charlie crist actually tried to portray the tea party as extremists.co rubio was embracing the tea party. >> greta: it's interesting to me that you write how when crist announced that he was going to run for juice senator, he was -- for u.s. senator, he was endorsed by senator o'connell and senator cornyn, and then marco rubio had senator jim dement. >> that was huge for him. mike huckabee was also really big. there was something else i came across in talking with a lot of people. around that time when senator dement and when mike huckabee were publicly coming out for marco rubio, there were a whole lot of establishment republicans and many of them spoke to me about this confidentially who had gun to have doubts about crist, and they were very quietly moving over into the marco rubio camp, and they were trying to figure out a way to sort of publicly distance them from crist, but they had to do it slowly and methodically. >> greta: do people in florida like him? he's a national figure, but take me back to his early days when he was running even as a rep

. >> governor crist. >> hug of president obama.s fatal to his campaign. >> it was -- it would have meant a lot less if it weren't the policies before that. governor crist is a very tale t talented politician and really likeable person and people like him. people and he was very succes successful early on new career as governor and very popular when i decided to run against him. the hug came in combination with a moment where a lot of people felt that the republican party was not clearly articulating what it stood for and being a forceful alternative to the president of this party and that someone of the things that motivated me to run. is a tactic that we used. i think we would have won despite the hug. >> greta: but you were a long shot in the beginning. >> absolutely. >> greta: governor crist had it knocked up most people thought. >> his job approval ratings were very high and the survivors you port that comes from being an incumbent, the money and all of that. as i talk about in the book honestly, there were times i didn't think

. >> governor crist. >> hug of president obama.tal to his campaign. >> it was -- it would have meant a lot less if it weren't the policies before that. governor crist is a very tale t talented politician and really likeable person and people like him. people and he was very succes successful early on new career as governor and very popular when i decided to run against him. the hug came in combination with a moment where a lot of people felt that the republican party was not clearly articulating what it stood for and being a forceful alternative to the president of this party and that someone of the things that motivated me to run. is a tactic that we used. i think we would have won despite the hug. >> greta: but you were a long shot in the beginning. >> absolutely. >> greta: governor crist had it knocked up most people thought. >> his job approval ratings were very high and the survivors you port that comes from being an incumbent, the money and all of that. as i talk about in the book honestly, there were times i didn't think i c

romney also enlisted small businessmen in 11 swing statements as surrogates, among them jim gill crist whose metalworks in hudson new hampshire romney toured five months ago. >> it's hard for me to run my business. i want a mitt romney. i want somebody who can generate equity for me, not a fundraising professor that blames others. >> i didn't like the vampire stuff. >> reporter: in this web only video the conservative super pac american crossroads sought to draw contrast with the uplifting hope and change message of four years ago, but a veteran republican pollster urged a different approach. >> when the romney campaign was on the message of we can do better, they started moving up in the polls. they have to continue that message and be less insider washington driven. >> reporter: cantar media which tracks political advertising reports that since rick santorum dropped out of the primary democrats have run 56% of all ads, republicans 44%. >>> still to come on the news edge tonight, are you red did to retire? -- ready to retire? what if we told you economists are suggesting people work w

gary crist and joe allen on the make of president day chicago. rich cohen on the banana man and latin america. that's at 1:00. at 5:00, r. duane bets was convicted as an adult at age 16. his memoir finds him coming of age in prison. sunday at noon, gail collins on texas's role in american politics. lind sea hillsum goes inside the end of gadhafi's libya at 1:00. at 2:00, thomas mallon has a story to tell in watergate a novel. this weekend on afterwards, madeleine albright on growing up in nazi occupied czechoslovakia. book tv this weekend on c-span2. >>> this is c-span3 with politics and public affairs programming throughout the week and every weekend 48 hours of people and events telling the american story on american history tv. get our schedules and see past programs at our websites. and you can join many the conversation on social media sites. >>> we take you to boston now for the 2012 cable show. the annual gathering of the cable and television association kicked off with a keynote by michael powell. the former fcc chairman talked about the

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. >> reporter: rubio was up against florida's popular governor charlie crist.in the polls, he convened a meeting at his house. he was strongly considering dropping out. it was jeannenet who spoke up. >> i didn't agree. at that moment i didn't agree. first of all it's something that we don't teach our kids. once we start something, you do it. he really wanted to do something to make a difference. so, therefore, once we got on that road we're going to stick to it >> reporter: why did you need your wife to tell you that? why didn't you know that yourself? >> well, because i was the one that was afraid >> reporter: he stayed in the race, portraying his opponent as too liberal with help from a hug that crist famously gave to president obama in florida, rubio won. >> these are just three examples... >> reporter: now he spends many weekdays in washington while his family is home in miami. is that tough having him in washington most of the week? >> i'm used to it but it's not easy. i not easy when i have to do things with the kids, activities, homework, you know. it's

insane claims which he did last week so for that and for generally being an unhinged whack job alan crist wins tonight's tool time award. joining me for happy hour tonight is the alone show senior producer jenny churchill and matt ortega a democratic consultant all right i want to start off tonight with an interesting new piece of jewelry that's out i don't know if any of you guys have any girlfriends who are sort of with the wrong guy or sort of with a scum bag i guess you could say but i want to take you to take a look at this cheating ring that's out you see there the word i'm married is imprinted in the inner part of the ring and you can see that even if the guy takes it off it's going to be imprinted on his finger. would you wear that well if i thought that fiance of mine believed i needed such a ring i would probably be in a bad situation to begin with but i had to i was going to die. for a little bit i thought maybe it was like a spencer's gift or something like that but i realize it's actually like several hundred dollars in the u.k. . yes it's a penny i'm banned and here's the th

. >> why don't they go after the palm or ruth's crist or out back. >> how about limiting the size of a block of toe tofu at whole foods. >> or limiting, and if it costs a lot it has to travel great distances. >> they should only allow you a certain a little of bugs. -- a little amount of bugs. >> will idle yawns replace mowing lawns? fewer in three in 10 teens, 30% will have a job pressing jess saw bell faces a boredom crisis. teen employ meant has been declining since 2000. it is the lowest since world war ii as older workers and immigrants scoop it up. thank you, obama if that is your real name. teens usually spend their time watching tv or sleeping. you know who will always have a job in my personal masseur. >> i had no idea that was dead. this is bad news for america teens with free time are deadly. teens in general are deadly, but with free time they are deadly. >> i am afraid of teenagers. i was afraid of them when i was one and am afraid of them now. i don't like the idea for them to stand there and say something and you don't know if it has anything to do with you. i had crap

he may quit in the senate race against charlie crist.was sure christie's popularity power and money would be too much in a primary. christ he won in a land slide. his book "american son"" comes out on tuesday. that is your 5@5:30. >>> before you leave the house this morning let's get the first degree weather update with janice dean who is tracking a possible hurricane on the horizon? >> yes. this is carlatta. winds are 70 miles per hour. expected to become a hurricane in the next advisory off the coast of mexico out cease of acapulco. we are dealing with a lot of heavy rain in this area as well as hurricane force winds. you can see the time line as we head into the overnight and into tomorrow even into monday it will be a slow mover. it will dump a ton of rain. we are worried about the potential of flooding and mud slides. we will keep an eye on carlotta. >> we can see large hail damaging winds even isolated tornadoes across the northern and central high plains today. current temperatures 78 kc, 60 in rale leiigh. if you are traveling bo

. >> at crist cal cleaning center in san mateo, owner lynette use as chemical called perk by nickname the stains. >> it's a good solvent because of how well it cleans. >> she owns what is likely the last perk washing machine sold in california. she said if it is handled directly, it is safe but this method of dry cleaning is on the way out. >> i think it's a little bit of an extreme phaseout. california is really the only state that has taken such a progressive stand. >> dry-cleaners have been using the liquid solvent since the 1930s. other industries have also used it as a lubricant. in 2007 the state air resources board ordered perk phased out because it is linked to cancer in laboratory animals. >> there have been many studies now look at workers exposed, and the evidence is definitely suggestive that eats a human carcinogen. >> according to the national institute of environmental health sciences, short term exposure can cause dizziness, fatigue, headaches, sweat being, lack of coordination is unconsciousness. long-term exposure can caution kidney and liver damage. it's toxic legac

it was assumed charlie crist was in the position. >> what i think i had was doubt about whether i couldfigure out a way to not be embarrassed humiliating loss after a year and a half chasing something that wasn't possible. i am glad it happened that way. i consider it a blessing. because it forced me to ask myself why are you in the senate. earlier why in race the only thing i had with me was my family principles and support of a handful of people around the state who as they met me believed i could be a voice for what they wanted. >> you led the charge of changing to the easier race. even thousand you didn't have a lot of interest in being a senator's wife what did you see that made you say i have got to put a little pressure on him? >> he was -- i knew why he was trying to find a way out. it wasn't because he didn't -- it wasn't because it wasn't released it was because he was saying it was going to get hard. so that challenge to me i believe wasn't a reason to get out of something you felt strongly about. i think everything in what you do everything in life is good is hard. it is nev

chris crist irving i think would be interesting. bob mcdonald and rob portman.k, my favorite on that list -- i don't like him at all. i think he is a big fraud in a lot of ways but if i was a republican, after rubio, i would think about christie because he does a great job of getting hedge fund and private equity money, et cetera while sounding like a regular guy with his new jersey schtick. >> but that's just it. schtick can over shadow your candidate. you don't want somebody to steal the thunder as what happened with john mccain with sarah palin for a little while. you want somebody who makes you feel calm. rob portman to me is that. we didn't talk about con dal ease a rice as an afterthought. >> that's the kind of person he goes after. a long shot. rob portman on that list and perhaps bob mcdonnell. >> you are saying he is going to go super save another white dude like him. >> look at what he has done. super save super boring. >> viciously attacked in the next segment. that helps a little bit. and a ton of money. >> what vice presidential candidates do as wel

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he was on the verge of quitting the 2010 senate race against senator crist. and money would be too much and crist would beat him. now you know. >> brian: president obama and mitt romney sparring over the economy yesterdayy. >> you want to give the policies of the lastt decade another try. vote for mr. romney . c>> he's been president three and half years and talk is cheap. >> steve: now a new poll is out that shows that 68 percent of the americans believe that george bush is to blame for the weak commempt compared to 52% who point finger to president obama. >> brian: joining us is mark sanford. governor, the president is being blamed for something he hasn't been part of. what do you do if you are mitt romney? >> well, you lay out a compeeling vision. scotter said simply looking back is not what presidential races are about. they are looking forward. for rommny offer a compelling vision looking forward . point out the office. last time quarters of the growth in the united states. we averaged 1.6 and so, you know. obama has vulnerabilities with the economy . ke

that was important to him, crist, but you talked a bit this morning about a silent majority that wound up having a say in yesterday's election. what did you mean by that? >> well, here's what exit polls are. exit polls are polls, they are good polls because we know that everybody who is participating in them, talking to folks outside their polling places, we know that they're voters, they're. the fox news exit poll that you're talking about there showed us a much closer race than we saw. so what what do we attribute that? to what do we attribute that is in exit polling there's a skew for democrats. democrats, for whatever reasons you think it may be, are more willing to talk to exit pollsters and participate. that's a historical skew that we're used to. we figure it in when we're looking at making decisions. what you see in this case, though, there were a lot of votees, silent majority voters, that's a term richard nixon used in the 1960s and early '70s talking about the people who didn't make a lot of noise in public but still would go on election day and make their voice heard and th

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the moment that scott was electe elected, crist, a republican, said this is wrong.make sure that people get a second chance, put all of these folks back on the rolls. >> you're talking about felons? >> ex-felons. the moment scott gets elected he says we're going to start purging. the moment walker gets elected, starts purging. you have in 15 states, since 2010, you see these kinds of with republicans, these kind of roll suppression. where is the outrage on the other side about that? >> can i also just say, just make a broader point? there's no reason that in 2012, people should have to affirmatively register to vote. i'm sorry, you, somehow amazingly, the post office always knows where i live. and you know. >> my biggest thing, whether you're a republican or democrat, nine million people were unable to vote in 2008 according to m.i.t. for a variety of problems. not knowing where their polling place is, not being on the voter rolls. et cetera. instead of making it easier for those nine million to vote. we've made it harder for five million people to vote. if you care

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crist stierwalt, thank you. >> you bet. megyn: today the majority of the news conference that was held was focused on the european economic crisis as republicans accuse president obama for blaming events in europe for what they call the failure of his policy as at home. a web ad entitled "head winds" -- >> those two things are head winds in terms of -- we've got head winds. >> there will continue to be head winds. >> just like this time last year, facing serious head winds. >> our economy has been facing serious head winds. megyn: doug mckelway is live at the white house with news on the economy. >> it's been clear the one crisis that has the potential to do the most harm to the s*uts economy right now and the potential to do the most harm to the president's prospects for reelection is the one crisis that the president has the littlest control over. we're talking about the eurozone debt crisis. in repeated comments during today -pts press conference the president demonstrated the u.s.' relative impotence in this matter with

crist who was here before i was. >> mr. chris? >> you made the issue that some of the commanders were -- if you look at the entire force it's really demographically matches the country. is the leadership geographic, and in other words, is the leadership tribal almost in the way it's set up that maybe we're looking at something further down the road that they are which areas with other commanders? >> thank you, congressman. >> i'll briefly answer and invite colleagues who know better than i do to correct me if i'm wrong. generally speaking, i believe that while many of the leaders come from the northern and eastern parts of afghanistan, they are doe ployed throughout the country, and in current operations, and the main additional problem -- there are ethnic issues as you know and other charges and recruiting pashtun and other provinces in kandahar, and even incentivizing them to stay in the home district or province for a certain period of time. there are charges. i don't want to trivialize that. we have to rely on other recruits f