neighbors and seriously undermine the prospects of future negotiations. starting tomorrow, the president attends a summit meeting on nuclear security that will happen in seoul. and while he was at the dmz, the president signed a brick in the american soldiers dining room. let s go to strategy talk on nbc s meet the press. david plouff took aim at the achilles heel. he s the godfather of our health care plan. if he s president, remarkably he s running away from the past and he s saying he s going to try to throw all of this away. we know we have to do this for our economy, for the health and safety of the american people. the latest national poll shows president obama ahead of republican front-runners, mitt romney and rick santorum. but we have only seven months until the election. karen finney, former dnc
rising gas prices, aaa is reporting the national average fuel price is $3.79 a gallon, up 11% from a year ago. in some places it is far worse. drivers in california saw prices clear the $5.00 mark on thursday, going up to $5.09. price haves yet to break the record high reached in july of 2008. consumers are still angry and looking for someone to blame. joining me now we re about to be joined in a short while with joe petrowski, the ceo of gulf oil. we ll get back to him as we can. let s go to strategy talk. super tuesday nine days away. up for grabs are 437 delegates from ten states. first on the calendar is michigan. it s a win for sanitorium if it would be a win for santorum it could be pivotal in gaining the nomination. joining me is larry saab toe from the university center of
political tactics, you, sir, will get a bit more sleep. we thank you for joining us, democratic congressman of south carolina, james clyburn. thank you. thank you so much for having ne. let s go to strategy talk. despite the poor showings in iowa and new hampshire, newt gingrich is still polling well in south carolina, closing in on republican front-runner mitt romney, coming in second at 25%, just four points shy of romney. but it s support from evangelicals in the palmette toe state that could tip the scales in his favor. i m joaned by two. nice to see you both. rich, i ll begin with you because gingrich leads among the evangelical christians with 40% in this new poll, also very popular among tea parpty supp t support supporters. i know you once served as his spokesman. explain his appeal with that voting bloc and how it might help him a week from today.