Republican candidates jockey for position
Voters separated wheat from chaff this weekend, at the Iowa straw poll. Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann won the poll, while former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty made a poor showing and cut his campaign short, removing himself from the GOP roster. Texas Gov. Rick Perry announced his candidacy Saturday, and Sarah Palin attracted big crowds at the Iowa State Fair, further shaking up the GOP roster. This week, President Obama is also in the midwest, on a bus tour of Illinois, Iowa, and Minnesota. He’s planning to sharpen his messaging against Republicans on the handling of the economy and jobs creation. Jordan Fabian, political editor at Univision News, joins us to discuss the political news from the weekend and how the GOP primary might play out now that Rick Perry has joined the race.
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