might help some of them decide. what s your sense of it? they do pay attention to the debates, according to data research polling. about 77% in one poll have watched a lot or at least some of the debates so far. so those that are undecided with the opportunity to watch two debates essentially in a 12-hour a little over 12-hour time frame, it s an opportunity for them and chances are, they ll be tuning in. gregg: steve brown live in manchester. thanks so much. heather: president obama shored up just 43% of the white working class vote in 2008. leaving an opening for the gop. now rick santorum appears to be capitalizing on this with an i m one of you message. my grandfather is a very stern, tough guy. he was tough. he worked in the mines til you re 72. he had scoliosis in his back and he was humped over and just a
last night the people of iowa spoke with a very clear voice. so i have decided to stand aside and i believe that if we are going to repeal obama care, turn our country around, we must do so united. shepard: republican voters do not appear united in support of any one candidate. last night s top three. governor romney beat former senator rick santorum by eight votes after santorum s 11th -hour rally. the closest republican beginner ever. the question is can he or anybody else pull off a similar come from behind challenge in new hampshire. the clear politics average of all polls shows governor romney has a 20-point lead ahead of tuesday s primary. let s turn to carl cameron live in manchester, new hampshire. senator mccain s endorsement seen as a pretty big deal.
important research, the cure for cancer, cure for many diseases, a lot of important things are being studied and researched there they re the highest paid employees in their own states, much more than the governor, any law enforcement official. it s really staggering had wh ih you look at the pure amount of money these coaches are making. what are the dangers of that kind of power? well, i think you know, penn state says it all. the fact that, you know, the institution was really made into what it is today because of football and because joe paterno built that university around football. now, joe paterno he did a lot of good, don t get me wrong, at penn state. but the fact that when some of his players got into trouble, be it with the law or academically, he ultimately had the power to say, look, leave them alone, they re just kids. that s too much power no matter who you are. b.j. schecter, si.com, thank you sir. thank you. now this. hour two, i m brooke baldwi
the company got the money. coincidence i m sure. no police action group in brookline, massachusetts, wants to ban this from the classroom. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america. the group slams the pledge of allegiance says it has no educational value and reminiscent of horrific totalitarian regimes. the kids disagree. i think its a good way of kids symbolizing their country. i don t get why they would ban it. kind of seems odd to me. brookline officials will take up the resolution in november. we ll give you the results. we want to bring in now someone that has strong opinions about the pledge of allegiance as well as the president s jobs speech. former speaker of the house newt gingrich live in manchester, new hampshire. newt, great to see you this morning. what do you think about brookline, massachusetts and the pledge of allegiance may be going away?
getting tough on doctors and drug companies and by cutting opioid prescriptions by a third the next three years. he also talked about increasing treatment opportunities. the main thing he hammered away at enforcing those laws already on the books that would call for the death penalty against the biggest traffickers. whether you re a dealer, doctor, trafficker as you break the law and pedal these poisons, we will find you, arrest you and hold you accountable. the president said if we don t get tough, trace, we re not going to win. he said it over and over again. rick leventhal live in manchester. let s bring in tamara keith. seems like the white house modified its statement. they said last week that maybe the death penalty could be imposed on drug dealers. now it appears that they re