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Pat Caddell, Doug Schoen, and John LeBoutillier examine the long road ahead for the nominated GOP candidate and President Obama
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All right we're back campaign insiders packet -- Doug -- I'm -- who live wanna continue for -- -- where we left before the break on the subject -- if we're inside the Romney.
High command what could and could we not do to straighten this campaign out for the general election against Obama pat.
Well I I as a sort of say I think his consultants.
And unfortunately this is suppose we consult run campaign rather than a campaign -- around them I think the candidate over a long period of time.
That has some basis of a vision or ideology or whatever.
But they need to understand is being need to give this -- a positive ES -- and -- example take the Olympic story.
What kind of a metaphor for America it was the Olympics it was gonna be a disaster.
The -- to be humiliated was corrupt as he could be.
He women for no money.
Turnaround succession of all these athletes who said was one of the great successful Olympics.
They've never made that story they were -- references it but they've never told people that's a perfect metaphor for the country.
You need to do things like the other thing that he's yet to do.
He's come out with a second.
Plan.
About a week ago tax -- tax cuts who -- know why did you run the economic plan.
We're 49 point 5915 different than this lovely don't road and it's -- more than 59 people I don't know who's it what's in the plan -- -- -- I know a guy that has worked with.
-- and there's some -- told me about Romney in a positive -- said -- here's what this guy is.
Problem solved loves getting data getting a team of people around -- table exploring the data.
No ideology figure out how to solve that problem now that's -- good and bad.
To use in a campaign -- the problem is the president.
Usually hires who like that to solve a problem the president decides what's -- is this is -- Eight.
It's a question about vision.
Strategy messages.
And values and what his team has done around the table as a governor.
The only way we get elected is do what worked in the primaries look -- -- slash and -- look.
The the Indian media -- and I went to this is let's have been a deal -- -- -- -- -- member in June.
In a meeting in the cabinet room.
In -- -- Roosevelt room with all of -- -- people who administration has said we need some positive ideas all we've done is have a negative campaign we've got to have something positive we know how to run the negative.
What he -- what are we don't promise the American people.
And you wouldn't you that the silence was just -- what's going on mister Truman beat people in the room.
Are there and what they're doing is they're saying we've -- -- are going to be negative whatever there is no single strategic vision for the campaign.
That that moves this along and let me just say they need to get some other people in the party.
Right now the Republican let's understand something if these numbers continue to wait and go the way they are.
The Republicans it will lose the house.
And it's unlikely they will win the senate they're headed for disaster if this trend that we -- seeing continues to happen because no.
What he's turned on to Baltimore but let's turn to the Democrats because while we've been very critical of President Obama and I think we've probably all -- -- -- -- remain critical.
They have a narrative they have a rationale they have a logic.
Turning around the economy stabilize the situation.
Want to raise taxes on the rich.
Go after the bogey man -- -- the oil companies -- insurance companies the wealthy.
And bottom line 5055%.
Of America's as well.
I wasn't a great president but that makes some sense that's enough with this kind of an opponent to get a movie like he needs to be challenged in a different way.
What's he -- viewed differently.
He is so tactical here's their Achilles heel right now.
The everything you're doing is tactical in the in the Obama campaign.
And it's based on the fact that they've been unchallenged by anyone.
Challenger when I talk about the corrupt party the stupid party -- we have -- have been on display for the last several weeks in -- in the in their value of their win it all is a great don't point.
The -- party needs this debate aren't corrupt party always be how about a part of our rob -- -- about how about a mile outside her part is the situation I believe.
That it is very clear.
But about a quarter of the American electorate would welcome that the problem is.
The major parties -- so bottled up the choices that no one problem substantial alerts to problem is is you have to be able to -- from both sides both wings.
A -- both Democrats and Republicans it's harder with the incumbent.
-- incumbent because of the -- countries so polarized the desire I think is there.
But it wanna finish up another point that's important -- sort of a Republican problem.
It is something you said Doug might work -- -- there's about what the latest journal poll shows about women the -- congress.
Don't look John this is a huge point -- Vote among women I think was plus fifteen generically for the Democrats.
Between the planned parent hubs -- the Planned Parenthood issue.
The Rush Limbaugh Rush Limbaugh contraception.
-- Republicans may well feel that this is a ballot.
Religion and it's suppression.
But fundamentally -- ordinary voters this looks -- slate facility.
Two women and lacking access to give -- absorption -- -- -- all of this is about again but this stupid corrupt party in this more corrupt party or work.
-- the crux of what everywhere we don't have any Smart involved over and we do on the democratic side a mean smarter not.
I would say smarter not -- -- whatever you have to do to win.
M with the ability is pitch this look when this issue moved.
When the church the Republicans and win the issue of our religious freedom the Catholic Church did.
The Republicans are not -- that issue to the thing that -- which -- health care.
Which we don't hear you say it at all lately at -- get contraception -- -- -- -- that.
The biggest issue of Obama's first term that he created and the Republicans have abandoned the issue -- seventy to pursue the American people say including 56% of Democrats say.
The health care bill is unconstitutional.
Right and -- that's unbelievable no they don't campaign and Mitch McConnell was senate Republican senator bode well they're gonna do what is right.
Let's quickly do a couple of chats don't forget our Twitter handle for our show -- want to.
Comment -- -- -- -- insiders.
Did -- here's three quick ones do you think Hillary will replace Joseph Biden on -- -- on the ticket is I think set the set.
And thank you for writing and sending these and by the way keep sending -- FN insiders okay.
-- done women voters how exactly would Santorum be able to win Ohio with all the delicate problems he has so that he can win.
A majority of the delegates.
I'm increasingly doubtful he can win a majority of the popular vote or even a plurality OK and a Lorie says Obama is uncontested right now.
Romney is campaigning for president when he is the nominee.
And the focus shifts to Obama the polls will change it's too soon for us but there -- some wisdom there is someone look there's -- there's lots of time.
But there were diphtheria.
Right right so -- that is the most important thing you said this is the biggest hole of a imminent nomination in our lifetime right -- Especially challenging -- president with huge resources all thank you from can you read this and he -- who wrote two of those.
Guys are gonna go to predictions in a -- I'm gonna go first.
I think tomorrow Romney has a big day.
He's gonna win Ohio I think the race is over after tomorrow.
And if there's going to be a third candidate which the three of us have thought there would be a dynamic third candidate in this race.
The next two months he or she needs to surface.
This is the optimal.
Period I would agree with that I think we're gonna see the media after tomorrow ratifying.
Mitt Romney and that the general election campaign will Begin the morning of the seventh.
Let me just say -- -- my prediction -- of Ohio we would know Ohio.
But they've -- defeated Romney wins it's over but doesn't goes all the longer wanna pick up when your third party portable one quick second.
Which is if Romney is this week and there's perceived vacuum.
That's -- the pressure for third party candidates.
You really start heightening and that it's now the schedule for American electric which is a subject -- relating we should -- people we should talk about it.
So one of the names that in the last week has surfaced heavily his former governor and congressman Buddy Roemer was a Democrat became a Republican tried to run this year in the presidential race.
It's got -- that he never -- in -- in the debate season should he is good guy.
A legit political person.
For some reason he wasn't qualified by someone's standards to be in any one of the money OK I -- well he's running an American he's got.
A very good message unclear whether he can be heard.
But we need somebody in the senator because it's going to be the ugly this campaign.
In American history and we've all been in ugly campaigns but the Obama campaign is -- -- Romney Romney is gonna use the super pacs and his own resources to attack.
Obama I hope.
I hope I'm wrong -- -- -- right by by the -- tomorrow night we will be with you right here live dot foxnews.com.
Starting at 7:45 PM.
All the way through Super Tuesday we'll get the results and -- will say if the voters agree with us.
On whether this race is over ordinarily make fools of -- -- up -- we've been fooled consistently.
