Mind, we re talking about at least, again, a category 2 storm, if not potentially stronger than that as it makes landfall. and as you slow a storm down, it has a better chance of seeing some development as you go through the next couple of days. as far as where the system is headed after that, pushing up towards the mississippi valley, still a lot of uncertainty with that piece of the track, but we do expect this to be increasing to hurricane strength as we go through the next couple of days. storm surge will be one of the bigger issues, especially with a system that has that big of a wind field, 6 to 12 feet in and around the biloxi area, new orleans as well, some slightly smaller numbers down towards pensacola. also the power outage potential with this system is quite large to go along with that. so, chris, again, as far as tampa is concerned. you guys, i think this is now on the closest approach, and again, moving away from the area, but we could still see some showers and thunderst
Television age. all of whom have watched their political futures end the night they lost. cris trk ie was taking his place, besides sarah palin on our big wall of losers. in an interview that will air tomorrow on msnbc s tomorrow morning show, cristie responded this way. i was just completely shocked right now. and they never talked to me. joining me now, hosts of msnbc s the cycle. steve, you are a senior in new jersey political analyst here at the last word. i notice that cristie s denial there was not the standard, really tough, complete denial. he just said much of what s in that report.
and if he can do that, not only at the convention, but thereafter, look at the current polls, he s got a chance to pull this off. it s there for the taking for him if he can do it, but instead, they ve been running an entirely negative campaign. i think he can run the high road if he changes his mind. michael steele, thank you. and thanks for the weather. howard fineman, thank you. coming up, from the republican national convention here in tampa, the man who had hoped to be giving the acceptance speech is going to talk. we ll ask newt about this dog whistle and this romney dishonest ad campaign. also, this republican party wants to show one face to its supporters and another to a national audience here on television, that s why michelle and sarah and the w. are not really going to be speaking here. and four days of free advertising for republican presidential candidates. how seriously might the romney campaign be damaged if isaac shortens this one, reduces to it a day or two?
Was not true. there are stronger denials to issue. what do you make of this hole story. i think they re happy that they re out there. but if i don t buy the idea, if the idea is they re trying to put hey, look, and is there s issues that kept you from saying yes, i don t think that s what happened at all. the reason chris cristie the reason she was not asked is because of stories like this. because things pop up in the press that cristie or someone arpd them out there puts cristie s interest ahead of romneys. but i think cristie clearly has an incentive. more than most governors, he really has a balancing act. he s up for reelection next year. his popularity is not bad there.
And let me tell you something, after you graduate from law school, you conduct yourself like that in the courtroom, your rear end is going to get thrown in jail, idiot. in 24 hours, that man, that occasionally intemp rant man chris cristie will take the stage here and deliver the keynote address at the republican national convention. today, the unspoken governor woke up to this headline in the new york post. according to the post, christy told political insiders that there was a fat chance he d be mitt romney s running mate because crhistie doubted that romney could actually wins. that means he s been watching this program and realizes that the presidential candidate has no chance of ever becoming president. that means chris cristie has seen our big wall graphic of the vice presidential losers in the