"No, I don't like that kind of attack because it's really not only a policy attack, or a policy contrast, it's basically a character assassination and we don't need that," Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) said about Gingrich's attacks on Romney and his involvement with Bain Capital.

Charles Krauthammer says that Obama, with the inadvertent help of Republicans themselves, has made the presidential race about inequality and the one percent to deflect from the debt crisis and overspending. Krauthammer also says the vote against raising the debt ceiling next week will be overshadowed by the events in South Carolina.

"I do think it's kind of absurd that there's been this kind of general response, mostly by Romney supporters, that to question his record is to be opposed capitalism," Newt Gingrich said about digging into Mitt Romney's involved with Bain Capital. "Mitt Romney said he had two criteria for being president, one was his record of Governor which he doe

Rick Perry tells South Carolinians he understands how capitalism "needs to work."

John Stossel: "Our instinct says everybody should vote, but some people are dumb or don’t pay attention, and they shouldn’t vote!"

"All he can do is insult people who raise the question and insult the President who, by the way, has created more private sector jobs, I believe, than the Bush administration did in eight years, and has -- and even the stimulus. They say the stimulus didn't work. The stimulus worked. It was just too small. While we had the stimulus, employment was

Q And just one final question. Any reason why you kept cameras away from the President visiting his campaign reelection headquarters? MR. CARNEY: It was an OTR. I think it was a brief -- a brief drop-by. Q You guys love when we cover OTRs at delis, at barbeque restaurants. MR. CARNEY: I think this was -- Q C

"He’s finally representing, I think, what we need and know will help us," Elisabeth Hasselbeck said about Romney's comment on firing insurance companies on "The View" today. Joy Behar didn't take it that way and cut off Hasselbeck to inject her opinion. She said he is tone-deaf and "his job was basically to fire people."

Ingraham: You know I am going to raise the issue of Texans for Public Justice, their analysis of your campaign contributions since 2000 you have received more than $7 million from private equity firms and private investment firms. Are any of those "vulture" firms? Perry: Listen, I didn’t paint with a broad brush and say that every private equ

A half-hour video financed by Newt Gingrich's super PAC Winning Our Future attacks Mitt Romney and Bain.

“I think if Ronald Reagan were running today, he would be called a dirty moderate like me, unfortunately,” Meghan McCain said.

Tom Brokaw on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" today: "You've got what appears to be a Republican equivalent of a jihad underway down in South Carolina with Governor Perry and Speaker Gingrich going hard after Mitt Romney."

Melissa Harris-Perry, MSNBC: "Well, I think there is a lot of things that they (Republicans) like about 1860. Obviously, part of it is a clear kind of racial discourse. This is about states' rights and states' rights are all kinds of discriminatory possibilities. One is certainly about African-Americans, about voting rights, but the other piece of

"What the hell are you doing, Newt? I expect this from Saul Alinsky! This is what Saul Alinsky taught Barack Obama, and what you’re saying is part of the reason we’re in so much trouble right now," Rudy Giuliani said about Newt Gingrich attacking Romney over Bain on "FOX & Friends." "It’s ignorant and dumb. It’s building something we

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) says Mike Huckabee's assertion that he convinced Fred Thompson to stay in the race to split the conservative vote in order for him to win South Carolina is "patently false." "Mr. Huckabee also hung in for a long period of time, wouldn't accept defeat. I respect him, but that is totally false. It's totally, patently false,

Restore Our Future PAC: See the ad and facts sheet at www.newtfacts.com. Newt Gingrich's attacks are called foolish, out of bounds and disgusting. Newt attacks because he has more baggage than the airlines. Newt was fined $300,000 for ethics violations, took $1.6 million from Freddie Mac, and co-sponsored a bill with Nancy Pelosi that would have

COLBERT: OK, OK. Romney’s basically saying you’re a silly little child. And the audience is going, “We hate him, too.” What does it feel like at that moment? STEPHANOPOULOS: At that moment, I’m thinking, I really want to win this bet. COLBERT: What was the bet? STEPHANOPOULOS: Diane Sawyer bet me that I couldn’t get Mitt Romney to sa

Obama campaign manager Jim Messina discusses fourth quarter fundraising in this video sent to supporters. He announces that the campaign raised more than $42 million for itself and more than $24 million for the DNC in the last three months of 2011. However, he urges supporters not to be complacent. "Too many Obama supporters think we don't need

Rick Perry's latest ad for South Carolina.

Rachel Maddow and E.J. Dionne discuss Rick Perry and Newt Gingrich's attacks on Mitt Romney. Dionne predicts that Romney will not "pivot" away from his message on the economy and creating jobs.

"You have got to send a message that we are going to keep pushing and fighting for the change that we believe in. I have said it before, I am not a perfect man. I am not a perfect president, but I promise you this, and I have kept this promise, I will always tell you what I believe, I will always tell you where I stand. I will wake up every single

Bill O'Reilly congratulates Mitt Romney on his win in New Hampshire and says he was eloquent in defending his business experience.

Ed Schultz with his latest take on the economic divide.

The panel discusses Wednesday's White House event on jobs and what Obama's strategy will be in 2012.