said what they want and they felt they everyone not treated fairly. they made no secret. there was a garage fire in the times square claim they were mishandled by fox and they were wrong. gingrich went to cnn. the bottom line, being on fox is an incredible boost for any conservative politician who is thinning of running for office regardless of how they wine and complain. it is worth its weight in gold. i agree completely. i think the money factor plays in a few years ago, governor huckabee decided not to leave for 9 exact reason we just discussed. he didn t want to give up the salary. i think it shows how serious he must be to walk away now versus four years ago. the poll numbers are pretty good and he sometimes is at the top of the palms. bank account is better than it used to be. it has beening if but a boost
state. bill: now, a bunch of polls released today have mitt romney leading in florida. those polls are already obsolete because of what happened last night. talking points does expect mitt romney to win florida in w. newt gingrich coming in second, rick santorum and ron paul a distant third and fourth. i coulden wrong but that is the trend line right now. once again, there isn t really much difference between romney gingrich and santorum on the issues. lower taxes, shrink the government and promote capitalism. it is a matter of style, not substance in the republic sweepstakes. tonight on the factor we will look at the immigration brouhaha with geraldo, the money factor with lou dobbs and bernie goldberg. bill o reilly.com poll question for you. we are asking has the factor been fair in covering the campaign so far? yes or no. give you the results on monday. it s a very lively poll. one footnote we well understand ron paul supporters don t like us because we think that congressman pau
state. if rick santorum comes in third, it s going to be tough for him going forward because of the money factor. in florida you need big cash to compete. and that s the memo. next on the run down, governor mike huckabee says romney is right for not releasing his tax returns and he will also weigh in on how gingrich s personal life may effect
texas and collapsed completely, rick perry came in with more money than anybody could count and it hasn t mattered a bit. money has mattered in terms of the commercials because the commercials have been very effective. the super pac supporting mitt romney did in newt gingrich. gingrich contributed to his own failure as a candidate, which he acknowledged here in iowa today, even though he says he s going on. and he has two debates coming up in new hampshire. and debates have been his good form. but he s short on money, short on strength. he looks almost like a stricken man in the way he s been conducting his candidacy in the last couple of days. gingrich has certainly been hit hard by the money factor. this iowa caucus has not been like past iowa caucuses. it hasn t been small and folksy. we ll see what happens tomorrow night when people actually get together and vote. but up until now, it has had a lot of the apparatus of a big primary campaign with all this money and these big ads.
opposition to obama and he passed a bill to do that in massachusetts. individual mandate. i think that sarah palin, i don t know if she is going to run or not. if she runs, the problem she has is that she can go up in favorability without going up in vote share. because there are so many voters that are saying i like her, i think she is great. i think she is wonderful. but the media has denigrated her so much that she has too much baggage and i don t want her to be our standard bearer. that s her problem in the race. huckabee, i don t know if is he going to run. gingrich, you are right about the personal baggage. but i think the key point there as far as i know there is nothing new. and i think that newt is the only one that could absolutely clean the floor with barack obama in a debate because he can handle him intellectually. bill: but the money factor is huge. both mike huckabee and newt gingrich are going to have to raise a lot of money and raise it fast. not easy in this economy