together. tonight, a shocking ad campaign insulting american jews paid for by the government of israel. christmas. but up first tone the dramatic reshuffling of the race for president and a rare inside look at the focus groups used to help with the strategy decisions. suppose you re herman cain, trying to decide whether your candidacy can survive, or newt gingrich testing whether your rise in the polls can sustain tough scrutiny now of your record. who is newt gingrich? grandfather. grant father. who else? my uncle joe. your uncle joe. who else? it would be my favorite uncle. you know, he speaks boldly, positively but softly at the same time. anybody else? grant father. yeah, he might be that uncle but he d keep bringing in different wives. plenty to go around. okay. more from that focus group in a moment. but those first, why those impressions of gingrich, former massachusetts governor mitt romney matter so much right now. cain is at home toni
what was written on his note cards, which was the litany of romney flip-flops which has been written out. he presumably has practiced, attempted to memorize. the fact that he completely bungled that. i said it was like he was doing his best will ferrell impersonation. he looks like a bad george w. bush impersonation. it was a romney victory. can i say one thing about the dream act? i don t think there is any response that would work. from the perspective of the republican base, it is indefensible policy position. it is like romney care. whatever he says, he is screwed on that issue. because the simple policy is so odious to the republican base. get in here. in talking to the people attended the debate beforehand, i was shock how wants wanted to hear a debate an immigration policy. has the top issue for the peel voting. more so than health care or romney care.
romney flip-flops which has been written out. he presumably has practiced, attempted to memorize. the fact that he completely bungled that. i said it was like he was doing his best will ferrell impersonation. he looks like a bad george w. bush impersonation. it was a romney victory. can i say one thing about the dream act? i don t think there is any response that would work. from the perspective of the republican base, it is indefensible policy position. it is like romney care. whatever he says, he is screwed on that issue. because the simple policy is so odious to the republican base. get in here. reporter: in talking to the people attended the debate beforehand, i was shock howl wants wanted to hear a debite an immigration policy. has the top issue for the peel voting. . more so than health care or romney care. i think what you saw with the
senate minority leader mitch mcconnell told the weekly standard he burst into laughter when he received the deal. the new second ranking republican in the senate john cornyn also disparaged the deal. that s a crazy idea. i m amazed that secretary geithner had the courage to float that yesterday. hence the laughter from senator mcconnell. i think that s the kind of response it deserved. well, they are laughing in public, but they are panicking behind closed doors. conservative writer matt lewis, writer for the daily caller, he wrote the notion that the republicans have leverage is silly. it s the same kind of happy thinking that led to some boldly predicting a romney victory. he ended the column by saying republicans are so screwed. this is why president obama is playing to his strengths. the president has never had a problem rallying the american people to his side. understand this was a central question in the election. maybe thee central question in
obama is the winner, that tally sounds about right. but carl rove sees it the opposite way. mr. rove will be here in a moment. of course dick morris continues to maintain that romney will win big. carrying pennsylvania and ohio, which would assure a romney victory. both morris and sabato will be on this program wednesday. again, i cannot make a prediction tonight. it pains pee. i don t like it. but i have to be honest. i can t do it. because even at this late date, some americans could still vote either way. both candidates still have a fighting chance. and that s the memo. next on the run down. the aforementioned carl rove will tell me how tragically wrong i am or something. and then, krauthammer, hume, powers, march will all weighen in n. on the fact tour tomorrow. we ll be right back.