ohio is showing some signs of recovery. i think that s based in part upon the president s policies. it will be a hard fought campaign, but i think in the end, president obama will once again carry the ultimate swing state, which is ohio. robert, as we talk about the fact that obama s campaign has an enormous reelection arm already in motion, do you think that the republican, whatever the nominee or whoever the nominee is going to be, really comes in at such a disadvantagement because they ve lost time through the pry mayor sni. financially, yes. there s no question about it. it s very, very difficult to beat an incumbent president. going back through history, when you look at 1992, bill clinton did it. ronald reagan did it. it s tough to do, but it can be done. during every lexie mentioned, 1980 or 1992, it was about the economy. what the governor said a few moments ago is important. ohio is a huge manufacturing state.
legitimate shot of winning iowa? i think he does. this shows the republican base is dissatisfied with all the candidates. mitt romney appears to be the leader. but giving a fairly small percentage of the vote, it s scattered among all the candidates. none of the republican candidates have yet to solidify their support among the republican base. that s because they re all deeply flawed and no candidate has emerged that i think has the capacity to take on president obama and win. robert, how does this change the dynamic in the republican race if your former boss, rick santorum wins in iowa? it could change things for others. there s no question about it. i remind you, thomas, mike huckabee won the iowa caucuses in 2008 and he did not become the republican nominee. it s too early to tell. if i could take issue when what the governor said, rewind a few years ago when the republican party was hillary clinton,
it s time for the first big three panel of the new year. three topic, three talkers. today, we re looking at poll a palooza. results of the new poll. obama 2.0 campaign says it s ready. new years resolutions. advice from the experts. i m joined by former governor ted strickland, anne kornblut and robert trainham for the comcast network. this new poll showing mitt romney, ron paul basically neb and neck with rick santorum at third. in the final two days of polling, rick santorum moves past paul with 21% n your estimation does santorum this a
recovery. i think that s based in part upon the president s policies. it will be a hard fought campaign, but i think in the end, president obama will once again carry the ultimate swing state, which is ohio. robert, as we talk about the fact that obama s campaign has an enormous reelection arm already in motion, do you think that the republican, whatever the nominee or whoever the nominee is going to be, really comes in at such a disadvantagement because they ve lost time through the pry mayor sni. financially, yes. there s no question about it. it s very, very difficult to beat an incumbent president. going back through history, when you look at 1992, bill clinton did it. ronald reagan did it. it s tough to do, but it can be done. during every lexie mentioned, 1980 or 1992, it was about the economy. what the governor said a few moments ago is important. ohio is a huge manufacturing state. republicans, mathematically need to win ohio to win the white
surtax on the income above a million dollars. we are seeing movement with democrats. they ve had plenty of time to come up with a legitimate counter, and the president has come out swinging on this monday morning. we ll see what happens next. robert, a.b., thank you for your time. greatly appreciate it. thank you. the post office announces major change to mail delivery that may have a bigger impact on you than you might think. plus oklahoma state university s president says nothing could have been done to stop what you see on your screen. we ll have his new comments after fans stormed the field in what turned into a dangerous celebration. the money managers who hit the powerball jackpot, they ve announced they re making a huge donation to charity after winning that $200 million jackpot and join our conversation online, find our twitter page. it is @newsnation. we ll be right back.