Romney is on Fox this morning. This was probably going to be part of his coronation, but he lost big last night, even though he technically won the Iowa Straw poll. 31% against no real opposition after dumping millions into the non-binding event is a disaster for Mitt. Basically, the Iowa Straw Poll is a chance for Republicans with money, like Mitt, to literally buy votes. Mitt paid for a lot of votes, but didn't get his money worth. No one else spent like Romney this year. Not even close. He's going to need all his smarmy flip-flopping spin to get out of this one. But, that's why he's on FOX. And, Huckabee is now surging. Surging.
Also, Russert has Markos on debating Harold Ford. Markos and Susan Gardner wrote a very powerful op-ed in yesterday's Washington Post titled "How We Won the Mainstream." They were responding to diatribe from Ford and Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley about the need to be centrist (which for most of us means spineless). Last year, when voters across the country elected strong Democrats, Ford ran like a Republican, an ugly homophobic Republican -- and he lost. Now, Ford leads the Democratic Leadership Council, which isn't Democratic and provides no leadership.
Here's the lineup:
ABC's "This Week" - Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kansas, and Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio; actor Leonardo DiCaprio.
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CBS' "Face the Nation" - Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee.
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NBC's "Meet the Press" - Democratic Leadership Council Chairman Harold Ford Jr.; Markos Moulitsas, founder of the Daily Kos Web site.
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CNN's "Late Edition" - Mahmud Ali Durrani, Pakistani ambassador to U.S.; Reps. Duncan Hunter, R-California, and Joe Sestak, D-Pennsylvania; former Sen. Jim Talent, R-Missouri, campaign adviser to Mitt Romney; Rep. David Dreier, R-California, campaign adviser to Rudy Giuliani; former Gov. Buddy Roemer, R-Louisiana, of John McCain's campaign; Transportation Secretary Mary Peters.
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"Fox News Sunday" - Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and his wife, Ann Romney.
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