that reinforces the narrative you re trying to create which says to me, the romney folks should only be focused on temperame temperament, right? that s right. and you want to make sure there s a clear contrast between the line of attack and what you re criticizing your opponent for. when a rich guy calls newt rich and when someone that s changed places on every issue, it s like, what are we doing here. newt gingrich s congressional opponent in 1994 was once an actor on what tv show? the dukes of hazard. the democratic candidate was ben jones. he actually ran for congress in virginia, too, to not much success. we ll be right back. you re watching the daily rundown only on msnbc. i m good about washing my face. but sometimes i wonder. what s left behind?
a new congressional map which paved the way for a single primary on march 6th. instead of virginia being the most important supertuesday state that day, ohio will have a big say on who the republican front runner will be that day. new census data out today shows a grim economic reality. nearly one in two americans is now poor. some 97 million americans are considered low income. 49 million americans fall below the poverty line. that s nearly half the country. another grim measure of the nation s health is also out this morning according to the center on education policy. nearly half of america s public schools didn t meet federal achievement standards this year. that s the largest failure since the no child left behind law took effect a decade ago. all right. up next, tom brokaw will be here
coo of facebook. she s the first one and she s had a terrific choice. another name i haven t heard but my virginia centrist byas leads me to bring up is mark warner, senator from virginia, great businessman, has bipartisan appeal. i think he could be strong as well. the last one that s opening up is chief of staff, jennifer g n granholm apparently she is yes. apparently they really want to get her in in some position. more jenny g. the energy, cheerleading. unrelenting positive vibe and energy. for jenny g. i d like to get rahm back. not a possibility. kerry is interesting to me. i don t see scott brown as a senator is good for obama. he joined all the republican obstructionism for the last few