whole campaign. now, i want to acknowledge that senator mccain yesterday tried to tone down the rhetoric in some of his town halls. i don t think obama was surprised by some of the acrimony out there. this is little hussein. born in kenya, seasoned in indonesia. he understood that there were these darker impulses out there. hey! but at the same time, he was traveling the country and there were as many as 100,000 people showing up at his rallies. that was a tonic in a way for some of the ugliness that we saw on the other side. we have had a remarkable campaign and, you know, when we
Obama s campaign trail in 2008 and the struggles he faced as he fought to become the next president, particularly the pressure to define his identity along.
white america did not allow you to see that this could actually get really bad. yes? ma am, if you re going to walk up like that, i m not going to give you the mic. okay, i got to ask you a question. i do not believe in i can t trust obama. i have read about him and he s not he s not he s an arab. he is not no. no? no, ma am. no, ma am. he s a decent family man, citizen that i just happen to have disagreements with on fundamental issues. and that s what this campaign is all about. he s not. thank you. thank you. we all thought that was mccain s finest moment in the
happen until half new hampshire. jamie: i ve got to wrap, jon huntsman in the game? he hopes so. i think it s a big mistake to totally ignore iowa. that is where the game is played. he is doing retail politics. he needs to get to at least double digits in new hampshire and he needs to shine in future debates. jamie: i m sure you will tell us if he does. scott, great insight, great to have you here. great to be here. jamie: bill. bill: if you are tuning in right now we are awaiting a news conference in des moines, iowa from michelle bachmann. that should be on our way in about 40 minutes. we are awaiting the fate of rick perry, the texas governor saying he would go to texas and not new hampshire or south carolina first. news on that as it happens. will mccain endorse romney in new hampshire? all that awaiting on america s newsroom. the future of your healthcare and the real problem that our own dr. marc siegl says all politicians are neglecting. the doctor is here in a moment, jai
hampshire. jamie: i ve got to wrap, jon huntsman in the game? he hopes so. i think it s a big mistake to totally ignore iowa. that is where the game is played. he is doing retail politics. he needs to get to at least double digits in new hampshire and he needs to shine in future debates. jamie: i m sure you will tell us if he does. scott, great insight, great to have you here. great to be here. jamie: bill. bill: if you are tuning in right now we are awaiting a news conference in des moines, iowa from michelle bachmann. that should be on our way in about 40 minutes. we are awaiting the fate of rick perry, the texas governor saying he would go to texas and not new hampshire or south carolina first. news on that as it happens. will mccain endorse romney in new hampshire? all that awaiting on america s newsroom. the future of your healthcare and the real problem that our own dr. marc siegl says all politicians are neglecting. the doctor is here in a moment, jaime. jamie: can t wait