christie? i would look at rubio seriously and they will, but also a longer shot like sus suz martinez from new mexico. and what about rubio? well, he is a unique figure in his own right. you think he is a being considered in the running? well, i believe so, because delivering florida is a huge state. if you had torder it right now, who are the best picks for him, if you were picking? oh, i think that almost anybody that you mentioned and look at at a mitch daniels and three or four other people, and they have to decide a couple of things. first of all the person has to be philosophical and capable of being president, and secondly, philosophically compatible which means a broadly conservative
and comfort is very important. comfort? complacent. no, no, comfort with your candidate is very important. if they were comfortable with him, they would not have been crying for chris christie. thank you, chris. let s say who the they are. the they are people supporting perry and now losing confidence in perry. kr christie is good. if you re a betting person, bet on black. i watched herman cain, i ve been reading his book. he s resonating with american people on the right the way romney never would or never could. i m watching chris christie yesterday and i m thinking again here s a guy who seems not to be on talking points. here s a guy who seems to be answering the question that you asked, speaking in language the american people can understand, but not dumbing it down.
yourself as the front-runner, because the race could indeed get very messy if you have many late entries. and if you look at some of the names that are tossed around, sarah palin or governor kr christie, they can generate a lot of attention. so it may be to your advantage to get in now and start trying to lock down all that talent and do the fund-raising and so you frighten some of these other people out. jean, john, you re both stay withing us. next, is the tea party dropping in popularity. there s polling that indicates just that. you re watching hardball only on msnbc. well, i m an avid catamaran sailor. i can my own homemade jam, apricot. and i really love my bank s raise your rate cd. i m sorry, did you say you d love a pay raise asap ? uh, actually, i said i love my bank s raise your rate cd. you spent 8 days lost at sea ? no, uh. you love watching your neighbors watch tv ?