now, maybe that was wishful thinking. yeah. because all the poll numbers we re seeing right now is that anger is the word, and that that is a problem. the other thing that s happening, chris, you know, the president got pretty good reviews from the media and the commentary for that speech the other night. he had the best possible effort that he could make that was pretty much given good notices, the republicans kept their mouths shut about it. that the last opportunity to make the case, and it didn t seem to work. the new york times on saturday had a piece basically saying the bill wouldn t produce any new jobs. even people like stephen colbert and jon stewart who can be funny but not cutting or dismissive, i found if you look at them in the last few days, they were very dismissive about the jobs speech, which i thought was interesting. susan, do you think this resonates with the fate that president carter suffered in the summer 79, trying to talk about issues he cared about
that he was going to be announcing that these two american hikers, these young men, are about be released. will does signal a kind of openness, a kind of wish to be seen differently by the world as he s abouts as you just said to speak to the world. thanks so much for all your reporting. president ahmadinejad will be speaking at the united nations next thursday and of course we ll be covering that. president obama also speaking to the u.n. next weeg, he s in north carolina right now delivering his third jobs speech in as many days. president obama has nearly half a trillion dollar jobs bill he says will overt a double dip recession. but the majority of americans don t agree pap new bloomberg poll finds that 51% of those questioned do not think that the jobs bill will help. mark halperin is senior plit analyst. good to see you. the polling is all over the
many are looking at the gop presidential candidates with a fresh eye. did rick perry do anything to damage his status as the frons runner? i ll ask newt gingrich about his performance as well. stand by. he s joining us live. plus, a brazen taliban attack on the united states embassy in afghanistan. some insurgents may still be on the loose now. we have new pictures and information coming from kabul and some top california politicians are trying to figure out what, if anything, is left of their stolen campaign war chest. a well-known democratic campaign treasurer stands accused of swindling more than a million dollars in campaign donations. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. rick perry may have walked away from his second presidential debate feeling battered and bruised. the tea party face off proved to be a very tough test for the texas governor. less than 24 hours after the republican candidate stood on stage with me in tampa, reviews still are coming in about
left off. big debate tonight. there s no denying this guy, texas governor rick perry, is the republican partly front-runner for president. we have a brand new poll. rick perry sweeps it it. have a look with me. republicans choice for president, rick perry 12 points ahead of mitt romney. sarah palin, ron paul the only others in double digits. then this one, best chance of beating barack obama, perry by a long shot, over mitt romney. strongest leader, perry and once again double digits ahead of romney. most likely to get the economy moving, say it with me, rick perry. a rick perry sweep in this poll. that debate tonight, as you now know, from tampa, 8:00 p.m. eastern time, co-hosted by cnn and the tea party express. eight republican ready to go. joins me from austin, texas, the guy who knows rick perry like no one else, we ve discovered here, wayne schrader of the dallas morning news. wayne, as a guy who s dofred rick perry for years and years, are you surprised to see him roc
a quick handshake, good luck, as you would say, be strong. it s a very important night, a consequential night for the country. let s show you that live picture inside the haul. eight republicans for president engaging in this debate. in recent days, a crackling debate about the 2012 presidential campaign. not only, and you ll hear it all night long, taking aim at president obama and his agenda, but we have playing out a fierce and an increasingly intense battle for the leadership, the heart and soul, the policy agenda and the philosophical approach of the republican party. watch these eight candidates tonight. we know the texas governor rick perry has emerged quickly as the front-runner. the massachusetts governor, the former governor of massachusetts, mitt romney, his lead challenger, number two. and then there s a break between the other candidates. if there is one other candidate who perhaps has the most to prove tonight, it is the minnesota congresswoman, michele bachmann