Stop talking about the economy. romney hasn t given the voters enoughidaty points besides his business record to take him on. because he s the unknown quantity, people are going on what he has given them. i think the only thing romney can do at this time is release more data points. since he s so reluctant to give anything in his personal life, he s left himself vulnerable. they said romney was not ready for primetime in his immigration answer. what does romney have to do to turn this around? i would agree with what was said before. he has to lay out a very direct, specific, constructive, moderate immigration reform. and the kind of immigration reform that frankly president bush tried to do and where president bush was deep sixed by a nab of democrats including senator barack obama.
What he has given them. i think the only thing romney can do at this time is release more data points. since he s so reluctant to give anything in his personal life, he s left himself vulnerable. they said romney was not ready for primetime in his immigration answer. what does romney have to do to turn this around? i would agree with what was said before. he has to lay out a very direct, specific, constructive, moderate immigration reform. and the kind of immigration reform that frankly president bush tried to do and where president bush was deep sixed by a nab of democrats including senator barack obama. the nation needs an agenda for reform. the one thing mitt romney has going for him is most people are still convinced the country is headed in the wrong direction. there s no reasonable basis not in the swing states. if you want to change direction, you re going to get a
coming up shortly. gloria borger is standing by with david gergen, donna brazile, and ari fleischer. governor romney, what kind of debate did you think you had tonight? i thought it was terrific, and i was delighted with the debate. it was a big night for me and for the people who support me. you saw the response of the audience. it s a big step forward and it s going to give me the boost i need going into the last couple days before the primary. you were pretty aggressive, i couldn t help but notice, in taking on newt gingrich. you seemed to turn every attack he made on you into an attack on him. particularly the attacks he made on the campaign trail about your finances. when i m shot at, i ll return fire. i m no shrinking violet. thanks. back to you, anderson. it certainly was perhaps a more energized mitt romney than we have seen in privious deba s debates. earlier this week in florida, he appeared to be energized. he has a new debate coach. how much of a role
with david gergen, donna brazile, and ari fleischer. governor romney, what kind of debate did you think you had tonight? i thought it was terrific, and i was delighted with the debate. it was a big night for me and for the people who support me. you saw the response of the audience. it s a big step forward and it s going to give me the boost i need going into the last couple days before the primary. you were pretty aggressive, i couldn t help but notice, in taking on newt gingrich. you seemed to turn every attack he made on you into an attack on him. particularly the attacks he made on the campaign trail about your finances. when i m shot at, i ll return fire. i m no shrinking violet. thanks. back to you, anderson. it certainly was perhaps a more energized mitt romney than we have seen in privious debates. earlier this week in florida, he appeared to be energized. he has a new debate coach. how much of a role that played, unclear. he and speaker gingrich went back
so now people are taking everything he says seriously, whether he likes it or not. as to whether you like what he s saying or not, that s entirely up to you. keeping them honest, whatever political position you happen to have, the question for herman cain or anyone wanting to be president is this, can you be a serious candidate without serious scrutiny of what you say and how you say it? here s what he said saturday about illegal immigration. i tell you what, when i m in charge of the fence, we re going to have a fence, it will be 20 feet high and have barbed wire on the top, it will be electrocuted electrified. and there s going to be a sign on the other side that said, it will kill you. herman cain at a campaign stop in tennessee on saturday. sunday on meet the press, he said, just joking. on immigration, you said it at an event in tennessee that you would build an electrified fence on the border that could kill people if they try to cross illegally. that s a jo