started doing what she's doing now, this is part of her new iowa-specific campaign ad out today, todd palinthis and stopped being governor because she had a lot of bills to pay. and that actually explains a lot. not just about sarah palin but about what everybody is doing in the republican presidential field right now. [ man ] behind every business is a "what if." what if we designed an electric motorcycle? what if we turned trash into surfboards? whatever your what if is, the new sprint biz 360 has custom solutions to make it happen, including mobile payment processing, instant hot spots, and 4g devices like the motorola photon. so let's all keep asking the big what ifs. sprint business specialists can help you find the answers. sprint. america's favorite 4g network. trouble hearing on the phone? visit sprintrelay.com. whether it can be done safely and responsibly. at exxonmobil we know the answer is yes. when we design any well, the groundwater's protected by multiple layers of steel and cement. most wells are over a mile and a half deep so there's a tremendous amount of protective rock b

is mobbed by not just voters, well wishers, people wanting to to get their picture with her and todd palinind of grass root support that other candidates just don't have. and people question whether or not palin is laying the ground work for a campaign, doing the traditional things that you do when you went from president, line-up steering committees and donors and that sort palin pred a very grassroots campaign and was being sherpid through this crowd by an iowa crowd and after she left us, she's doing a little bit of work on the side just in case she does decide to run, john. >> just in case. live at the state fair, thanks, peter. also most political pros what sarah palin is, and most shrug. she doesn't trust the political establishment. one exception is fred malick who is dated back to the nixon days. it's good to see you. you've been sarah palin's escort. you've interviewsed her introd people. is she going to run? >> sarah palin is a friend and does a great job of energizing people and in getting people interested in voting. i don't think you're going to see her on a billion lot but sh

rick perry and sarah palin, both crashing the party. chuck todds nbc news political director and host of "the rundown." chuck, it's just too much drama. rick perry and sarah palin showing up, perry obviously coming out this weekend but palin, what do you think her game is? >> reporter: well, with palin, you know, there's a gathering, 700 credentialed media going to ames, the whole political world on the republican side of the aisle is here, and you know, dipping her toe in the water. she's done this before. she's going to do it again. we knew she was coming here over labor day weekend and instead, she seemed to move that up. but the real -- what you are noticing is the impact already of rick perry. so for instance, michele bachmann suddenly decided to go to the same event that rick perry is going to be in in waterloo, iowa sunday night. you see mitt romney starting to engage a little bit. today i was just at the state fair, he was on the des moines register soap box, they actually stand on soap boxes, and he was having to deal with hecklers. it wa

and to top it all off, sarah palin and her bus tour rolls into town tomorrow. chuck todd, nbc news, doyle. >> reporter: i'm kristen welker at the white house. the tough talk wasn't just on the campaign trail, the commander in chief was also fired up. >> there's nothing wrong with our country. there is something wrong with our politics. >> reporter: speaking at a factory at holland, michigan, president obama tried to tap into the frustration that has been expressed by people all across the country that say the government isn't working hard enough to fix an economy in turmoil. >> people are frustrated. maybe you're hearing my voice, that's why i'm frustrated, because you deserve better. >> reporter: mr. obama pointed the finger squarely at congress, saying it was partisan wrangling that led to the recent downgrade of the nation's credit for the first time in u.s. history. >> this downgrade you've been reading about could have been entirely avoided. if there had been a willingness to compromise in congress. >> reporter: house speaker john boehner reacted this afternoon relea

just a little taste of what sarah palin's going to expect when she shows up there today. it's friday, august 12, 2011, i'm chuck toddnd this is a special edition of "the daily rundown" coming to you live from java joe's in des moines, iowa. the come to the hawkeye state for the straw poll for republicans who want to challenge president obama in 2012. make sure to tune in again tomorrow at 6:00 p.m. eastern, a special primetime edition, "the daily rundown" comes from ames with the live straw poll results. trite my first read of the morning. let's get to the debate. no more minnesota nice. the final debate white house texas governor rick perry in the race will be known as the night two minnesota republicans vying for their own political life held little back. with the ames straw poll tomorrow, tim pawlenty showed it's now or never for him repeatedly going after michele bachmann, and she returned the favor. >> it's an undisputable fact that in congress her record of accomplishment and results is non-existent. >> when it came to health care i brought ten of thousands of americans to washington to fight the unconstitutio

palin said any question's fair in a debate. but when asked about that answer -- >> that's her opinion, being submissive to her husband means respecting her husband. and i respect my husband too. >> reporter: if todd said don't run, would you not run? >> i can't imagine my husband ever telling me what to do politically. >> reporter: if todd said don't run, would you not run? >> i can't imagine todd telling me what to do politically. >> reporter: others gave bachmann high marks for her response. >> you can still hear the crowd kind of rally around if they think something's just not fair. >> reporter: and there were signs it could help her with some voters, at least in iowa. >> i thought it was extremely rude. i thought the question was extremely rude. >> reporter: and why is that? >> it wasn't even part of the issues, none of the issues, to attack the family. it was wrong. >> reporter: byron york who asked that question said today that it is a serious and legitimate issue, a human moment that michele bachmann handled well, what everyone else thinks, michele bachmann has clearly become something of a rorschach test in american politics today. brian? >> all right, andrea mitchell, at the iowa state f

reporter: and fredericka, no doubt that sarah palin is going to continue her bus tour all over the united states, but when i asked her and her husband todds in hair future, todd responded by saying lunch. >> the results of the straw poll are expected tonight. watch them live on a cnn special report. >>> all right, the desperation for water in texas. >> when you hear people say, oh, my god, these people are going to be drinking their own urine. >> there was a fellow over in midland who said at least he gets to drink his beer twice now. >> oh, boy. now severe drought conditions have led to a unique plan to actually recycle wastewater. what if we turned trash into surfboards? whatever your what if is, the new sprint biz 360 has custom solutions to make it happen, including mobile payment processing, instant hot spots, and 4g devices like the motorola photon. so let's all keep asking the big what ifs. sprint business specialists can help you find the answers. sprint. america's favorite 4g network. trouble hearing on the phone? visit sprintrelay.com. can help you find the answers. woman: day care can be so to save some money, i found one that

. >> fredricka, no doubt that sarah palin is going to continue her bus tour all over the united states. when i asked her and her husband todd what was in their future, todd responded by saying, lunch. back to you, fredricka. >> thanks so much, don. we'll check in with you a bit later. straw poll results expected tonight. watch them live here on cnn newsroom special report. the iowa straw poll with cnn's don lemon and candy crowley, that's at 7:00 p.m. eastern time. [ female ] we will always be dependent on foreign oil. [ male ] using clean american fuel is just a pipe dream. ♪ [ female announcer ] we're rolling away misperceptions about energy independence. did you know that today about a quarter of all new transit buses use clean, american natural gas? we have more natural gas than saudi arabia has oil. so how come we're not using it even more? start a conversation about using more natural gas vehicles in your community. that's how it is with alzheimer's disease. she needs help from me. and her medication. the exelon patch -- it releases medication continuously for twenty-four hours. she uses one exelon patch daily for the

todd willingham is a good case, and there's about 185 cases in the united states. >> they don't -- >> well, i guess you just repealed yourself. thank you. >>> another round in the sarah palin/karl rove smackdown. is this a palin strategy to stay in the headlines or can she simply not resist to fight? this is "hardball" only on msnbc. >>> we're back. the he said/she said tussle between karl rove and sarah palin is gaining speed. it began with what seemed like a fairly innocent observation by rove on saturday. >>> we're back. the he said/she said tussle between karl rove and sarah palin is gaining speed. it began with what seemed like a fairly innocent observation by rove on saturday. >> she has a schedule next week that looks like that of a candidate, not a celebrity. and then this video she released yesterday, you know, she made a surprise appearance at the iowa state fair and now she released a video saying see you september 3rd. you know, look, either this is her last chance. she either gets in or gets out after this visit next week. i think she gets in. >> on monday palin's pack put out a statement blasting rove that reads, any professional pundit claiming to have insid

todd willingham is a gi case and there's about 185 cases in the united states. >> they don't -- >> well, i guess you just repealed yourself. thank you. >>> another round in the sarah palinve smackdown. is this a palin strategy to stay in the headlines or can she simply not resist to fight? this is "hardball" only on msnbc. get enough vegetables. so here's five bucks to help you buy v8 juice. five bucks. that's a lot of green. go to v8juice.com for coupons. you can count on us. five bucks. that's a lot of green. i've tried it. but nothing helped me beat my back pain. then i tried salonpas. it's powerful relief that works at the site of pain and lasts up to 12 hours. salonpas. >>> a growing rift between labor and the democratic party on full display today. the president richard trumpka told reporters labor groups are planning to build up their own political organizations ran that are contribute to the democratic party in advance of the 2012 election. trumka hopes his effort will help keep union-backed candidates more accountable for promises made on the campaign trail. >>> we'll be right back. announc] anan anthis...is the netwo. a living, breathing intelligence that's he

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todd live from the gop political center of the earth in iowa. welcome, chuck. >> how you doing, matt? we're at the state fair. i can tell you, about 25 feet away, sarah palin, working the crowd right now, as we speak. >> so what's your -- what trechts ytrecht interests you as we head into this weekend? it's kind of a crazy carnival atmosphere, right? >> it is. and when it comes to the ames straw poll, it always is. a very fetive, like no political event i've attended. i go to every one of them. they're a lot of fun and i would argue, election day were like the ames straw poll you'd have an 80% turnout. this is interesting, because it's sort of a three dimensional republican primary going on and a split screen where all the candidates are. so tomorrow you're going to have this sort of minnesota primary which is broken out between pawlenty and bachmann. winner take all at the straw poll. rick perry in south carolina announcing at the red state conference there, making his bid to be the conservative alternative to romney, and you got mitt romney who won this straw poll four years ago, decided not play at all. he's already back in new hampshire. >> so give fol

palin rolls into town, makes an appearance at the state fair. we'll see if she shows up at the straw poll tomorrow. lester? >> chuck todd this morning. thanks. michele bachmann is in west des moines this morning, with us exclusively. congresswoman, good morning. nice to have you with us. >> good morning, lester. >> as we saw governor pawlenty really went after at you on the question of experience, i'd like to tee off our conversation with a little of what he said and then get your response. here it is. >> she fought for less government spending. we got a lot more. she led the effort against obama care, we got obama care. she led the effort against t.a.r.p. we got t.a.r.p. if that's your view of effective leadership with results, please stop, because you're killing us. >> to his point you came in office with someone with a fresh voice, a clear mandate. can you name an instance where you have moved the needle, where you have significantly altered the outcome of a particular debate? >> i certainly have. whether it was on the t.a.r.p. debate or whether it was on obama care. in particular now on the last two months when i've been the leading voic