we'll see what happens. >> sally bradshaw, our last caller mentioned ron paul. donna on twitter says you mention santorum as playing a factor in the race day and how that might affect gingrich's votes. but donna asks what about paul? why doesn't anyone talk about him? and then sue writes in and says ron paul is the obvious choice in breaking away from the two-partien two two-party mentality. i'd like to hear more from all the candidates. >> that's interesting. ron paul himself has sort of taken himself out of the race in florida while he appeared at the debates, he's not actively campaigned here in the last ten days. and that's been a bit surprising. he's made a decision to go to other states. there certainly are ron paul supporters in florida. and we do have an independent minded electorate. it tends to be a conservative one on the republican side. but certainly you can't predict what florida republicans are going to do. so a little surprised by his decision not to campaign as actively here. your callers and those who are writing in are right. this is a hugely

before we get to the phones, sally bradshaw, tell us about your involvement with mitt romney's campaignour years ago. you are not coming out and supporting him this time? >> well, there is a secret ballot. i'm not working for any candidate in any

sally bradshaw. after that, stuarewart ♪ ♪ host: good morning and welcome to "washington journal" for tuesday, january 31, 2012. it is primary day in florida and the polls are opening right now. the republican candidates for president are fighting for delegates in the sunshine state. c-span will air coverage of the results tonight on c-span2. you can find out more on c- span.org. the latest poll of likely florida voters shows mitt romney leading newt gingrich, followed by rick santorum and ron paul. here are the numbers to call. if you are a florida voter, you can join the conversation. you can also e-mail us at journal@c-span.org, or bonds witton twitter. we are on facebook. let's look at the "tampa bay times." it says, "today, florida decides." host: taking a look at how "the new york times" is covering the story on the front page, giving images of both mitt romney and newt gingrich out on the campaign trail. it says -- host: looking at how newt gingrich is seeing his campaign, how his supporters a

. >> let's get a response from sally bradshaw. >> i'm not familiar with the disabled funds you reference so i'm not sure i can speak to that. ry e we are in the midst and in florida there were two initiatives in the last election cycle. specifically that addressed the issue of fair districts. in the house in particular, the speaker is not yet the speaker of the house, but will be next year. he has been in charge of the redistricting process. with respect to them, it's five and six and to the detriment of republicans. we have a lot of complaints in the midst of the session of how fairly they have drawn the districts, particularly to ensure minority participation and access in the districts. republicans are going to lose quite a few seats as a result of the redistricting and the plans on the table now. they will go before the courts for review. i don't think it's accurate to say we have jerry mandered the districts. rutherford has gone out of the way to have a fair process. at the congressional and the legislative races. many of the republicans will have to face each other or have been dra

. >>> tomorrow on washington journal, florida republican sally bradshaw on her state's primary and who she expects it win. then more about florida's primary with hotline editor in chief reid wilson. he will look ahead to primaries in february and march. then after that, stewart powell on the future of nasa funding and how space policies are being discussed this election cycle. plus your e-mails and comments and tweets. live tuesday at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >>> tomorrow, the senate intelligence committee holds the annual hearing on global threats to the united states with james clapper and died pat-- david petraeus. >>> c-span's road to the white house political coverage takes you live on the campaign trail with the candidates. >> you will find more and more people who recognize the massive opportunity for change in trade. if i'm president of the united states, one of the things i will do in my first 100 days is begin an economic initiative is drawing latin american businesses together. this is not a massive opportunity of charity, but opportunity. it will help lift both parts of

. >>> and tomorrow on washington journal, florida republican political strategist sally bradshaw will discuss her state's primary and who she expects to win. then more about tomorrow's primary with editor and chief reid wilson. he'll also look ahead to primaries in february and march. after that, stewart powell on the future of nasa and how space policy issues are being discussed this election cycle. plus your e-mails, phone calls and tweets. washington journal airs live every day at 7:00 a.m. live on our companion network cspan. also, the senate select committee holds its intelligence hearing with james clapper, director of national intelligence, david petraeus, cia, ronald burgess, jr., dia, robert mueller and karen wagner, home land security, and matthew olsen, national counterterrorism. >>> the home land security department is doing the best it can to secure the borders under current law. she spoke and took questions at the national press club for an hour. >>> good afternoon. and welcome to the national press club. my name is teresa warner and i'm the 105th president of the naal

. >> on tomorrow morning's "washington journal" florida republican political strategist sally bradshaw on her state's primary and who she expects to win. then more about florida's primary with hot line editor in chief, read wilson. he will also get the primaries in february and march. and after that, stuart powell on the future of nasa funding and how issues are being discussed in this election cycle. "washington journal" live tuesday at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> tonight on the communicators, fcc commissioners toward the convention in the second in a series on developments. >> florida's primary is tomorrow and both newt gingrich and mitt romney are on the trail there. this evening, mitt romney holds a commit -- a community event live in about 35 minutes at 6:30 p.m. eastern here on c-span. and tonight, michem -- in new gingrich holds a campaign rally in tampa. he was introduced as -- introduced by michael reagan, and also herman cain, who endorsed him recently. you can see the rally with new talking great to hear on c-span at 8:00 p.m. eastern. -- a new to gingrich here on c

tomorrow, florida republican political strategist sallie bradshaw on her state's primary and who she and march. after that, the future of nasa funding and how policy issues are being discussed, as your e- mails, phone calls, and tweets. the advocacy group held a conference with the 2012 elections us a backdrop. it included a discussion on the u.s. economy, job creation, and the hispanic community. >> in just a minute we will begin our first discussion, but before we do that, i want to encourage you to visit the hispanic leadership networks face both on stage, and before i do that, i want to ask, please come back, we need you. if you have not done so, please go to our facebook page. your friends can be really jealous. i am going to introduce our distinguished panel. these are tough economic times. among latinos, the unemployment rate is over 11% higher than the national average. the unemployment rate in our community is over a 11% higher than the national average. that is unacceptable. for young hispanic adults, the situation is more precarious. they are hurting more than any other gr

host: sally bradshaw, a florida g.o.p. political strategist, she's lived in the state over 20 years and served as advisor to mississippi governor haley barbour exploring his run for national office last year. she also served as advisor to governor mitt romney's 2008 presidential campaign. she also worked for governor jeb bush and has had a number of other rolls in national and florida politics. if you want to call us,, the numbers are below. before we get to the phones, tell us about your involvement with mitt romney's campaign four years ago. you are not coming out and supporting him this time? >> florida is a secret ballot, i'm not working for any candidate, i'm not going to reveal who i vowed for, i did rote absentee already. we had 600,000 requests for absentees out there. a significant number of people have voted early or voted absentee. pretty significant return on the request, 41% of those who requested absentees have voted absentee ballots. i did vote, i did work for governor romney in 2008 in florida. it was a ver