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Who were the winners and losers in last night's Tea Party debate?
At last night's CNN/Tea Party debate, the candidates put frontrunner Rick Perry on defense – especially on an issue they watch closely in Florida – Social Security. Presidential candidates Michele Bachmann and Rick Santorum also dug into Perry for his controversial HPV mandate.
The morning after, who are analysts saying were the big winners and losers from last night's debate?
Ali Velshi is live in Tampa this morning with Dana Loesch, founder of the St. Louis Tea Party and CNN contributor, and Alex Castellanos, CNN political contributor to break down last night's CNN/Tea Party debate.
In Depth: What would a Rick Perry economy look like?
It looks like Rick Perry is gaining some real traction in the race for the White House.
In the latest CNN-ORC poll released this morning, Republican voters were asked "Which GOP candidate is most likely to get the economy moving?"
Perry comes out on top with 35% of poll participants, with 26% selecting Mitt Romney and both Ron Paul and Sarah Palin well behind the pack.
This begs the question: What would a hypothetical President Perry economy look like?
This morning on American Morning, Potomac Research Group chief political strategist Greg Valliere explains to Christine Romans what the economy could look like if Rick Perry were to win the Presidency.
Tea Party favorite Herman Cain: Racism 'doesn't exist in the movement'
Although the latest CNN/ORC poll has presidential hopeful and former Godfather's Pizza CEO Herman Cain polling at just 6%, he has strong support in the Tea Party, the movement that was extremely influential in last year's GOP primaries in the midterm elections that helped the Republicans win back control of the House of Representatives.
"My supporters are consistent, and they don't defect," Cain says on today's American Morning. "So we are going to continue to move up."
Cain is optimistic as he looks toward tonight's CNN/Tea Party debate in Florida, where himself and seven other GOP contenders for the Republican nomination will square off about issues like the economy and Social Security.
Cain breaks down his 999 jobs plan and weighs in on racism in the Tea Party with Ali Velshi on today's show.
Tonight's debate highlights Tea Party's political influence
As the 2012 GOP presidential candidates look toward the first ever CNN/Tea Party Republican debate, new CNN/ORC polling indicates that Texas Gov. Rick Perry is maintaining his lead in the race for the nomination.
Social Security is certain to be a topic of discussion at tonight's debate, after a battle over the program launched last week between the top two GOP presidential contenders, Mitt Romney and Rick Perry.
This morning on American Morning, CNN contributors Dana Loesch and Alex Castellanos join Ali Velshi in Tampa to talk about what they'll be looking out for in tonight's CNN debate, and what this debate means for the Tea Party's influence.
Tea Party Express Chair Amy Kremer insists the Tea Party will choose GOP presidential candidate
This morning on American Morning, CNN's Ali Velshi is live in Tampa, Florida ahead of tonight's CNN Tea Party debate.
The debate, being held at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa, will also give the six other candidates on the stage a chance to change what many are portraying as a two-person race between Texas Gov. Rick Perry and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.
Eight candidates are trying to convince the grass roots voters here that they have solutions. And in a CNN poll released this morning we're seeing that among Tea Party voters, Texas Governor Rick Perry is the favorite, getting 38% of voters in our poll.
But will we hear the usual talking points at tonight's debate? Not if Tea Party Express's Amy Kremer has anything to say about it. She joined Ali live this morning to explain what she hopes to hear from candidates.
Political Panel: Grading the GOP debate as Perry, Romney clash on jobs and social security
The conversation got a little testy between Rick Perry and Mitt Romney in Wednesday night's Republican presidential debate.
The two GOP front runners tried to create some separation on issues like social security and job creation. So who scored and who slipped with the voters?
This morning on American Morning, CNN Contributor Dana Loesch, CNN senior political analyst Ron Brownstein and Newsweek/Daily Beast contributor Mark McKinnon look at who came out on top at the debate.
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