. >>> going wobbly on ashleigh judd. she would lose the senate race to mitch mcconnell and take down other democrats with her. key democrats including bill and hillary clinton are lining up behind another democrat. fasten your seat belts for that race. >>> watch why cnn's dana bash is running after michele bachmann and what is it that bachmann clearly doesn't want to talk about. this is "hardball," a place for politics. wait g, waiting... feel like you're growing older... waiting to look younger? don't wait. [ female announcer ] get younger looking skin fast. with new olay regenerist micro-sculpting cream. the next generation with 2 new anti-aging ingredients. it penetrates rapidly. visible wrinkle results start day 1. and you'll see younger looking skin before you even finish one jar. ♪ new olay regenerist. the wait is over. >>> well, former south carolina governor mark sanford took another step in his political comeback. sanford finished first in yesterday's congress am primary to replace tim scott who moved on to the

. >> ashleigh judd may have loved being a senator from kentucky as well, but that's a role the actressbe playing any time soon. judd announced she won't launch a democratic channel to mitch mcconnell, the top republican in the chamber. >> the next election is 20 months away. the last thing we need is washington, d.c. vetting our candidates. >> sarah palin is back. just two weeks after her well received speech at a major conservative conference, her political action committee is out with a new video. >> time for we the people. >> the message appears to be the former alaska governor and republican vice presidential nominee will be a player in next year's mid-term election, back to the future for bob barr? >> i decided to jump back in the fray because we desperately need some experience and some leadership in washington. >> the former republican representative from georgia announced he is running to return to congress. back in the '90s, barr, a ring leader in the impeachment of bill clinton was considered one of the most conservative men members of the house and he lost his seat and later