vacation, gentlemen. his numbers are not looking good. his numbers are now pretty low. he is now at about 40% approval rating. lower than clinton. lower than george w. bush, george h.w. bush. i m wondering at this point if you think that his numbers, you know, is there anything he can do? libya hasn t helped him. bin laden hasn t helped him. sabato, what s going to help the president? there is only one thing that could possibly help and that is against all expectations the economy gets a lot better a lot faster than the experts in that field think it can. that s the best thing that could happen to him along with the republicans dividing and nominating a weak candidate. again, oddly enough, president obama could end up being the remainder candidate. but, look, with his numbers, he ought to be grateful for just one thing. that the election is in november 2012 and not november 2011. doug, you hear larry say you know what? jobs, the economy gets better.
vacation, gentlemen. his numbers are not looking good. his numbers are now pretty low. he is now at about 40% approval rating. lower than clinton. lower than george w. bush, george h.w. bush. i m wondering at this point if you think that his numbers, you know, is there anything he can do? libya hasn t helped him. bin laden hasn t helped him. sabato, what s going to help the president? there is only one thing that could possibly help and that is against all expectations the economy gets a lot better a lot faster than the experts in that field think it can. that s the best thing that could happen to him along with the republicans dividing and nominating a weak candidate. again, oddly enough, president obama could end up being the remainder candidate. but, look, with his numbers, he ought to be grateful for just one thing. that the election is in november 2012 and not november 2011. doug, you hear larry say you know what? jobs, the economy gets better.
gentlemen, let me just begin with a simple question. is mitt romney on the ropes, dr. sabato? juan, he is on the ropes. in fact, is he no longer the frontrunner. he has always been a weak frontrunner. i have never seen him over 30. doug keeps up with the polls than i do. i have never seen him over 30% in a national poll. he has generally been in the upper teens or low 20 s. i think perry, at least for the time being, is now the new frontrunner. juan: doug? i think larry is right. i looked at a bunch of state polls today south carolina, iowa, florida. perry is surging. romney is sinking. and bottom line, when a frontrunner is as weak as larry says that romney was and is, then is he no longer the frontrunner. juan: well, this is intriguing moment. one, do you think it s going to last for perry because i think the american people in general don t know rick perry at this point. they are coming to know him. is it a temporary femoral moment in the polls or do you think
mr. romney. how do you think the government cannot provide funds for the people, its citizens? okay. let me answer the question. of course government provides funds for its people, the citizens. of course we take care of america when there are national disasters. of course we honor our promises to seniors. of course it costs money. but not more than you take in. 50 states in america, 50 states in america balance their budget every year. [ applause ] 50 states in america balance their budget every year. i balanced a budget every year. had you your turn. you had your turn, madam. let me have mine. let me have mine. listen, i will give you the microphone in a moment but let me complete. i m sorry. it s my turn. had you yours now it s my turn. would you please hold on a moment and let me finish? juan: joining us now from charlie sville, virginia. dr. sabato the director for senator of politics at the university of virginia. with us here in new york, democratic pollster and fox news
gentlemen, let me just begin with a simple question. is mitt romney on the ropes, dr. sabato? juan, he is on the ropes. in fact, is he no longer the frontrunner. he has always been a weak frontrunner. i have never seen him over 30. doug keeps up with the polls than i do. i have never seen him over 30% in a national poll. he has generally been in the upper teens or low 20 s. i think perry, at least for the time being, is now the new frontrunner. juan: doug? i think larry is right. i looked at a bunch of state polls today south carolina, iowa, florida. perry is surging. romney is sinking. and bottom line, when a frontrunner is as weak as larry says that romney was and is, then is he no longer the frontrunner. juan: well, this is intriguing moment. one, do you think it s going to last for perry because i think the american people in general don t know rick perry at this point. they are coming to know him. is it a temporary femoral moment in the polls or do you think