that goes very quickly. well, paul will remember better than i do, but i believe at this point in 1991, governor mario cuomo was probably the front runner and dick gephart was doing well. and relatively weak compared to all of these guys. i think these polls are nonsense for the moment. i will say i do think dr. carson is doing sort of an astonishing job of becoming none of the above. he s becoming, if you don t like regular politicians and don t like regular politics, he s beginning to really gather those votes. and i m told that in iowa, he now has a chairman in all 99 counties, which is a nontrivial achievement. i think ben carson s going to attract some attention. he s had a perch at fox news. but i also believe and, newt, you would know this better than any of us, you went through this last time. everybody gets their 15 minutes.
or is there no longer any confusion in the minds of leading strategists? what my reaction to be is somebody who worked on a variety of presidential campaigns over the years, people want to run for office should get in the race. there are qualified people in the party, we have a great bench. if somebody is interested in running for president, they should run for president. we re two years out, there s a little time here. the elections seem to start earlier and earlier. i have found over the years, i think what it is, the work has always gone on that early and you know because you ve been there to cover them. the difference is with technology now everybody knows about the work has been going on. my first presidential campaign i worked for was for dick gephart and volunteering in 1986. the other thing is is she potentially vulnerable from the left side of the party and ties to wall street that have been
international norm that we believe in and for us to provide strong support to continue to talk to the russians, the chinese, and others about why it is that they need to stand up on behalf of people who are being shelled mercilessly and why it is important for them to join us in a coalition, that s the most important thing that we can do right now. there may be immediate steps to discuss to make sure that humanitarian aid is being provided in a robust way and to make sure that an opposition unifies along principles that ultimately would provide a clear platform for the syrian people to be able to transition to a better form of government. but, you know, when we see what is happening on television, you know, our natural instinct is to act. one of the things that both of us are going to learn in every one of these crises, including libya, is to make sure that we understand thought true all of our actions before we take those steps and that s not just important for us. it s also
always a guy. bill: u.s. justice department now blocking a new texas voter id law that requires voters to show a photo id before they vote. texas governor rick perry weighed in on this. he says the federal government should stay out of state affairs. i think this is another example of the federal government impinging upon the rights of the states to decid deciding the issues and keep voter fraud from the voting process. we know there is voter fraud through the process over the years. having a voter id is one of the ways to put a stop to it. bill: chuck roach is on the hispanic caucus and a senior adviser to dick gephart s campaign. and we have jordan from the
reporter: now, polls show that paul has a slight lead in iowa over romney and gingrich. of course, nationally, paul is running pretty far behind. a dismal finish in iowa could mean the end of one or two campaigns. richard? kristen welker in hawaii with the president. thank you so much. let s get more on the gop virginia primary setback from our panel. former house democratic caucus chairman martin frost and joe watkins. very good day to both of you. and martin, how bad are the optics right now for newt gingrich? failing to meet the primary requirements in his home state. look, it was a disaster for gingrich. and it showed the poor organization because not only do you have to have 10,000 signatures in virginia, but you have to have 400 signatures in each of the 11 congressional districts. this is fundamental blocking and tackling. it showed he doesn t have an organization. and i will tell you, i spent a lot of time in iowa in 1988 for dick gephart, and organization