have we dialed through to ru paul yet? >> i'm here. >> ru paul. >> yay!py to have you this morning. >> top of the morning to you. >> how are you doing? >> i feel fantastic. >> okay. this is hilarious because we showed a picture of you dressed up as president obama and also first lady michelle obama. >> you look great. >> awesome. >> great picture. >> awesome, awesome. what's funny is this thing is getting traction, my friend. this is not just comedy. this is true. even brit hume of fox news channel suggested on his program that ron paul has about as much chance of becoming president as ru paul. had you heard that? >> i just read that this morning. >> i hope you're not offended by it. >> i'm not und anded offended b anything. i think it's always something you need to take up with your therapist. >> so what were you doing in new hampshire? >> well, i wanted to clear up for the american voter who is who. i want the american voter to know i, ru paul, am not running for president. >> and would never consider it? >> oh, politics is -- you know, politics is a lo

ru paul? >> that's right, ron paul, big difference. >>> okay. well, while ru paul is fighting to make sure he's not on the ballot in new hampshire, the fight over a ballot requirement in virginia is getting bigger. tonight at 7:00 the aclu jumps into the fray over the republican primary's loyalty oath. we'll tell you why it says it puts a burden on virginia rotors. >>> still ahead to ski or to golf this weekend? you just might be able to do both without going too far away. >> i'm meteorologist topper shutt. wire putting the white away. why not? temperatures are still around 60. 63 and 33 goes in the books. we were not close to a record. that was set back in 2007 of 73. we'll come back, let you know how long we can keep this weather around. >>> coming up a new list of the healthiest cities in the country coming up next. >> 9 traffic now is brought to you by geico. >>> the nation's capital, a seat of power, but the healthiest city in the country? according to seamless.com it is an accolade the district can add to its pedigree. the food delivery we

. >> well, you probably don't know to know that because we were visited on saturday by ru paul. >> whos the biggest crowd over romney, santorum and huntsman? >> >> can you believe it? yes. the last primary, all the candidates that came through, it was incredible. >> let me ask you this, the folks there in your diaper, what did they want to know from the candidates? what are the most important issues to them right now? >> i think what, you know, what my diners and most of new hampshire really want to know, you know, they are worried about jobs and health care and i think that we are looking for a presidential candidate that is going to do what they say. >> were they more impressed by one candidate versus another? >> they don't really say. i don't think so you know, some of them -- most of my customers really get into this time of year and a couple that grumble and -- you know? no one's really saying anything still this close to the primary. who knows what is going to happen. >> sounds like hillary clinton is still your favorite. i know when she came to visit, you couldn't be stopped tal

continue to believe and i think most observers do that he has got as much chance as being nominated as ru paulchance to -- huntsman finish i don't think is enough to give him much momentum coming out of here. what this shows you bret and megyn is if you look at this field now and you look ahead and you think well who now is in a position to really challenge mitt romney going forward, the one person with enough national name recognition and perhaps enough money and enough intellectual candle power who might have been able to do it is newt gingrich. this shows you why it was so important for the romney people to do to him what they did to him in iowa, which was to knock him down and to leave him in a position where now tonight, you know, he is fighting with rick santorum to finish a distant fourth, maybe even fifth. as we look ahead here, you know, it's not over. it's never over. we have got a long way to go and all of that is true, but it's kind of hard to imagine a scenario in which any of these other candidates really emerges as a serious challenge tore mitt romney. >> megyn: can newt gingric

ru neth over. >> they wear furs and vests constantly. what else can it mean, greg? >> from ron paul to alcohol, did he change his mind on limiting our wine? on wednesday an actual day of the week, the new york post reported that michael bloomburg wanted to crackdown on liquor sales in the big apple to reduce heavy drinking. i am getting so thirsty. they proposed slashing the number of places you can buy booze like bars and corner stores. but new yorkers this time weren't having it. said one, quote, and why don't they close all the liquor establishments. new yorker, that could be worse. >> i agree. >> if you don't like what he is doing, just something else. but now the post reports bloomburg has ices inked the controversial and stupid proposal with a spokesman saying he does not support limiting our alcohol adding, quote, one reason the mayor has been successful in office is because we think there are no bad ideas, no bad ideas in brainstorming, and then we weigh them against other concerns. so it is just brainstorming and booze will continue to flow. so, how are the other new yorker

paul. >> time magazine, he goes from being a sideshow to a real player in this. the second most delegates is a player. >> rose: but he will not ru for a third party because -- can he influence the vice esidency, what influence will he have on romney? >> i think romney will have to pay more attention to his issues. >> rose: like iran? >> spending? >> no. i was going to say, he came -- he went to the st. paul convention with 15 delegates he will have more than that this time. i don't totally agree with maggie, i totally wouldn't rule out a third party candidacy, he will either do that or say i want manager, it is all going to be abo platform and the republicans will have to accommodate him in some uncomfortable away because they can't accommodate him on foreign policy. >> the federal reserve. >> rose: the federal reserve is in trouble if he has influence, if he is the nominee. >> mitt romney will stale right past him. >> rose: okay. out of all of the republicans, way beyond my curiosity, of all of the people that are in the politics of 2012, whois most likely to be a front runner if, in fact, obama wins in 2016? >> none of these p