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February 3rd, 2012
07:30 PM ET

Super Bowl ads you 'won't want to miss'

CNN's Jessica Yellin and Kate Bolduan preview some Super Bowl commercials. Watch John Stamos get knocked out and a two-headed singing car buyer in some Super Bowl ads airing on Sunday.


Filed under: JKUSA
February 3rd, 2012
07:24 PM ET

What to watch out for in Nevada

Jessica Yellin speaks with Jon Ralston, a columnist with the Las Vegas Sun about what to look for in the Nevada caucuses.


Filed under: 2012 • Interview • JKUSA
February 3rd, 2012
11:09 AM ET

Be in the know: Today's political bullet points

Everyday we ask influential politicos to send us their top three bullet points that are driving the day's conversation in and outside Washington:

RedState.Com Editor Erick-Woods Erickson:

- Nightmare scenario for the GOP: It nominates a candidate whose message is "I can fix the economy" at the moment unemployment suddenly seems to no longer be a hot button political issue.

- One underlying data point in some very good unemployment numbers is the number of people who have fallen out of the workforce. The unemployment rate fell not just because people are getting jobs, but because people are giving up. The actual unemployment rate is much higher. But the household survey has huge political implications that are good for the President.

- A real danger for the GOP is reflected in Ann Coulter's recent column supporting Romneycare. Conservatives who threw in with George W. Bush and some rather un-conservative policies have been blamed by tea party activists as much as the Democrats for the state of the union. There is a real danger in a heightened internal GOP schism.

Firedoglake.com Blogger/Founder Jane Hamsher:

- Gallup Finds Job Creation Improving Slightly

- Judge Gives Occupy Pittsburgh Three Days to Vacate

- Four Weeks to Payroll Tax Cut/UI Expiration, and Little Movement on Extension

Editor's Note: The blog is a place for a freewheeling exchange of ideas and opinions. CNN does not endorse anything said by its contributors.


Filed under: Bullet Points
February 2nd, 2012
08:14 PM ET

Gates on the Afghan drawdown

CNN's John King talks to former Sec. of Defense Robert Gates about the Afghanistan drawdown and drone attacks.


Filed under: Interview • JKUSA
February 1st, 2012
10:31 PM ET

Axelrod: President Obama doesn't lack "empathy".

David Axelrod tries to draw a line between President Obama and the GOP candidates saying Obama doesn't "lack empathy."


Filed under: Interview • JKUSA
February 1st, 2012
08:01 PM ET

Axelrod on the GOP campaign and Obama in 2012

John King speaks with David Axelrod, Obama's strategist, about the GOP race and about President Obama's biggest weakness.


Filed under: 2012 • Interview • JKUSA
February 1st, 2012
07:37 PM ET

Egypt soccer match turns deadly

John King speaks with Ben Wedeman, CNN Senior International Correspondent, about the deadly riot that broke out in Egypt.


Filed under: Interview • JKUSA
February 1st, 2012
11:51 AM ET

John King explains the hunt for delegates

With 46 states left to vote in the GOP primary race, hundreds of Republican delegates are still up for grabs. John King uses the Magic Wall to explain what that could mean for the candidates left standing in the race. What do YOU think the upcoming primaries and caucuses could meant to this presidential race?


Filed under: 2012 • John King • Magic Wall
January 31st, 2012
05:03 PM ET

Be in the know: Today's political bullet points

Everyday we ask influential politicos to send us their top three bullet points that are driving the day's conversation in and outside Washington:

Senior Editor of MarioWire.com Mario Solis-Marich:

- Memories: Gingrich vows to keep going even in the event of a humiliating loss tonight and GOP insiders remember his history of scorched earth tactics.

- Real Time Assessments: Romney has decided that he is willing to defend his much aligned tax strategy, revealing that his campaign may be more out of touch than originally believed.

- Predictions: Colorado’s top power brokering Latinas are leading a gathering on March 2nd to put muscle behind a state bill that would allow undocumented students access to in-state tuition fees – and the smart money is behind them.

RedState.Com Editor Erick-Woods Erickson:

- We know Mitt Romney will win tonight. Polls are too consistent. The margin of victory is the question. Right now, he is averaging ten to twelve points ahead. If less than that, we need to wonder about two things: (1) Did Newt and his super PAC spring up a ground game quickly? or (2) with 1/6 of Florida's vote coming in early and the bulk of that right after South Carolina, does a close race mean Newt did have momentum that impacted the outcome?

- Karen Handel lost to Nathan Deal in the 2010 Republican Gubernatorial Primary runoff. She was harshly attacked in the runoff as being a closeted abortion proponent despite being pro-life. After losing, she went to work for the Susan G. Komen Foundation, which today announced it would stop funding Planned Parenthood. Coincidence?

- Conventional wisdom has finally caught up with me. On JKUSA a couple of weeks ago, I noted that evangelicals probably would move from Santorum to Romney, as polls suggested at the time – not to Gingrich. Today, a Marist poll shows that probably would happen. We're just now starting to see evangelicals reacting to the Gingrich marital issues highlighted by the ABC News report. Keep an eye on the Florida Panhandle tonight to see how Florida evangelicals break.

Editor's Note: The blog is a place for a freewheeling exchange of ideas and opinions. CNN does not endorse anything said by its contributors.


Filed under: Bullet Points
January 31st, 2012
02:37 PM ET

Florida: winner takes all

CNN's John King uses the Magic Wall to explain the numbers behind tonight's Florida GOP primary. There are 50 delegates on the line in this Southern state. Which candidate do YOU expect to win tonight? Post your comments here and tune in TONIGHT to a special edition of John King, USA at 6pm ET.


Filed under: 2012 • America's Choice 2012 • John King • Magic Wall
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