win a state. although i do think the republicans will have a s(potential that these changes people if we pay attention to them now and appropriately address the concerns and issues much these communities have also benefit our senate candidates as well as our house candidates. karen, won t it seem as though he is just playing up to this group or that group and playing you know, ethnic politics or divisional politics and it will see not authentic? at the end of the day though, when we have a republican nominee, whoever it is, it s going to be about a choice. when you layout the choice between that person and president obama and the things the president offers, particularly if you re an african-american or unmarried woman and look at the record and look at you ll be able to say to yourself, this is the guy who i think has my interest better at hand. now that being said, i think in the latino community when it comes to immigration, for example, that s going to be a real challenge.
hardly be the alternative to mitt romney. i think what i found is a shame is that look at the amount of energy the media put into talking about sex and how much energy does the media put into exposing what newt gingrich believes it and what he s done. ron paul is running against newt gingrich. karen kinney is a former communications directser for the republican party and susan is a former congresswoman from new york. susan, you were in congress with newt gingrich. yes, i was. part of the republican revolution. all right, i ll admit it i was part of the revolution i ve written about it. this is the new newt or old newt? i think newt does try to recreate himself all the time and has three or four acts, all are a concern to me. what we always get with newt is high drama and great ideas but
to debate obama and draw a sharp and defined contrast has an enormous advantage. i don t think you go to the middle. you bring the middle to you. mitt romney has the money. he s got the organization and has the name recognition. so why can t he get the love? it s the cover story in the newest issue of time out today, why don t they like me? joe klein wrote it and he joins us from new york. it s sort of the reverse of that academy award moment with sally field. which is, why don t they like them? they really really don t like me. it s not that they don t like him, they don t trust him i think. it s been interesting that as this newt moment has been happening, you know, romney, who is floating around 20, 25% in the polls, all of a sudden is down in the mid-teens in a lot of these early primary and caucus states. you spent some time with him and seen sort of the steady campaigning of mitt romney. he maintains his level but he can t punt through and keeps being challenged
three events today and he isç taking on mitt romney. i m clearly the more conservative candidate. i think the person who is able to debate obama and draw a sharp and defined contrast has an enormous advantage. i don t think you go to the middle. you bring the middle to you. mitt romney has the money. he s got the organization and has the name recognition. so why can t he get the love? it s the cover story in the newest issue of time out today, why don t they like me? joe klein wrote it and he joins us from new york. it s sort of the reverse of that academy award moment with sally field. which is, why don t they like them? they really really don t like me. it s not that they don t like him, they don t trust him i think. it s been interesting that as this newt moment has been happening, you know, romney, who is floating around 20, 25% in the polls, all of a sudden is down in the mid-teens in a lot of these early primary and caucus states. you spent some time with hi
thank you so much, luke. we have a camera outside the home of anthony weiner. the house he lives with his wife in in queens, new york. and, again, agents later on today we are expecting him to go to his district office where he will hold a news conference and we will flare his perspective about his decision to step down. let s bring back in our panel, mark tapscott and karen kinney. karen, let s talk a little bit about the way washington work. obviously, we focus on so much what this means for the democratic party in congress and certainly anthony weiner and his wife, but you hear about interns packing up boxes and carrying them out of his office and you realize, there are a lot of staffers who depend this is their life, their livelihood. what happens to them now? yeah. you know, i m so glad you brought that up, because i think a lot of times in these instances we forget that, yes, there are family and friends, but there are staffers. he ll who committed their time and their talent