now, technically, john avlon, you wouldn't need a majority, but bloomberg seems to saying -- we all know he's studied this for a long time. he seems to be saying i've looked hard enough to figure out i can't do it. >> i mean, that is a pretty, you know, analytical statement. the real challenge for a candidate is the electoral college. strictly speaking, 37% of americans identify as independents. that would triumph in a three-way race. mike bloomberg knows what he's talking about here. there have been studies on this. that's a pretty analytical, informed statement of "i'm not interested, folks" from bloomberg. >> let me get back to jessica yellin. who out there, jessica, do people talk about? forget palin for a second. who of those governors is working the hardest? >> is working the hardest? i'll tell you the one who's really getting eyebrows raised out here is nikki haley. her message when she was among the first speakers, south carolina governor-elect, a tea party candidate, backed by sarah palin who is where she is, she's one of those because of sarah palin's early support in the prima

. >> john avlon, our cnn kriblter and senior political columnist for the daily beast.com. expecting that one but anything can be expected when it comes to charlie rangel. now what, john? >> what a bizarre twist to the opening stage of his trial. charlie rangel is embracing delay and denial. i think it strains credibility to say he's been blind sided by the process when it's been going on for at least two years, the investigation. he says he's only had a week, that he's there defending himself and shouldn't be. he wants counsel. needs time to put together a legal defense counsel. now, the eight-member ethics panel is going to convenience, four democrats to consider his motion for a delay but he previously said he would walk out. process if he wasn't granted the stay. this is high wire act and strains credibility. this seems to have a lot of diminishing returns. a lot of people at home are saying, look, if i get called in front of an ethics investigation or trial, can i walk out of the room. if i get in trouble with the irs, can i say i was negligent but there is nothing cri

we have john avlon, a senior political correspondent for the daley beast.com and elise jordan formerpeechwriter for condoleezza rice. and jackie gingrich cushman. syndicated and author of "the essential american" and max kellerman who is a boxing analyst for hbo sports. welcome to everyone about. >> first question body scans and pat-downs. i have to admit i'm not looking forward to going home thanksgiving. in fact, i may just skip it. >> that was true even before that. >> excuse. no, just teasing. anybody had that experience? any pat-downs, close-up x-rays? >> i had the x-ray. >> how was it sm. >> you stand there and get a little dose of radiation and now your image is on file. >> any giggling in the background? >> no, thank god. you think you don't know what's in a person's heart based on the way they look. you don't know what their intentions are but you can check their underwear. and so i guess -- >> deep thoughts. >> as much as it's an inconvenience or embarrassment for many, it doesn't seem completely unreasonable given the danger. >> i think there has to be some -- i'll give au

well, it is left to me to tell you what my dear friend, bill press, and my equally dear friend, john avlon didn't tell you. i say this in both mock and real seriousness because there is another perspective. my own world view is close to john's who used to be close to bill's, but that was awhile ago when we had dark hair, and now i have less hair, and he has white hair. that being said, i have a couple of points. i read a book about the tea party movement. it was not and is not a defense to the tea party movement. it was designed to be an -- explanation of why 40% of the american people identified with the tea party and 36% identified with the major parties. two years ago at this time there was not a tea party. what is it about american politics that allows a movement to grow that arguably elected 50 or 60 members of the house, two or three members of the u.s. senate, and has affectively a veto power over one the major political parties. how did this happen? john, i think you chose the wrong bill buckley with all do republic. the quote that was described was he would rather been governed by

will be talking about her book that came out in august, 30, sexy politics and in then a panel with john avlon, bill press, talk the talk and doug schoen that is how how the tea party movement that is bundling remaking our two-party system. that is tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. eastern time. after that we will talk with eliza griswold. we have a call-in opportunity for you. the tenth parallel and this is about the split between islam and christianity, and then finally, charles ruppel high has written a new book about robert morris, financier of the american revolution. then the final event of tomorrow which is due to begin at about 5:00 p.m. eastern time, jonathan friends talking about his historical novel, freedom. that is their coverage for tomorrow. if you happen to be in the miami area booktv is here and the c-span bus is here. come on down and see jen and chris and jana and get a booktv bag. we would love to see you. thanks for watching and it's all re-airs at 12:30 a.m. eastern time. by the way we are sending out twitter updates throughout the day today and tomorrow. you can borrow booktv at twi