that's also ron paul's sign. that's a sign of ron paul.on paul, there's ron paul. >> i do want to recognize the staff, all of you, all the volunteers and all the work that's been done, it's been fantastic. thank you very much and encourage us, it's an important issue, thank you. >> you know, i have one slightly discouraging announcement, i wish all the caucuses had met today. because i was disappointed, there was one caucus that i think we would have done very, very well. but we won, we lost by i guess almost 200 votes, 190 votes, it's almost like we could call it a tie. but anyway, the votes will be counted. all the caucuses will meet. but i do want to make a prediction. if i were a betting man, and i do not have $10,000 to bet. if i were a betting man, i would bet we will control the maine caucus when we go to tampa. [ cheers and applause ] >> it would have been great to win outright the straw vote, but it will even be greater to win the delegate vote. >> and that's go to happen. the momentum is going to continue. we're not going away. w

i hope whoever is holding up that ron paul sign drops it so we can see ron paul. let's listen in to ron paul. >> thank you. [ cheers and applause ] thank you. just remember, the revolution is only beginning. [ cheers and applause ] we have a ways to go. i do want to recognize the staff and all of you, all of the volunteers and all of the work that's been done has been fantastic. thank you very much. it encourages me because it's an important issue. thank you. but you know, i have one slightly discouraging announcement. i wish all the caucuses had met today. because i was disappointed there was one caucus that i think we would have done very, very well but we lost by i guess almost 200 votes, 190 votes. it's almost like we could call it a tie, but anyway -- the votes will be counted. all the caucuses will meet, but i do want to make a prediction. if i were a betting man, and i do not have $10,000 to bet -- [ laughter ] if i were a betting man, i would bet that we will control the maine caucus when we go to tampa! ch, chrs it would have been great to win outright th

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but fake libertarian ron paul?sex hater rick santorum. >> as an o.b. doctor, i've dealt with birth control pills and contraception for a long time. >> now, when he said that, i got ready for another great ron paul moment. here comes ron. he's going to take these nuts to school about contraception, finally. you know he's going to cut through all that republican bull. you know he's going to -- and then ron paul said this. >> but sort of along the line of the pills creating immorality, i don't see it that way, i think the immorality creates the problem of wanting to use the pills. >> "i think the immorality creates the problem of want to go use the pills"? sex creates the problem of wanting to use the pills. ron paul just equated sex with immorality. he just said wanting to have sexual intercourse without wanting to have a baby are immoral. listen to his words again, quote, i think the immorality creates the problem of wanting to use the pills. so if you're an anti-war ron paul supporter or a legalized drugs ron paul

it's morning somewhere. >> paul: paul ryan and fellow republicans may not find much to like in presidentbama's budget but with his approval rating up, the american public buying into an his agenda for a second term. let's ask dan henninger and james free man and washington columnist kim strausel. so what is the one thing in the budget the public doesn't know about? >> the discussion how the obama administration would deal with future tax reform. among the ideas was a global minimum tax. obviously there is a lot of companies that go and create jobs overseas because other countries have better tax rates rather than president obama lowering our tax rate. they are arguing further tax those companies, penalize them for working overseas. >> the budget includes a $10,000 subsidy for electric cars, like the volt. $10,000 this is a bribe to suburban voters. >> paul: okay. >> i'm not taking it. [ laughter ] >> i think the most remarkable thing, usually when politicians roll out budget plans, they acknowledge they are going to spend too much now but in the future things will be better and everythin

all right so again a ron paul saying the u.s. is slipping into a fascist system dominated by government and businesses strong words there from the texas congressman and as usual their words largely ignored by the mainstream media so we thought we'd take some time to talk about this more in-depth let's go to journalist michael tracey in montclair new jersey michael as someone who has yet to win a primary in this campaign these are seen by some people as strong words derogatory words even offensive by many why do you think ron paul felt the need to say this about the direction that the u.s. is heading. this is something that ron paul saying for quite a while i think i remember an interview with him in two thousand and seven where he said that you know the state of the country is too soft fascism so i don't think he's trying to say that the united states is on a path to or ask. suppression. you know the way that he characterizes the situation i think speaks to a growing apprehension that a lot of people have about where the country

ron paul. we're going to be hearing from newt gingrich. he's not giving a speech tonight, which would be a traditional moment, a traditional thing to do after a nevada caucus, but he's going to have a news conference, and we're told he's going to outline a new strategy in moving forward. breanna keeler is in las vegas. do we have any idea what he's going to say, breanna? >> what we do know is that newt gingrich has been working on a new strategy with his staff, and that is a strategy that we're expecting. sources tell cnn to be more of a positive strategy. this may make you think that's quite a 180. as recently as last night, you heard him hammering on mitt romney, trying to tie him to the big banks, comparing him to president obama, perhaps one of the biggest insults here on the campaign trail for republicans. but sources tell cnn that newt gingrich has been meeting with his staff. what has he been doing? because we know he didn't have a lot on his public schedule today. that's what he's been

ron paul supporters really showing up to support what does it say about kind of ron paul's supporters and his base well it was interesting because this guy who owns the venetian. sheldon adelson he actually supporting gingrich and he was sitting right there. he was about the twenty feet from me and you could so he was a little irritated because so many people were clapping and applauding but the ron paul people were talking and there were quite a few people and rabbis who stood up and spoke for ron paul but he was sitting there. because he was supporting gingrich through all of this. very interesting gap ron paul certainly has a very passionate following want to talk about some of the more recent developments as far as the election last night the results really shake things up for the republican race mitt romney's front runner status isn't so certain anymore is it not at all. i just think people don't really trust him or like him. it's just the media's been telling everybody well he's the front runner he's the guy you've got to go after. this is the guy but that's not really a reason

ron paul? >> well. >> we're talking ourselves totally out of the election. >> paul: but santorum was on defense for most of the debate and he's been on debate. and romney is pounding him in the airwaves, on the-- >> totally reductive. >> much of the night explaining why he voted for things he doesn't believe in. the big thing for romney latest in nbc polls shows romney up in michigan by 2 points, within the margin of error, but he had been down in more recent polls, he so, i think right now, mitt romney has the momentum in michigan. >> paul: all right, newt gingrich by all accounts, dan, did pretty well in the debate. does he have a chance for a third resurrection? >> i doubt it. i have to say i kind of admire him for trying to stay positive and focusing on the substance of the case against barack obama, because ultimately, these others, when they're finished slashing one another are going to have to make a case against the president and i admire gingrich for trying to keep that subject on the

all right so according to ron paul the u.s. is slipping into a fascist system dominated by government and business strong words there from the texas congressman and as usual they were words largely ignored by the mainstream media now in our earlier broadcast i spoke with journalist michael tracey on wrong paul's prediction of the direction our country is headed here's what he had to say . this of this is something that ron paul for quite a while i think i remember an interview with him in two thousand and seven where he said that you know the state of the country is too soft fascism so i don't think he's trying to say that the united states is on a path to ask. suppression. you know the way that he characterizes the situation i think speaks to a growing apprehension that a lot of people have about the country is headed in i think you know ron paul has gained traction not because he's remarks but because he you know shoots from the hip and some of the that as you say the growing apprehension and some of those concerns have been

i want to go to paul in carson city.are counting the ballots in carson city. you have access to this with the only effort that is going to see how the folks in carson city are voting and gingrich 12 and santorum 15. and 19 for santorum and 20 for paul. as we whip around, let's get a look at our campaign. you can see that the ballots are pouring in. there's 24 precincts here in carson city, wolf. what you have is about 12,000 republicans in this area. about 10,000 democrats. this county did go for john mccain in the last election. so it will be interesting to see how everything shakes down. it looked to be at least 50%. all the precincts appear to be that way tonight. so far romney, of course, is doing the best as we've heard. he flooded this northwest part of nevada, made a lot of stops. all the candidates seem to be registering to a degree and i hear ron paul in my ear. they've got a lot of ron paul supporters here as well as gingrich supporters and santorum. what everyone is seeming to say, this is a super bowl for the

that is paul signed. december demoan that -- that's jennings' second wife -- applied her mark, acknowledging the same as her husband. namely, if payments were not made, the property would be forfeited. the arrangement specified quarterly installments of $100 plus interest. coming up with $100 every three months would not be easy. washington was one of the most expensive cities in the world. pension office clerks earning $9-$1800 annually were hard pressed to support their families. jennings' salary was 400. the debt would be satisfied in may, 1856, and paul jennings -- a man legally held as property for 48 years -- would own his piece of land and modest house free and clear for himself and his heirs forever. there was just a scattering of houses in the area. the city's established finer residences ran from capitol hill to the white house, and a small section north and west from there. though it was only a few blocks further on, paul and desdemona's new neighborhood was in the midst of mar.sh land. if you'

flavor of the week but one candidates popularity has remained consistent ron paul and there are signs that he is gaining momentum especially after coming in second in minnesota where he beat romney and gingrich and take a look at this poll according to the latest telephone polls coming out of front coming out front runner mitt romney lost some ground in recent days dropping from thirty to twenty nine percent ron paul is now in second place nationally his support group five percent putting him at twenty one percent and rounding out the bunch newt gingrich is support fell by one percent to nineteen percent and rick santorum support rose by five to eighteen percent so with support for the other candidates flipping is it ron paul's time to shine whether dig deeper into this i spoke with volunteer organizer and ron paul supporter mary wilson earlier from los angeles i asked her if mitt romney is still the front runner and take a look. you know we're really happy with how ron paul is steadily pulling forward and we have a lot of faith in the strategy of his campaign and that as he gains gro

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ron paul was at his own event. the big cheer here if this room was for mitt romney who did garner the majority of the votes here. 39%. over 2,000 people voting for mitt romney. 36% for ron paul. he had just under 2,000 people voting for him. santorum garnered 18%. gingrich, 6%. the state party, the major statement they made today was that this is a record breaker for them as far as caucus turnout was concerned that they had more towns caucus, more people caucusing and the knoll spotlight. it's been a real dog fight up until this point. it really put maine on the map. this was their chance to shine. they had a close dog fight of a race. they said this would come down to romney and paul facing off and we see how close the numbers are. these numbers might linger in the minds of the public because we've got another two weeks to go before the next votes are cast and the next contests held in arizona and michigan. the tiny little state where just over 5,500 people participated in these caucuses, may have a big impact ton

i think i believe that it is wrong paul's time to shine but i'm perfectly happy with him plugging away and just keep going towards the tampa convention so if i don't see i mean it would be wonderful to win one you know that would be really exciting right now but as i understand it in minnesota he pulled in more delegates even in counties where mitt romney or send counties were sent to a room was in first place ron paul got most of the delegates so people showed up and they're going forward in the in the caucuses to vote for ron paul and you know last night i obviously a huge victory for santorum after he won all three states so he's proving to be this more conservative alternative to romney who's his critics called a massachusetts moderate so we are seeing this divide within the republican party but ron paul's followers are the most passionate most loyal so what does this divide within the party mean for ron paul's campaign. i think that the votes that are going to santorum and newt gingrich currently are not. being taken for they're not coming from ron paul's base they're just dipping

>> ron paul. >> reporter: why for ron paul?candidate that defends the constitution and stands up for our civil liberties all the time. >> reporter: ron paul hasn't won a contest. what do you think his chances are tonight? >> very good. he has lots of support in minnesota. >> reporter: hopefully, ron paul has two supporters here, i'm sure the campaign thinks he has more. we'll send it back to you now so they can finish the beginning of their program and start the caucuses. >> thanks very much. once ron paul starts speaking, we will listen to what he has to say. as you know better than most, he has a lot of devoted ardent supporters out there. stand by. chris welsh is joining us from minnesota. tell our viewers where you are an what's going on. >> reporter: wolf, i'm actually in a suburb in minnesota 20 miles south of the twin cities. republican officials in the state pride themselves on the fact this is a conservative county. >> looks like we have a little technical issue at shakopee, minnesota. we'll fix that up and speak to ch

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i think this guy is going to do what he says. >> paul, they say the same thing about ron paul. >> paul: yeah, but ron paul, he's out there on so many issues and santorum-- >> he believes these things and let me say it's not an inclusive message to continue to say, and this is not going to be lying hidden forever in the states that he ran. >> paul: could it win him the republican nomination? that's what we're talking about here the first order of business. >> i don't think so. >> i don't think it's enough to win him the nomination, it is enough, however, to make romney very crippled, bloodied nominee when he becomes-- >> so, romney just, the same issue keeps coming up and he can't win over the conservative populace wing, the tea partiers, the socialest, the people who aren't part of the main line republican party. and why the not? >> he's running as a competent manager, it's not the most inspiring message. and i will say this about santorum, his victory speech the other night, i liked what he said there. he went after obama as an elitist. he said this guy thinks he's smarter than you. i

presidential hopeful ron paul was in kansas city missouri speaking at union station there to a crowd of more than a thousand people and he came out with a pretty strong warning about the direction this country is headed in and i want to warn you this video is shot on a cell phone so the quality is not great but you should be able to hear it. i am. all right strong words there from the texas congressman and as usual their words largely ignored by the mainstream media earlier as well with lou rockwell chairman of the looting von mises institute he's also the author of the left of the right and the state rockwell express his agreement with ron paul's views and the possible fate of the country take a listen. braun is that is the truth teller as usual because we have remembered typically of fascism fascist or just epithets but if that is an actual political philosophy it's an actual economic philosophy from an economic standpoint as ron pointed out it's a combination of big corporations and big government working together against the rest of society to illegitimately profit then you have

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anthony terrell is in minnesota joined by ron paul. >> chris, i'm joined by dr. ron paul. dr. paul, early numbers coming in expected to get 25%. four years ago you got 14%. how is the increase going? >> i think it's doing well and hopefully we get a little bit more than the 25 t remains to be seen. but i think it reflects the momentum of the freedom movement, especially in the last four years. it's certainly built -- since the economic crisis has hit and people are getting tired of the wars. putting people together that don't like war, they are interested in the monetary season and know that debt is a big problem and i'm offering the only cuts in the campaign. we're galvanizing people and offering a real solution to our problems. >> you mentioned momentum. some of your rivals are in other states. you visited states like maine that the other ones have largely ignored. how are you going to bring this momentum and can you explain about your delegate count and how you plan on building those up? >> of course, it's early to give the numbers but we'll know a lot more tonight and also

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presidency. >> once you become a ron paul supporter you remain a ron paul supporter. >> who might surge or stumble once the results are in tonight? >> the contrast between obama and romney is just not going to work for us. >> all four candidates are signalling a bitter fight to the finish. >> i am a candidate for the president of the united states. i will be candidate for the president of the united states. >> three states are voting. big contests are around the corner. and this race is spreading all over the map. >>> welcome to the cnn election center. this special edition of "john king usa." 33 delegates at stake in colorado tonight, 37 in minnesota, plus a missouri primary with no impact on the delegate chase but still a potential momentum changer. mitt romney not long ago had dreams of a possible february sweep. but tonight two of his rivals have hopes of an upset. as always wolf blitzer is here to help guide us through every twist and turn. >> that's right, john. the underdogs in this race are trying as hard as they possibly can to even score. mitt romney has three victories under

paul's girlfriend, jenny sterling, was at home when she got a haunting call from paul's cell phone. >> on impact my cell phone activated. as i said i was technologically -- i didn't knknow how to lock the keyboard. >> a woman screamed. and a man said, oh, my gosh, don't try to get up, don't try to get up. he goes i got to get home. it seemed like forever. it was maybe 20 minutes, half hour. i heard everything. you know, i heard sirens. so i knew that wasn't good. >> paul was rushed to the hospital where surgeons worked to save what was left of his face. about 18 hours later anyy and two of her family members went to the accident site to recover the clothing that paramedics cut off his body. what they discovered was shocking. >> there in a puddle of blood was his nose, and i went -- then my brother-in-law said here is something over here. i go, oh, no way. his tongue. >> jenny saved the body parts in hopes that surgeons could reattach them. >> they said it had been too long, they couldn't reattach it. >> but at the same time paul was lucky to be alive. he had been rushed to wishard hos

paul gillespie. we support you for your idea. and mr. lieutenant governor, it is great to see you back here in san francisco. thank you for working with my board colleagues and planting a goal that none of us, frankly, thought would be achieved. and i want to thank all of you from the taxicab industry. what was accomplished from this ordinance should be the model of how we promote future for rums, when we talk about the taxi world here. we had a hearing at the border supervisors about future reforms. we know there are many things we need to fix in the taxicab world. i hope it is through a model of ideas from taxicab drivers, from the industry working with city officials, to make sure that we are leading the way when it comes to taxis. thank you so much for being here. [applause] >> our next speaker is the person everyone has been referencing, a former taxi cab driver, also the president of the taxicab commission. mr. paul gillespie. [applause] >> thank you, everyone, for being here, alleging the seco

or rand paul and ron paul's place when his when his dad finishes and they have delegates they are the ones who are going to those caucus states positioning themselves to be delegates so even though rick santorum might have won iowa my i bet you ron paul has the most delegates out there so i think mitt romney should be really worried about ron paul if he decides to throw his delegates to someone else at the convention when you think about that which ron paul's playing in the rest of the campaign here. well it's going to be really important i think if mitt romney becomes the presumptive nominee it's going to be very important how he treats ron paul supporters you know there's a i think you know i look at this contest and i look back to two thousand and four where you had a insurgent candidate howard dean who had a lot of support and love from the grassroots and then you had a kind of a you know you had the kind of the candidate of the of the part of the kind of the party bosses in john kerry and it's very important to you know it was very important how john kerry reached out to at that

mitt romney and ron paul went to caucus sites today. mitt romney's first time campaigning in maine this cycle. they've been going hard after this win to avoid another loss as both suffered on tuesday. >> this is a two-man race? romney and ron paul? >> essential. rick santorum and newt gingrich essentially. it wasn't a part of their whole delicate calculation to come up here and campaign. a few weeks ago when the other three were in florida, ron paul packed up his sweaters and headed north. i was here with him. he came up here because he has a strong young following here. strong libertarian following. he figured those 21 delegates up for state, maybe he could do well and get his first win. he is 0-8, but mitt romney came along and said not so fast. he started campaigning last night. >> thank you, shannon travis reporting. "the situation room" is straight ahead with wolf blitzer on our political team joining us. wolf, tell us about the coverage you have of the maine caucuses coming up. >> we'll hear the results coming in live from portlan

caller: ron paul. feel like it is people like c-span -- i have been a lifelong republican supporter and i have never seen by some c- -- sen biasen bias by c-span, but suddenly you cannot see ron paul everywhere. i have been watching you to to -- youtube to try to get my news, because i cannot get it on the television anymore. i found out that florida has voter fraud problems. a man named pension had created a program to make voter fraud from the computers. the former speaker of the house in florida hired him to make this program. what it does, this program it makes the boat come out 51-49 and they can pick the winner. through the years, i have always noticed that it was 51- 49. seems like the strangest thing. host: let's give reid wilson a chance. guest: i actually do want to talk about ron paul. his strategy is interesting. the reason he is not been seen anywhere in florida, ron paul has essentially skip florida. it is a winner-take-all state. he has moved on to other places. he has gone on to maine l