this, in terms of the american vote system. we have had debates over who gets to vote, but it s been slowly expanded from first, when it was white men with property and african americans on women. this is the first type where we have seen first time that it went backwards and it s really sad because we ought to be making it easier for people to vote. there are noncontroversial ways to do it. it s just not what the politician ans have chosen to do. a disturbing trend, thank you for your work and joining us us. coming up, what now? bo obama makes an appearance but there may be another pup that may rival bo. that is next on now. coming up next on andrea mitchell reports, the battle for dixie will mitt romney win, place or show? chuck todd and chris cillizza
newt gingrich is creeping up in the polls after this week s debate, but mitt romney is still the national frontrunner. today, the two battle it out over breakfast. both candidates will be in the same diner at the same exact time. see you at tommy s ham house. tommy s ham house, newt gingrich didn t know about it until we talked to him. we talked to tommy of tommy s ham house live this morning. here s what he has to say about the excitement in his restaurant. i told you here s what he has to say, i want to tell you stay tuned and we ll tell you what he has to say. you want to hear tommy because it s really interesting. two possible presidents, one possible president, with two presidential candidates in his restaurant at the same time in less than three hours. we start this news cast in south carolina where polls opened one hour ago. voters there are choosing a republican presidential nominee. let s get right to the palmetto state. don lemon is at a polling place in lexin