presidental nominating process. it s a state he lost badly in 2008 when he last ran for president. he came down here today with the simple message about jobs and the economy. he was meeting with small business owners. one interesting thing i did notice today, he talked a lot about states rights and how he believes in the constitution and how he doesn t believe president obama respects state as much as he does. why is that interesting? the tea party that are currently fueling the party, that s language from sarah palin, rick perry and newt gingrich, not necessarily from the mitt romney wing of the party. interesting to see him test drive that message down in south carolina today. meantime, something he was encouraging people to talk about would be health care. he s gotten a little flack over being a bit of a hypocrite as it pertains to health care in massachusetts, universal health care that he encouraged.
this hour, this moment i came to declare my candidacy for president of the united states of america. her main cain there. mitt romney meantime is in south carolina focusing on jobs and the economy, also a hopeful for the presidency. it s his first visit to the state since gearing up his political machine for possible presidential run in 2012. so far the former massachusetts governor s candidacy is undeclared. peter hand by is at the event and joins us on the phone from suburban columbia. it s presumed he s throwing his hat into the ring. otherwise, why would he put so much mileage to get his message across. it s a game we play. mitt romney is not officially a candidate. he came to south carolina obviously because this state is one of the first four states along with iowa, new hampshire and nevada that kicks off the presidental nominating process. it s a state he lost badly in 2008 when he last ran for president. he came down here today with the simple message about jobs a