mark: this weekend he's speaking at the iowa lincoln dinner.ll be fascinating to see if he is asked about iraq. up next, a "mad men" exclusive. ♪ >> describe a man to you with very specific qualities. he lives in wisconsin, michigan, ohio. some call it the heartland. some call it the beer belt. he has some college. makes a good living, but it doesn't feel like it because he works long hours. he has a lawn mower. wants a hammock. bump of power tools in the garage that he never uses. he loves sports because he used to play them and he loves dogs because they don't talk. we all know this man because this are millions of him, and he drinks beer. not just any beer. it has to be his brand. and what is his brand? the one he drank in college? the one his dad drank? the one that comes in the best bottle? can? cap? it doesn't matter because that's it and it's not open for discussion. john: that was a clip from this, the final season of "mad men". that speech sends don draper out the door, never to return. this is a series we love, mark. will you be watch

des moines, 11 republican presidential candidates are -- or would-be candidates are attending the iowa lincolninner. catch it all live and i promise it's going to be hilarious. mark, who you got?

ncicap.org] >> some republican presidential hopefuls were in des moines last night, speaking to the iowa gop lincoln dinner. we will show you the remarks of jeb bush and rand paul. >> please welcome former governor jeb bush. mr. bush: thank you very much. i am excited to be here. this is day 541. for the end of the age of obama and hillary clinton. [applause] mr. bush: many of you know me as george and barbara's boy. some of you may know w is my brother. whether people like that or not, they will have to get -- get used to it. i know that i will have to talk a little bit about who i am. i am the husband who has been married 41 years with three great kids, four perfect grandkids. we have lived in tallahassee and miami. i did something unusual. i signed the front side of a paycheck. with a great partner, we built a large commercial real estate company in south water -- florida. i took the traits of being in business understanding how markets work, i took that basic belief and went to tallahassee as governor of the fourth-largest state. now the third largest state. the experience i had as governor is c

and all the major candidates are in des moines this weekend for the iowa gop's annual lincoln day dinner. take a look at some of the high lights. >> we have a lot of barbecues in kentucky. so the guy in front of me has two plates of food and he's heaping up a second plate for ace. i said look, i don't think you're going to live very long eating like that. the guy said well, my grand dad said he lived to be 105. he lived to be 105 by minding his own business. [ laughter ] some of us would like a government that's minding his own business. >> we've been through a civil war. we've been through two world wars. we've been through a great depression. we've made it through jimmy carter, we'll make it through a barack obama. trust me on this. we will. if we fix how we tax, how we regulate, embrace the energy revolution that is here instead of trying to push it down, fix a broken immigration system, fix our sbietlement system, this will be the most extraordinary time to be alive. i totally believe that. and i hope that you do, too. ur children and grandchildren are deserving of that very basic pr

the republican race remains wide open, no clear front-runner. tomorrow in iowa, bush will be one of 11 republicans speaking at the legendary lincoln dinner. and here in iowa, not friendly territory for jeb bush, who is more moderate than the typical republican voter here. plus, they're not happy he's decided to skip this summer's straw poll. and it's not helped this week that he tried to explain this answer. >> knowing what we know now, would you have authorized the invasion? >> i would have. >> reporter: it would take three more answers over four days to finally get this. >> would not have gone into iraq. >> reporter: the good news for jeb bush, the iowa caucuses are more than eight months away. chris jansing, nbc news, iowa. >> all this brings us to our political director and moderator of "meet the press," chuck todd. chuck, sounds like a lot of maneuvering room. eight months is a lot of time. >> it sure is. i think the biggest news of the week is what we learned from chris jansing, that not only is jeb bush not the front-runner for the republican nomination, but there is no front-runner for the republican nomination. i think jeb had a b

>>> in decision 2016 today 11 of the republican party's white house hopefuls will be at one dinner. they'll gather in des moines iowa for the iowa gop's annual lincolnraising dinner. people wonder what jeb bush will say during his speech tonight. he was hammered trying to clarify his position on the iraq war. >>> angie just tweeted about this. a charity boxing match raised a edd around $1 million and some eyebrows. romney stepped into the ring -- that's him right there with his back to us. this is last night with heavyweight evander holyfield. it lasted two bouts with romney scoring the first knockdown. but it was holyfield who took the win and all in the name of charity. money raised at the fight went to charity vision. >> i could watch that video all day. and people are posting -- of course this is just lighting up social media. they're posting pictures of romney knocking out holyfield saying this is what happened. >> you think that can't be real. but it was. >> float like a butterfly. >>> new field opening up in tyson's corner. we'll check them out. >> plus we'll show you the safest part of the train in case disaster strikes. >> let's open the do

the nation's heartland. iowa, 11 republican hopefuls in the state for the annual lincoln state. for a run at the white house in 2016, others not there yet including jeb bush who had to negotiate nearly a week's worth of missteps on the iraq question. here's part of a report sated from chris jansing. >> jeb bush arrived in iowa in full campaign mode speaking to a generally friendly crowd at a catholic college following a week of stumbling over questions about the war in iraq. >> morning, governor bush. are you concerned you had a bat week. >> we'll talk afterwards. no, i'm not concerned. >> but at an hour long town hall in due buick the iraq controversy was the first topic from the audience. >> i misstepped for sure. i answered a question that wasn't asked. >> joining me now governor of vermont howard dean and former george w. bush administration official leslie sanchez. leslie, i'm going to reach out to you first. assess where jeb bush stands after this week. still the perceived front-runner overall or has he fumbled that away a bit? >> we have a strong lineup of gop contenders.

a majority of the likely 2016 gop presidential contenders hitting the campaign trail right now in iowa ahead of tonight's lincoln day fund-raising dinner. iowa of course has the country's first in the nation caucuses. this evening former florida governor jeb bush will take the stage after meeting with voters today and explaining more about his position on the iraq war. meantime a long list of contenders also addressing the hawkeye state. voters at tonight's big gathering. joining us now, senior political correspondent mike emanuel, who is standing by live in des moines with a preview. great to see you. what did governor bush have to say in light of all the concerns about his position on the iraq war? >> reporter: well he took a variety of questions at an event a short time ago and governor bush made it clear that he is proud of his brother, the former president, george w. bush but on the iraq war question first asked by our colleague about a week ago, governor bush acknowledged he should have handled it better. >> i messed up for sure. i answered a question that wasn't asked. it was a great answer by the way, bu

they will gather in des moines for the iowa gop's annual lincoln day fund raising dinner. people are wondering what jeb bush will say during his speech tonight. he got hammered this week trying to clear up his position on the iraq war. eyes will also be on his to be competitors and whether they'll attack bush on his war stance. >>> this charity boxing match raised about a million dollars. also raised eyebrows. it may have been mitt romney's toughest opponent yet. romney stepped into the ring last night with heavyweight champion evander holyfield. you see that right there? lasted two bouts. romney got that first knockdown. and he was scared after that. but it was holyfield who got the win. money raced at that fight went. >> romney looking fit. >> he's a brave guy. i don't think i would step near the ring. >> it's really funny, though the response on social media this morning. people are asking is this photoshopped. people said is this from the onion. they wanted to no if it was real. it was real. they raised a ton of money. >>> we're looking at 9:43 right now. we show you th

the tragic accident. >> nearly a dozen presidential hopefuls. gathering in iowa for the annial lincoln dinner.ore than a thousand political activist are in the house to hear the vision of the future of america. mike emmanuel is reporting live from des moines tonight. what is it you are hearing. >> reporter: a interesting cross-section of the republican party is in des moines. and governor rubbing perry wrapping up and florida governor jeb bush was here. and he was in iowa city and polling 7th in the hawkeye state. and said he is a grinder and all for hard wosh. he doesn't plan to compete in the iowa straw poll. he explained his thinking. >> it has nothing to do with the caucuses that ultimately determine how people are going to be successful. and all resources should go to the iowa caucus on february 1st. and straw polls are not relevant. would you like a straw poll out of in 5 or 6. >> i am working hard to get to sixth place. >> and governor bush is not getting caught up in polls and straw and others juliy. >> and what about the early iowa front runner? >> that is governor scott walker who is

bush will be one of 11 republicans speaking at the legendary lincoln dinner. in iowa not friendly territory for jeb bush they're not happy he's decided to skip this summer's straw poll. bush spent much of the week trying to explain his answer on iraq. >> knowing what we know now, would you have authorized the invasion? >> i would have. >> reporter: over four days finally getting this. >> i would not have gone into iraq. >> reporter: the iowa caucuses are more than eight months away. chris jansing, abc news iowa. >> the moderator of "meet the press," chuck todd. eight months is a lot of time. >> it sure is. i think the biggest news of the week is what we learned that chris jansing just talked about, not only is jeb bush for the front-runner for the republican nomination but there is no front-runner for the nomination. it could be something that lingers for him. maybe he doesn't know how to get out of his brother's shadow. what we realize, it is a crowded field at the top. scott walker is the man in iowa rand paul is the guy who polls best against hillary clinton. jeb b

the summer's iowa straw poll. now he shows up to give a speech at the lincoln day dinner. what kind of reception's he getting? great question. he was just in dubuquque, iowa he is ranking seventh in the early polling here in iowa. the decision to skip the straw poll this summer is controversial here. governor bush told some supporters a short time ago that his father started out in iowa as literally an asterisk and george herbert robert bush went on to win the iowa caucuses. he described himself as a grinder. says he's not afraid to work hard and he says he sees hard work as a virtue. he said his 2016 is coming shortly and a short time ago in dubuque governor bush took several questions on the iraq war issue -- >> i'm just -- for sure i answered a question that wasn't asked. i do have probably a 1 million questions. >> it was a great answer by the way. but it wasn't to the question that was asked. look i'm proud of my brother. he did what he thought was right. >> reporter: so governor bush trying to move forward after what people see as a misstep on the iraq war issue initially answering a question to megan k

the white house. >>> republican voters in iowa will be watching the lincoln dinner closely tomorrow night. 11 white house hopefuls are expected there. here are the names of some carly fiorina, scott walker, rick santorum lindsey graham rand paul ben carson as well as donald trump. you can watch for the candidates to use quick one liners to separate themselves from the rest of the pack. >>> music lovers are remembering a legend an an icon this morning. ♪ >> overnight we learned that the king of blues, b.b. king died at his home in las vegas. king wrote unforgettable hits like "the thrill is gone." he was inducted into the blues foundation hall of fame and the rock and roll hall of fame. he suffered from dementia. he was 89 years old. people say his music will live on forever. >> if you ever listened to the music, no matter what the subject was. you sat there with a smile and a tapping foot whenever he performed. >> his music transended a genre. >>> 6:21. we want to get you up to speed on the forecast. we're starting off kind of cool. >> meteorologist tom kierein with our forecast. weather and traffi

of abu sayyaf to get information. >>> some of this game up last night at the 2015 dinner for the lincoln day dinner out in iowaontenders taking turn at the mikes during the annual lincoln dinner. >> mike emanuel was there. he's live for us in des moines this morning with the big moments from last night. how was it? >> it was a lot of fun. the expectations were really high for wisconsin governor scott walker who leads in the early polls here in iowa. walker focused on foreign policy which has been considered a weakness as a governor. >> it is time to remind israel they have an ally in the united states. it's time to remind the world we stand with our allies. for the rest of the world there is no worst enemy. >>> they heard from 11 potential gop candidates who gave ten minute speeches each. jeb bush talked about his family. >> many of you all know me as george and barbara's boy for which i'm proud. some of you may know that w. is my brother. i'm proud of that too. whether people don't like that or not, they are going to have to get used to it. >> and no prize, there were jabs at hillary clinton no answering repo

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yesterday, they gathered in des moines, iowa at the lincoln dinner. 11 hopeful republicans were theren, they focused on foreign policy, not social issue. here is a sampling. >> if i'm president of the united states, and you are thinking about joining al qaeda or isil anybody thinking about that? i'm not going to call the judge, i'm going to call a drone and we will kill you. >> i got news for you, mr. president, we need a commander in chief that calls it what it is. >> if you know me as george and barbara's boy for what i'm proud, w. is my brother. i'm proud of that too. whether people like that or not, they have to get used to it. >> jeb bush acknowledging his rough week there. perhaps he has the most on the line. we'll have that story next. introducing a whole new way to enhance your eyes. it's 1-day acuvue® define™ brand contact lenses. the eye enhancement lenses that comfortably accentuate your eyes' natural beauty. ask your doctor today about 1-day acuvue® define™ brand. oh, i love game night. ooh, it's a house and a car! so far, you're horrible at this, flo. yeah, no talent for

lincoln dinner in sghodes moines. there were so many candidates that they couldn't finish their speeches. >> reporter: in a word the night was crowded. nearly a dozen republicans took the stage at last night's iowaincoln day dinner, trying to make a mark, trying to set themselves apart in front of all of these iowa voters. as you can imagine, there were plenty of jabs against hillary clinton and a little bit of friendly fire, too, as some of these republicans went after one another. but perhaps this moment best encapsulates the night. >> when i think about the vision of this country -- >> reporter: that is former hewlett-packard ceo carly fiorina. when she reached her ten-minute mark, the music played and she was hustled off the stage. that is what happens when you have a deep bench of republicans. things get a little chaotic. everyone wants a spot on stage and a chance to leave their mark. it's definitely going to be a tough, tough job for the republican national committee to decide which candidates will land a coveted spots on the republican debate stage. >> that hurts. we are like what? they did what? >> at an awards ceremony, i've already won something. i have an oscar. i can go home. she is

the world. wrote to another former president, william howard taft and asked his brother to talk it out of this plan. lincoln described the berne northward statue and was did he familiar tower. i don't think iowa be quite that extreme, but i understand the critics and if you have a close look at this statue, you will see that lincoln isn't presented in a particularly dignified light. this is the gift of most of the criticisms. his skin is wrinkled, his clothes are wrinkled, over-sized hands and feet and clutching his stomach. so this later became known as the stomach ache statue. "london times dubbed it the tramp with collik." . we use is as a hobo. he doesn't look very presidential here. this resulted in a big debate, a big debate in british press and american press and behind the scenes at quite high levels ininvolving woodrow wilson. and the outcome in late 1819 after the war had finished is that the committee decided they wanted to reverse the original plan and the carnegie endowment agreed to pay for it and everything was set. one question remained, what to do about this replica of the bernard statue. charles taft still wanted to pay for it and send it some where even if the londonners di

the piece points out that party conditionals may help. another speaker from last night's lincoln dinner in iowa. carly fiorina. [video clip] mistys. fiorina: since i launched my campaign, i have answered over 300 questions on the record. hillary clinton has answered eight. i have gotten some interesting questions like, is a hotdog a sandwich? [laughter] or, am i criticizing hillary clinton because i am a woman? i'm criticizing hillary clinton because i come from a world where a title is just the title and talk is just talk. and actions be clouded than words, and people want to know, what is your track record and what have you actually accomplished at go is killer -- if hillary clinton is going to run for presidency of the united states, she will have to answer some questions, and we will have to have a nominee who will have the courage to ask her those questions. host: carly fiorina last night at the lincoln dinner in iowa where candidates had a chance to speak. all of it on our website. check it out at c-span.org. the cover of "s cq weekly" looking at the 25 most influential women in congress.

"the new york times" says after lincoln day speeches and dinner in iowa earlier this month republicann the chance to meet the 11 potential presidential candidates individually, and the longest line was not for jeb bush, it was for carly fiorina. how significant is that? >> well, she's generating real buzz in iowa. iowa is really critically important for a candidate like carly fiorina because she's pretty low on the pole. she's getting 1% here, 2% there. it's barely enough to really register, and it may keep her out of the debates where she might have an opportunity to launch herself into a higher tier. is so iowa is very important. if she can secure a top three placement or even win iowa, that could launch her really into political stardom from relative obscurity right now. not a lot of people know who she is. she's never been elected to political office. she's been a top executive but, you know she's still only down there really at the bottom of the polls. so for her to be able to generate some buzz in iowa and to do what she's doing now which is spend a lot of time in the state meet

the blood found in pat mcrae's bedroom. andrea morris was arrested at her apartment in lincoln, nebraska. >> and i introduced myself and told her who i was and that i was from des moines, iowahe blood drained from her face, and terry and i, the other detective that was there, we both commented about, wow, do you think she's guilty or not? >> but andrea said she was innocent, that mars davis was the killer. >> i didn't know which thing made me more angry, being accused of the murder or being called a pimp. >> andrea admitted performing a private dance for pat mcrae in his home and said pat mcrae attempted to assault her. >> she said pat mcrae pinned her to the couch and wouldn't let her up and was kissing her and she was trying to push him away. and he wouldn't get up. next thing she knows, mars davis is in the house over them and he's the one that starts stabbing pat mcrae. that was her story. >> but there was no blood all over the floor and only one set of foot impressions from a pair of size 7 boots, the same size worn by andrea morris. mars davis wore a size 13 shoe. >> big difference between a woman's size 7 and a man's size 13. and we didn't have anything to put mars i

hillary clinton isn't the only candidate hoping to make an impression on iowa voters. 11 contenders descending on that state this past weekend for the party's lincoln clinton was definitely a hot topic, but so was the war in iraq which has been a tricky issue for jeb bush and now you can add marco rubio to that list. he was grilled by fox news who said he told a fox colleague that it was not a mistake to go to war. >> the question was whether it was a mistake and my answer was it's not a mistake. i still say it's not a mistake because the president was presented with the intelligence that iraq had weapons of mass destruction. it was governed by a a man who committed atrocities in the past. >> was it a mistake to go to war with iraq? >> it was not a mistake given the fact what the president knew at the time. >> e she didn't say that. >> that's not the same question. base ed based on what we know now, everybody everyone agrees? >> was it a mistake to go to war with iraq? i'm asking you. >> it's not the same question. >> why couldn't he just say yes. here to discuss the strategist anna navorro and john avalon. why couldn't he just say, yes, it was? >>

the abraham lincoln hearse at the center of it all. getting involved -- one might ask how did our family get involved? after a meeting with katie's bendel -- iowa'ssk can i find a suitable hearse -- i was asked can i find a suitable hearse? my response was, sure, we will. not really knowing at that time what it would entail. katie's countless hours, hardware and her dedication fueled our families passion to get involved and performed to the best of our ability. katie is just one of many of the great people that i've met along the way. another person that i would like to mention here is artist ray simon. ray recently completed a commission original life painting of america story yet to be seen. the life and legacy of abraham lincoln. after i began researching, i found out the hearse was destroyed by fire in st. louis, missouri at the liberty stable in 1887. all that was left was a photo that you see here and to silverplate medallions just recently found for all to see. after the initial research, we cannot find a suitable hearse that adequately represented the hearse used for abraham lincoln. much like the historical account of 150 years ago. in a

socialist senator bernie sanders even behind inç the foxq news poll, lincoln chaffey who isw3 likely to get into this race in a few days. so he jetted off quickly to iowaon the ground to turn thismy around. here is what he said. >> the inevitacée front runners is inevitable right up until they are no longerok inevitable. that challenger emerges by going county to county, town square to town square,q talking about the ideas and the better choices that we need to make as a people. >> but he also had to deal with some protesters. a few dozen here in baltimore largely dealing with t$ aftermath of the riotñ. in this city. there were protesters who were saying that they believe martin o'mal hee's policies, ze$-m>obu!ñr tolerance policyi]çñr fori]ñr policing when hxd was mayor hdbe andw3 governor led to a lot more arrestsq and the charge from some that he was responsible for the death of freddy gray. martin o'malley pushed back on that. he addressed it head on by saying in this country he doesn't want to see people pulled over for a broken taillight when wall street executives are not being arrested for wrecking the economy. again, going back to that populist

weekend as at least ten republicans eyeing the white house spoke at the annual lincoln day dinner des moines. it was a republican not in iowa making the biggest headline. senator marco rubio now stumbling over the same iraq war questions that dogged jeb bush all last week after his interview with megyn kelly. >> six weeks ago it made sense to invade iraq in 2003 now you say it was a mistake. >> two different questions. it was not a mistake. the president based on -- this is the way the real world works. the president based on the information -- >> you said based on the information -- she was saying based on what we know now. >> well, based on what we know now, i wouldn't have thought manny pacquiao was going to beat -- in that fight a couple weeks ago. >> but you were asked the same question and you said -- >> no it was not the same question. >> was it a mistake? >> it was not a mistake for the president to go into iraq based on the information he was provided by as president. today -- if the president had known there were no weapons of mass destruction at the time, you still would have had to deal with saddam hussein but t

the well equiped volvo xc60 today. visit your local volvo showroom for details. >>> last night in des moines iowa there were 11 white house hopefuls with ten minutes each to make their case at the annual lincolne of mingling with the political big wigs and the reception iowans could pay $100 for general seating, a bargain when you consider the bill included among the ever growing field of official and potential candidates ben carson lindsey graham, bobby jindal, george pitaki, rick perry, rick santorum, donald trump and scott walkerment when you break it down that's ten speeches for $10 apiece. with each speech at ten minutes, seats at last night's event cost just $1 a minute. be wait. there's morement i said there were 11 gop hopefuls. that's right. the deal got better because after the week this man had, what political observer wouldn't want to see what he had to say next. >> many of y'all know me as george and barbara's boy, for which i'm proud. some of you know w is my broir. i'm proud of that, too. whether people don't like it or not they have to gets used to it. [ applause ] >> that's former florida governor jeb bush, how he capped off what's been the worst week of oh his running/not ru

iowa. that's where the majority of like will he 2016 gop white house contenders are gearing up for a major event. let's look live at the annual lincoln day dinner getting underway few moments ago. it's the biggest presidential cattle call in the hawkeye state so far. a major moment for some of the candidates, among others, form burglar fellow governor jeb bush. mike emmanuel is there with the very latest oenology the contenders. hi mike. >> reporter: good evening. 11 potential hopefuls on the republican side are here in des moines as are many activists on the republican side. it promises to be a huge dinner tonight. earlier we saw jeb bush making the rounds, making several stops across iowa in dubuque and iowa city. yet bush has taken some heat for saying he does not plan to compete in the iowa straw poll in august. he says he's not into straw poll attention, but plans to compete aggressively here and says did does not mean he's giving up here in iowa. 11 possible republican presidential candidates will speak to a room full of party activists at the dinner tonight's. they'll get ten minutes each to make their case. a lot of important

the world is a better place because saddam hussein is there. >> a blunder on a weekend that was supposed to be about republican unit at annual lincoln day dinner in iowat beat hillary. we will beat hillary. if she ever takes any questions. someone needs to ask hillary clinton, was it a good idea to topple gadhafi and libya. >> the scene, firing up debate to beat hillary clinton in a state that is good old-fashioned retail politic. from rich harry to scott walker 11 presidential hopefuls 1300 political activists in iowa with everything interest wisconsin cheddar to root beer floats. donald trump pedaling a photo op with donald. following speeches, each candidate just 10 minutes to sell themselves and their plan for victory in 2016. but hillary clinton beats all of them in head to head match-ups. >> i think republicans have been disappointed that some of the stumbles that hillary clinton has encountered the last couple of weeks do not seem to have wounded her seriously. >> still, republicans believe attacks will wear away at hillary hillary's strength. >> are you going beat hillary? >> we don't know if hillary will be one to nominate or not. >> coming u

iowa and new hampshire. now as we mentioned there are reports about former governor lincoln chafee will be entering the race this coming wednesday. he says that clinton's vote for the war should disqualify her from the presidency. so hillary has some real challenges now. could any of them give her a real run? so panel, who wants to take this one first? o'mally is in. chafee is getting in. can any of them make hillary sweat? >> is hillary hand-picking the people? o'mally is an extremely karz matdic politician. he reminds me of bill clinton. he has a problem is and what tha is what happened in maryland in 2014. >> and basically ran against the o'mally record. he said i'm going to repeal the tax increases. they basically rejected it. i would not do this. >> the polling we got this week. hillary not surprisingly in first place, 57%. look at that. bernie sanders getting a little traction at 15 and nobody else really registering. >> that's the first time i have heard martin o'malley being called charismatic. most think that he is too white bread and doesn't seem to be inspiring anybody. he basically fashioned him

lincoln chaffeys to be the person who becomes hillary clinton's top democratic challenger. >> interesting. let's talk about o'malley. while waiting for the announcement on saturday in baltimore, then heading to iowat same day, alex, where is the area he could break through among democrats? >> well o'malley's making two main arguments, both of which work against both hillary clinton and bernie sanders. one is a generational argument, he's younger, he says he's fresher in the model of gary hart who he worked through, he thinks he can break through that way. either a credible alternative to hillary clinton on her left. as o'malley people see it that's not bernie sanders. though he's polling from 15% to 18% in iowa and new hampshire while o'malley's down in 2% to 3% range, they think democrats will come to their senses and realize the soeshist from vermont is not a credible guy to be the democratic nominee. and there's o'malley the younger guy who agrees with a lot of things of bernie sanders and then he can sweep in. >> if o'malley gets 2% to 3% consistently, he has nowhere to go but up. >> part of it is name i.d. when you announce your bid, you get a lot of press coverage. a lot of folks who live a

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