i think we have to think about a guy like roger ayles who controls fox news channel, which everybody in the republican party these days watches. think about charles krauthammer, probably the most influential columnist on the right "paula zahn now". these are people in the republican establishment who have a lot of influence on what the base thinks. if you look at how they've treated sarah palin since last november, you' an uptick in the negativity expressed about her. even among republicans she's not that popular. shoo within your party's possible nominees, who of the nonfringe candidates -- take away santorum, palin, and bachmann -- who is saying something that genuinely excites people? >> we have a fragmented field right now, so republicans are now whatever they are, nine or ten republican candidates in the field. a few are at the top with romney. >> on the first issue, repeal obama care, mitt romney last week and newt gingrich, we haven't spoken about, not quite sure where to put him, both said the individual mandate makes sense as a matter of being the essential premise of health

i think we have to think about a guy like roger ayles who controls fox news channel, which everybodyty these days watches. think about charles krauthammer, probably the most influential columnist on the right "paula zahn now". these are people in the republican establishment who have a lot of influence on what the base thinks. if you look at how they've treated sarah palin since last november, you' an uptick in the negativity expressed about her. even among republicans she's not that popular. shoo within your party's possible nominees, who of the nonfringe candidates -- take away santorum, palin, and bachmann -- who is saying something that genuinely excites people? >> we have a fragmented field right now, so republicans are now whatever they are, nine or ten republican candidates in the field. a few are at the top with rom y romney. >> on the first issue, repeal obama care, mitt romney last week and newt gingrich, we haven't spoken about, not quite sure where to put him, both said the individual mandate makes sense as a matter of being the sennial premise of health care. what do you

i think we have to think about a guy like roger ayles who controls fox news channel, which everybody in the republican party these days watches. think about charles krauthammer, probably the most influential columnist on the right "paula zahn now". these are people in the republican establishment who have a lot of influence on what the base thinks. if you look at how they've treated sarah palin since last november, you' an uptick in the negativity expressed about her. even among republicans she's not that popular. shoo within your party's possible nominees, who of the nonfringe candidates -- take away santorum, palin, and bachmann -- who is saying something that genuinely excites people? >> we have a fragmented field right now, so republicans are now whatever they are, nine or ten republican candidates in the field. a few are at the top with romney. >> on the first issue, repeal obama care, mitt romney last week and newt gingrich, we haven't spoken about, not quite sure where to put him, both said the individual mandate makes sense as a matter of being the essential premise of health