democrat at this point. there are many examples. so in a state like florida, could what seems to be a republican, you know, good news and victory turn into a huge democratic victory? then all the sudden you flip the electoral votes to the democrats instead? there s no doubt florida will continue to be a key state. florida will probably gain a couple more seats. there s no doubt florida will continue to be the most important state in the electoral map for presidents. however, you re right, the growing number of hispanic voters and a lot of the states, in texas and florida will affect that a little bit. i wouldn t be surprised if you see presidential candidates in 2012 really trying to speak to the spanish and latino communities a lot more than they did in 2008. yeah, and then so far the republicans don t seem to have done it much at all. you have states like nevada and arizona where that s a growing population as well. so when you balance all this out, with the demographics leaning
principles, but just common sense, economic principles. you know, here in washington, they think balancing the checkbook is a radical idea. i think americans believe that we have to balance the checkbook, just like they do every month. jenna: you know senator, majority or minority, again, some of your critics are also saying that you re backing some of these candidates that have a better shot at a leadership role in the senate. your reaction. i don t want a leadership role. i already have one. in fact, i think if i m leading by standing up for people all over the country, bringing their voice to washington, helping to support candidates that americans support, what i m doing is helping move the power out of washington, back into the hands of the people. and i think in that way, i like my leadership role now, i appreciate the leaders we have here now, but frankly, the leadership of our country needs to come from america, not from washington. jenna: there s no doubt that in congress, t
and /7 roaide assiance. beusen y ce the st bif, faaronar the tea party movement may be rolling the dice by supporting sharron angle. she s running for the seat held by harry reid. jim? reporter: there s no doubt the tea party is on a roll. there s one question facing this political movement, and that s whether tea party contenders are too conservative to beat their democratic opponents. that s a question that s dogged
this is scott brown introducing elena kagan and the first day of her hearing. let s watch. as an attorney myself, i recognize an impressive legal resume when i see one. there s no doubt miss kagan has gone far since graduating from harvard law school magna cum laude. she s a brilliant woman has served her country in a variety of capacities, made significant contributions to massachusetts and i certainly thank her for that. so that was scott brown then, as the introducer, clearly endorsing her. that is a role he didn t have to take. this is scott brown yesterday. you were there in the senate. he wasn t on the floor but this was his written statement explaining why he voted against her. she has an impressive resume. and in my private meeting with her i found her to be brilliant as you might expect from a former dean of harvard law school. however, i cannot vote to confirm elena kagan. i believe nominees to the
good morning. what do you get a sense of in terms of the scope when you look at the plots between europe, here at home, all the base of the al qaeda organization. is the scope truly global? is this proof of that? there s no doubt al qaeda still has global ambitions and are recruiting people on the global level. what is interesting about these arrests and ties back to new york is it all goes back to senior leadership of al qaeda hiding in pakistan. so we need to keep in mind that despite all the successes we ve had against al qaeda lately, there is still a core al qaeda that is planning, training and coordinating potential operatives to conduct attacks. doesn t mean they ll be successful. it does mean the threat is persistent. yeah. roger, can we get to the very latest on this u.s. naturalized citizen who is supposed to be behind a failed subway attempt, this man right here. so talk to me about him and what his role is now and if he is the presumed leader like in osama