. >> our political contributor, dave leven that will joins us, a speaker for public integrity, he was at the c pack event day. >> who do you think stole the show. >> chris christie was the key draw. he stole the show, but there are many contenders taking the stage. chris christie today, bobby gindle, senator ted cruz giving the kick-off speak, and some three more. rick perry, rand paul and rick santor um in addition to several others. it's part and parcel for the struggle of the soul. the tea party republicans occupied the same space. >> who sounded like they were running for president of the united states. >> i would have to go with chris christie, and the sense that after all the scandals and trouble that he had has not only with the bridge scandal, but, as the package suggested, convincing people he is a hard core run can, he has a meat and potatos speech. he was trying to go to the heart of the base saying, "i'm for real, i'm here in front of you. listen to me, i have a message for you. >> a great deal of discussion about the tea party, and whether they lost power. what was your s