hawkeye state with rick green of the des moines register and former vermont governor howard dean. the new republican playbook to defeat the president is out. dnc communications director brad woodhaus is here to tell us how democrats will fight back. and eric cantor can t handle the truth about his idol, ronald reagan. he rose taxes and it was one of his principles not to raise taxes. he also cut taxes. but he did compromises. well, that s not true. ezra klein of the washington post is here to set the record straight. good to have you with us tonight, folks. thanks for watching. the first votes of the republican nomination are hours away from being cast. i think we might see a big surprise in iowa tomorrow. the latest numbers from the public policy polling have ron paul on top with 20% of the vote in iowa. mitt romney and rick santorum are right behind on his heels. the comprehensive des moines register with t has romney at n paul 22%. santorum in at 15%.