What if the one thing the Right and the White House can agree on is Newt Gingrich? Gingrich is the new leader of the pack, and now he’s got the weight of the New Hampshire Union-Leader behind him. What does the famed paper’s endorsement really mean? And what does a possible Obama-Gingrich faceoff look like? We’ll get to the bottom of it with The Eisenhower Institute’s Jennifer Donohue and msnbc’s Howard Fineman.
Next up: A Hardball Debate on the payroll tax holiday. President Obama proposed the tax cut… and the GOP opposes it. GOP Strategist Ron Christie and Mother Jones Washington Bureau Chief David Corn are taking sides tonight. Tune in to hear what they have to say.
The DNC’s found its way of running against Romney: Using his own words against him! We’ll show you the ad and break it down with Huffington Post White House Correspondent Sam Stein and Alex Wagner, host of msnbc’s “NOW with Alex Wagner.”
Plus: Could Occupy Wall Street do to the Democrats what the anti-war movement did in 1968? New York Magazine National Affairs Editor John Heilemann tackles that question in this week’s New York Magazine and tonight he plays Hardball. Don’t miss it!