know pretty well what the range is of what it's going to be. i think i
and tell the people of iowa what a great ambassador he was. so, the issues. what's the debate within the party? >> i think there is one clear and defining point. i think it's one that the top three are going to have trouble dancing around but they will. that is, is the focus... is there a laser focus on the economy and jobs? that's what voters real he'll care about. but the republican base cares a lot more about that. they do care about the social issues and the cultural issues. that's...
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but he didn't say whether he is going to go or not. >> i talked to key-- huckabee people in iowa. and huckabee has told them i'm genuinely undecided. honestly, you know, gone back and forth about the issues. at least that is what he is telling his supporters in iowa. >> lehrer: have you picked up anything on that? >> i do not know. those are the terrible words that a pundit-- is never supposed to say. >> lehrer: hey, come on. >> i mean i can pot believe. i think the nomination for mike huckabee-- . >> lehrer: do you think he could win it. >> i think he is considered the favorite in iowa. >> lehrer: he won it before. >> there's no hailey barber. newt gingrich is not a southerner. a georgia house seat but a washington figure for the past 15 years. mike huckabee in south carolina and eye war, two of the first four test, i would say you would have to say he's no worse than an even bet in those four. and i think as a retail politician, he's as good as anybody in either party. and if he could spend the time, retailing, that is meeting voters in small groups in a place like new hampshire
but he didn't say whether he is going to go or not. >> i talked to key-- huckabee people in iowa. and huckabee has told them i'm genuinely undecided. honestly, you know, gone back and forth about the issues. at least that is what he is telling his supporters in iowa. >> lehrer: have you picked up anything on that? >> i do not know. those are the terrible words that a pundit-- is never supposed to say. >> lehrer: hey, come on. >> i mean i can pot believe. i think...
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. >> do i think i can win iowa? can i win iowa? [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: in a new poll romney, who officially launches his campaign next week, is trailing former new york mayor rudy giuliani, who hasn't even said he's going to run and many believe has no appetite for a campaign. >> republican voters are as of now dissatisfied with the field of candidates they're being offered. romney, pawlenty, and the rest. >> reporter: which is why so many took notice when texas governor rick perry gave this answer when asked if he was considering a run. >> i'm going to think about it. but i think about a lot of things. >> reporter: perry is seen by many conservatives as a possible alternative to tea party favorite michelle bachmann as well as former minnesota governor tim pawlenty and former utah governor and obama administration ambassador to china jon huntsman. >> if rick perry decides to get in this, it's a brand new day and it starts all over again. >> reporter: but the wild card may very well be the former governor of alaska. >>
. >> do i think i can win iowa? can i win iowa? [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: in a new poll romney, who officially launches his campaign next week, is trailing former new york mayor rudy giuliani, who hasn't even said he's going to run and many believe has no appetite for a campaign. >> republican voters are as of now dissatisfied with the field of candidates they're being offered. romney, pawlenty, and the rest. >> reporter: which is why so many took notice when...
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could we see an iowa walkous -- caucus sooner? >> we don't want to be wrapping christmas gifts and taking knocks at the door. >> i hold the chairman at his word that he is working with the consequences. the father of three kids are constantly reminding us of their ac. that's something we need to remind them of as well. >> new hampshire, florida, south carolina? >> it matters in the presidential candidates who have been thinking about where they are strong and where their path is to the nomination. i would agree with chairman strong from iowa, the the matter is not up for debate. trying to get a bigger piece of the action. those four states will be the first four states. our states will decide whether they are strong. host: does it matter to the democrats? do you read anythi into this little in-fighting that's happening? guest: it actually matters a whole lot. those states are different in the way they look. you go 10 or 12 rnds in the primary, people get to know each other and sit through the caucusses, they have to be willing to
could we see an iowa walkous -- caucus sooner? >> we don't want to be wrapping christmas gifts and taking knocks at the door. >> i hold the chairman at his word that he is working with the consequences. the father of three kids are constantly reminding us of their ac. that's something we need to remind them of as well. >> new hampshire, florida, south carolina? >> it matters in the presidential candidates who have been thinking about where they are strong and where their...
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. >> his campaign imploded before it began and i think he was playing to the crowds in iowa. he knew the seniors in iowa are opposed to this -- to the way ryan radical program is going to undermine -- >> what about the crowds across the united states? they don't want medicare -- >> that's right, sure and i think newt correctly sensed that and i think eleanor is right. >> do you think that -- >> is radical unless the plan serves as the beginning of a serious >>> that day, gingrich faced this uncomplimentary suggestion in iowa. do you ever have the nervous -- >> why don't you get out before you make a bigger fool of yourself? >> one day late every, tuesday, may 17, came the gingrich walkback. >> i made a mistake. and i called paul ryan today, who' friend and i said that. >> what do you think? >> what did you think of this criticism of that gentleman confronting -- >> a very, very tough thing to have on film. at a republican gathering john. doesn't get worse than that. >> you mean he's already demolished? >> i don't think -- well, i don't think he's going to win the nomination.
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new hampshire and iowa, for example, and on this day george washington's mt. vern joon and turning point of the civil war. some of you are rolling your ice. i've been getting tweets all day. there is no question that governor palin is a master of media manipulation. but spend a little time in this little town and you'll get a taste of the palin factor. families waiting for hours, some of them eight or nine hours, 100-degree heat here to get a glimpse at the biggest remaining wild card in the 2012 presidential race. >> i think she is gives a perspective that is for most average americans. i don't think that she seems to have lost touch with what most people are concerned about right now. i think some of the candidates are not able to connect as well as she can. >> i like her. i would just like to see her. i have a lot of respect for her. i have a lot of respect for her christian values and her convictions. she seems like a family person. >> now, governor palin likes to call us the lame stream media and her organization refuses to give us a schedule of her plann
new hampshire and iowa, for example, and on this day george washington's mt. vern joon and turning point of the civil war. some of you are rolling your ice. i've been getting tweets all day. there is no question that governor palin is a master of media manipulation. but spend a little time in this little town and you'll get a taste of the palin factor. families waiting for hours, some of them eight or nine hours, 100-degree heat here to get a glimpse at the biggest remaining wild card in the...
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of people in iowa. the top candidates are on their way to building a campaign structure. the ones who have not announced yet, we do not know how much they are spending. they are in this legal limbo that it will have to announce to the federal government that they are testing the waters. they do not have to start regularly reporting to the federal commission until they announce they are running. as a certain number of days past, they have to file regularly. yes, they are raising and spending money, but we do not know how much. host: it was reported that tim pawlenty was able to raise $10 million in one day. guest: and that was on top of how many millions of dollars of his own at that he can spend. host: but we do not know how much he has spent yet. will that figure come out this week? guest: i am not sure if it will be this week. it will be each month or quarterly. i will have to get back to you on that. host: george, an independent, go ahead. caller: yes, i would like to talk about tim pawlenty and minn
of people in iowa. the top candidates are on their way to building a campaign structure. the ones who have not announced yet, we do not know how much they are spending. they are in this legal limbo that it will have to announce to the federal government that they are testing the waters. they do not have to start regularly reporting to the federal commission until they announce they are running. as a certain number of days past, they have to file regularly. yes, they are raising and spending...
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i had never been to iowa before. i had no idea how folks would react to a perfect stranger waltzing into their kitchens and living rooms. i did not know what to expect. but soon you all showed me exactly what makes i was such a special place. and i will always remember this one gathering back in the early days. we were all at this beautiful home, a gorgeous day sitting in the backyard, sitting on lawn chairs in the grass. and even though not one single person had ever met me before, i was warmly welcomed like an old friend. so, we just started to talk to one another about our lives and our experiences and the more we talked, the more my fears and apprehensions started to fade and i realized these folks were not strangers at all. it reminded me of my parents. my aunts and uncles. the neighborhood kids from down the block. i just felt at home. so at home in fact, i kicked off my high heels and i started walking around barefoot in the grass. it felt pretty good. that is how i wound up feeling just about everywhere i wen
i had never been to iowa before. i had no idea how folks would react to a perfect stranger waltzing into their kitchens and living rooms. i did not know what to expect. but soon you all showed me exactly what makes i was such a special place. and i will always remember this one gathering back in the early days. we were all at this beautiful home, a gorgeous day sitting in the backyard, sitting on lawn chairs in the grass. and even though not one single person had ever met me before, i was...
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. >> his campaign imploded before it began and i think he was playing to the crowds in iowa. he knew the seniors in iowa are opposed to this -- to the way ryan radical program is going to undermine -- >> what about the crowds across the united states? they don't want medicare -- >> that's right, sure and i think newt correctly sensed that and i think eleanor is right. >> do you think that -- >> is radical unless the plan serves as the beginning of a serious >>> that day, gingrich faced this uncomplimentary suggestion in iowa. do you ever have the nervous -- >> why don't you get out before you make a bigger fool of yourself? >> one day late every, tuesday, may 17, came the gingrich walkback. >> i made a mistake. and i called paul ryan today, who' friend and i said that. >> what do you think? >> what did you think of this criticism of that gentleman confronting -- >> a very, very tough thing to have on film. at a republican gathering john. doesn't get worse than that. >> you mean he's already demolished? >> i don't think -- well, i don't think he's going to win the nomination.
. >> his campaign imploded before it began and i think he was playing to the crowds in iowa. he knew the seniors in iowa are opposed to this -- to the way ryan radical program is going to undermine -- >> what about the crowds across the united states? they don't want medicare -- >> that's right, sure and i think newt correctly sensed that and i think eleanor is right. >> do you think that -- >> is radical unless the plan serves as the beginning of a serious...
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after rooting for democrats for decades, he's chairman of the iowa dallas county republicans. his wife, christi, is a lifelong republican and doctor by trade. >> any pain in the neck? >> at home, the couple makes politics a family affair with all four children. >> they love going to the parades, seeing the crowds of people, handing out stickers and pencils. >> a team effort. truly a team effort. >> the des moines suburbs are one of iowa's fastest growing gop strong holds. rob taylor doesn't have to chase down republicans who want to be president. they come to him. he's met six of the 2012 presidential hopefuls. >> when you sit down across the dinner table with a presidential candidate and you look at them eyeball to eyeball, you can tell whether or not they're telling the truth. >> this election cycle, they're quizzing candidates about the debt and health care reform. they take their first-in-the-nation caucus seriously. >> iowans know it's important and we want to meet them and choose the right person to lead the country. >> between now and february, the taylor family will ba
after rooting for democrats for decades, he's chairman of the iowa dallas county republicans. his wife, christi, is a lifelong republican and doctor by trade. >> any pain in the neck? >> at home, the couple makes politics a family affair with all four children. >> they love going to the parades, seeing the crowds of people, handing out stickers and pencils. >> a team effort. truly a team effort. >> the des moines suburbs are one of iowa's fastest growing gop strong...
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durbin: i thank the senator from iowa. your investigation is a clarion call to every member of the senate, both political parties. are we going to continue to waste taxpayers' money? are we going to continue to allow these schools to exploit veterans and students across america? you can't turn on the local television here in washington, d.c., where there are a lot of military families, without running into i.t.t. ads trying to lure these young veterans into their programs that are virtually worthless, that end up saddling many of them with debt, if not saddling the government with debt before it's all over. i'd ask the senator from iowa, is it not a fact, for the record, that when the new leadership came into the republican house of representatives, that in the first few weeks of activity, one of the first things they did was to attempt to stop the department of education from regulating this for-profit school? mr. harkin: the senator is right on the mark. the house wanted to keep the department of education from what we c
durbin: i thank the senator from iowa. your investigation is a clarion call to every member of the senate, both political parties. are we going to continue to waste taxpayers' money? are we going to continue to allow these schools to exploit veterans and students across america? you can't turn on the local television here in washington, d.c., where there are a lot of military families, without running into i.t.t. ads trying to lure these young veterans into their programs that are virtually...
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donald trump is not in iowa tonight, but he was supposed to be, and that makes the iowa republican chairman mad. he canceled appearances tonight. the chairman saying in iowa your word is your bond. we're disappointed mr. trump has chosen not to honor his commitment to iowa republicans. former utah governor, u.s. ambassador to china john huntsman began a five-day visit to new hampshire today. we'll be in new hampshire tomorrow. that's the first primary state and the campaign trail up there just beginning to heat up. a bit earlier today on the subject of 2012 politics i spent a few minutes talking politics with the republican governor haley barber of mississippi. >> you decided not to run for the republican nomination for president. in recent days you have seemed to be a cheerleader for your friend, now the governor of indiana, to get into the race. do you believe he will run? >> i really don't know, john. you are going to have to ask him. i know myself, it's a very difficult decision. it's a very personal decision, a family decision, and a political decision. mitt is a smart guy. i think he
donald trump is not in iowa tonight, but he was supposed to be, and that makes the iowa republican chairman mad. he canceled appearances tonight. the chairman saying in iowa your word is your bond. we're disappointed mr. trump has chosen not to honor his commitment to iowa republicans. former utah governor, u.s. ambassador to china john huntsman began a five-day visit to new hampshire today. we'll be in new hampshire tomorrow. that's the first primary state and the campaign trail up there just...
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bachmann was born in iowa. she'll make an announcement, it appears, to run for the white house in iowa. so, again, that's the first stop in the presidential voting for the conservatives, the iowa caucuses, whoever could prevail there could get a real bump and keep on going. i think they would both be vying for those same voters. >> and tell us what's coming up on "meet the press." >> we'll talk to senators mcconnell and schumer about the fight over medicare and how this is really a defining issue in the 2012 race. >> all right. we will see you then. david, thanks very much. >> thanks. >> and now here is jenna. >>> lester, thanks. in florida saturday proved to be another explosive day in the casey anthony murder trial. and this time prosecutors focused their attention on text messages that the defendant sent shortly before her arrest. nbc's kerry sanders has the latest. >> reporter: 25-year-old accused murderer casey anthony in court saturday. >> what do you recognize it it to be? >> caylee's bed. >> reporter: t
bachmann was born in iowa. she'll make an announcement, it appears, to run for the white house in iowa. so, again, that's the first stop in the presidential voting for the conservatives, the iowa caucuses, whoever could prevail there could get a real bump and keep on going. i think they would both be vying for those same voters. >> and tell us what's coming up on "meet the press." >> we'll talk to senators mcconnell and schumer about the fight over medicare and how this is...
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tornadoes are possible from texas to iowa. and there will be scattered showers in the northwest, but lots of sun in the southwest. >>> in sports, it was game five against boston, and the heat were not to be denied. in the first, miami's dwyane wade made a ridiculous over-the-shoulder shot. look at that. down the stretch, though, lebron james had a couple of threes, and then made the steal to seal the deal. the heat burned the celtics 97-87. miami moves on to the eastern conference finals. >>> in oklahoma city, the thunder took the fight out of the grizzlies. kevin durant scored 19 points to help blow out memphis 99-72. oklahoma now leads the series 3-2. >>> in baseball the padres went on a hitting spree. against the brewers. first inning, chris denorfia led off with a home run. by the end of the game, the padres had racked up a season-high 23 hits. they blew out milwaukee 13-6. >>> in the american league, kansas city at new york in the fifth, the yankees robinson got nailed in the head by the royals' nate adcock. he had to lea
tornadoes are possible from texas to iowa. and there will be scattered showers in the northwest, but lots of sun in the southwest. >>> in sports, it was game five against boston, and the heat were not to be denied. in the first, miami's dwyane wade made a ridiculous over-the-shoulder shot. look at that. down the stretch, though, lebron james had a couple of threes, and then made the steal to seal the deal. the heat burned the celtics 97-87. miami moves on to the eastern conference...
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of people in iowa. the top candidates are on their way to building a campaign structure. the ones who have not announced yet, we do notnow how much they are spending. they are in this legal limbo that it will have to announce to the federal government that they are testing the waters. they do not have to start regularly reporng to the federal commission until they announce they are running. as a certain number of days past, they have to file regularly. yes, they are raising and spending money, but we do not know how much. host: it was reported at tim pawlenty was able to raise $10 million in one day. guest: and that was on top of how many millions of dollars of his own at that he can spend. host: but we do not know how much he has spent yet. will that figure come out this week? guest: i am not sure if it will be this week. it will be each month or quarterly. i will have to get back to you on that. host: george, an independent, go ahead. caller: yes, i would like to talk about tim pawlenty and minnesota.
of people in iowa. the top candidates are on their way to building a campaign structure. the ones who have not announced yet, we do notnow how much they are spending. they are in this legal limbo that it will have to announce to the federal government that they are testing the waters. they do not have to start regularly reporng to the federal commission until they announce they are running. as a certain number of days past, they have to file regularly. yes, they are raising and spending money,...
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today he was in iowa. he said the president's policies have failed on the economy, which is his principle campaign message. the political question in iowa is how hard will romney campaign there? he hasn't been in the state in seven months, and the high concentration of evangelical voters are not his natural constituency. he's got to strike a balance. campaign hard enough to avoid a big loss in the party's first contest but not risk so much time and money that he neglects other states where he has a better chance. >> smith: he was also asked about house budget chairman paul ryan's medicare plan. did he endorse it? >> not exactly. the ryan plan offers those on medicare a fixed amount to buy insurance. that's a major change, and it's become the first political puzzle for republican candidates in this cycle. they have to show solidarity with ryan and house republicans without deeply committing themselves to something that might end up being politically unpopular. so romney said he liked the general thrust of r
today he was in iowa. he said the president's policies have failed on the economy, which is his principle campaign message. the political question in iowa is how hard will romney campaign there? he hasn't been in the state in seven months, and the high concentration of evangelical voters are not his natural constituency. he's got to strike a balance. campaign hard enough to avoid a big loss in the party's first contest but not risk so much time and money that he neglects other states where he...
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tim pawlenty could be hurt in iowa, he's expecting or hopes to do well in iowa. palin could steal voters from him. and rick santorum, former senator from pennsylvania, popular with social conservatives but so is sarah palin. if she runs she overshadows him and maybe hurts him. >> thanks so much, paul steinhauser. a lot of time to talk about this one. >> oh, yeah, we sure do. >> we'll be back in touch. >> the famous blue angels will be taking off some time after their commanders stepped down. commander david cos says he didn't live up to the precision flying team safety and performance standards during this air show in lynchburg, virginia, last weekend. the angels have canceled their next couple of performances while a new commander takes over. >>> are you still making plans for the holiday weekend? we will get a check of the weather coming up right after this. it's water from the drinking fountain at the mall. [ male announcer ] great tasting tap water can now come from any faucet anywhere. introducing the brita bottle with the filter inside. producing products t
tim pawlenty could be hurt in iowa, he's expecting or hopes to do well in iowa. palin could steal voters from him. and rick santorum, former senator from pennsylvania, popular with social conservatives but so is sarah palin. if she runs she overshadows him and maybe hurts him. >> thanks so much, paul steinhauser. a lot of time to talk about this one. >> oh, yeah, we sure do. >> we'll be back in touch. >> the famous blue angels will be taking off some time after their...