agreement with this country we expect you to live by it. right now they are selling to america a multiple of what we sell to them. clearly a result of currencyk tariff and currency manipulator status is one way to do that. greta: right now governor perry is leading new the polls. polls are a snapshot of what going on now a lot can change. you were the front-runner now your theory on that? no particular theory. it is a fluid race. i m known by a lot of folks. after they get a chance to hear us all and evaluate our experience they will make the decision. if people want somebody who knows how to turn things around and get things headed on the right track i m the guy who has done that i did that in business, in the olympics, i did that in the state of massachusetts.
it s a fluid race. they are going to get to know us well. i m well known by a lot of folks. governor perry will be, other candidates as well. after they get a chance to hear us all, they will make a decision. if people want somebody who knows how to turn things around and get things headed on the right track, i m the guy to do that. i did it in business and the olympics. i did it for the state of massachusetts. i want to use that experience to get america s economy going again. welcome back. 24 after the hour. joining us from the reagan library, political director and host of the daily rundown, chuck todd. good morning. how is it going to work tonight? reporter: good morning. you are looking at three story lines. the big one is the entrance of rick perry. his first debate.
attention and energy on the democrat side, i think we have an opportunity to dramatically increase that by anywhere from 10% to 20%. democrats almost doubled. when all of this enthusiasm showed up, could you envision that or is that a little bit of a reach? i hope so. it depends. it is a fluid race. at the end of the day, one thing i hope we can take a lesson from the democrats in 08, they were able to use that to pivot immediately into a general election turnout campaign. i m hoping we ll be able to do the same thing here in iowa and put the six electoral votes in the republican nominee s back pocket. matt strong, chairman of the iowa republican party, we ll see you a lot over the next 48 hours. it will be an interesting can t wait to get to ames. up next, high anxiety, serious business on wall street and main street. another terrible day for the dow. is there any way to stop the slide? we ll get a check on the markets before the opening bell. first, today s trivia questi
look at the views. this is a women who has said that we can end unemployment by abolishing the minimum wage. what is this offer for a country in economic crisis or for women who are bearing the brunt of job losses and state budget cuts. i think, you know, she s going to play her thing and i will be very good to her because of the evangelical conservatives. but i don t think it goes that far. but, listen, the republican governor of minnesota, former governor arne carlson. after her appearance on hardball in october of 2008 said he didn t like the strange views of this woman in the state i love of minnesota. what about sarah palin? what about rick perry? will they be factors? i think it s still a fluid race. it s still early and i think it hasn t come together and everyone is trying to find the candidate who can, you know, you ve got two sets of candidates. you have the establishment, you have the tea party and the
that we can end unemployment by abolishing the minimum wage. what is this offer for a country in economic crisis or for women who are bearing the brunt of job losses and state budget cuts. i think, you know, she s going to play her thing and i will be very good to her because of the evangelical conservatives. but i don t think it goes that far. but, listen, the republican governor of minnesota, former governor arne carlson. after her appearance on hardball in october of 2008 said he didn t like the strange views of this woman in the state i love of minnesota. what about sarah palin? what about rick perry? will they be factors? i think it s still a fluid race. it s still early and i think it hasn t come together and everyone is trying to find the candidate who can, you know, you ve got two sets of