“All of the numbers say that the president won’t be. But if the president carries the John Kerry states, he has 245 electoral votes, he needs 25 more. Don’t count the president out," George Will said on "This Week" when asked who he thinks will be president next year. Interestingly, Ed Gillespie says he doesn't know.

"Republicans lost the seats before in Nevada and New Jersey and Colorado where there were people who were claiming they wanted somebody who was more of their Tea Party aspect but they killed off the Republican majority. This is one of the reasons why we have a minority in the Senate right now," Sen. Dick Lugar (R-Ind.) said on CNN this morning.

"I've been thinking about this recently, having spent a lot of time in the country. I think the country is ready for, 'yes,' and not for 'no.' We've been spending a lot of the last couple of years dealing only in 'no.' We're not going to go there, we can't do it. I think the country wants big, bold ideas. And they have to be rooted in the practical

Thomas Friedman gives his opinion on the three things people are looking for in the next president. The wealthy paying more, because "they've had a great two decades," is one of his ideas. Friedman also says that the candidate who can promise to balance the budget can really win the election. "Is it fair? Okay, the wealthy have to pay more. T

"I would probably say Mitt Romney will end up winning it today. I think again, Ron Paul because of his organization could, and that's where Mitt is really at a disadvantage. He doesn't have the devotion. If the weather is good, Mitt Romney is in better shape. If the weather is bad and it's real tough to get out, Ron Paul will win," Mike Huckabee s