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just 16% mitt romney. that indicates that mitt romney is being defined with these voters in a negative way by negative ads. >>a the romney campaign spent, but don't dispute the numbers. it's casual democrat who is didn't know they didn't like mitt romney now. they haven't seen movement among the real swing voters. >> it's clear that the romney campaign feels they have been hurt by the attacks. there is no doubt about that. when they look at the macro numbers, they look at the swing states and see 47-45, the president is under 50. we are within two points. there is a lot more to play out and a weak economy keeps cutting into the president and think at this point they are in pretty good shape compared to where they might be given the assault they have been under. >> look at it in reverse. you look at the climate and are you surprised that romney is not ahead? >> only in that romney is not the incumbent. obama has that advantage and the fact that romney is being defined out there. people don't know him as wel
just 16% mitt romney. that indicates that mitt romney is being defined with these voters in a negative way by negative ads. >>a the romney campaign spent, but don't dispute the numbers. it's casual democrat who is didn't know they didn't like mitt romney now. they haven't seen movement among the real swing voters. >> it's clear that the romney campaign feels they have been hurt by the attacks. there is no doubt about that. when they look at the macro numbers, they look at the swing...
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. >>> and once again, mitt romney disagrees with mitt romney. >> from penalty to tax, mitt romney's evolving take on the health care ruling. >> the supreme court was the final word, right? they said it was a tax. >> it's a tax. >> mitt romney did an interview. >> mitt romney's campaign reversal. he said health care is a tax. >> there he goes again. it's mitt flip flopping. >> another flip flop. i said i agreed with the dissent, but the dissent lost. >> it is good to be back in ohio. >> president obama takes the beast on the road. his first bus tour of the 2012 campaign, trying to sway blue collar workers in two states, ohio and pennsylvania. the focus is jobs, jobs, jobs. >> the country is betting on you, ohio. >> we're going to be talking a lot about ohio. >> ohio just one of the battleground states the president needs to win re-election. >> we heard what the strategy was, it was kill romney. >> secrecy over his financials. >> he's a flip-flopper. he's changing for political expediency. >> he always served others. when he went to the olympics, he left hi company and went out and rescued the
. >>> and once again, mitt romney disagrees with mitt romney. >> from penalty to tax, mitt romney's evolving take on the health care ruling. >> the supreme court was the final word, right? they said it was a tax. >> it's a tax. >> mitt romney did an interview. >> mitt romney's campaign reversal. he said health care is a tax. >> there he goes again. it's mitt flip flopping. >> another flip flop. i said i agreed with the dissent, but the dissent...
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romney's a opposite. he wants to do everything he can to make the super wealthy even wealthier, the poor even poorer and justifies it all with a thinthi thinly veiled social darwinis measurin. >> i think he can get himself into trouble with not just the house, but saying things for example, going to nevada and saying that you know, they should slow down the foreclosure process. that the market should be allowed to work because then the real estate developers would come in and get things going again, which works out well if you're a real estate developer and not the person who lost your home.ç on the backdrop of the labor stuff, romney embraced that. it was overturned by a referendum by a 2-1 margin. i think that could come back to haunt him as well. there was a pretty stark way of putting it, but i think that the, there's some merit behind. >> eugene, final thought. we've never had a debate like this play out against a backdrop of income ddisparity. >> i think it's the income disparity and just a genera
romney's a opposite. he wants to do everything he can to make the super wealthy even wealthier, the poor even poorer and justifies it all with a thinthi thinly veiled social darwinis measurin. >> i think he can get himself into trouble with not just the house, but saying things for example, going to nevada and saying that you know, they should slow down the foreclosure process. that the market should be allowed to work because then the real estate developers would come in and get things...
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what does the romney camp do? they use one of their most winning surrogates, ann romney, because she's been far more likable than her husband on the campaign trail, but listen carefully to the first part of ann romney's explanation of why no more tax returns should be released. >> you know, you should really look at where mitt has led his life and where he's been financially. he's a very generous person. we give 10% of our income to our church every year. do you think that's the kind of person trying to hide things or do things? no. he is so good about it. then when he was governor of massachusetts, didn't take a salary in the four years. >> listen, giving charitable donations, however commendable, has absolutely nothing to do with whether or not a presidential candidate should release tax returns. they are two different issues. ann romney suggesting that this means mitt romney isn't hiding anything is, with all due respect, a ludicrous argument. mitt romney not taking a salary as governor is also totally irreleva
what does the romney camp do? they use one of their most winning surrogates, ann romney, because she's been far more likable than her husband on the campaign trail, but listen carefully to the first part of ann romney's explanation of why no more tax returns should be released. >> you know, you should really look at where mitt has led his life and where he's been financially. he's a very generous person. we give 10% of our income to our church every year. do you think that's the kind of...
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romney -- willard romney, just two years. even his father when he was running for president, george romney, released 12 years. so it's the appearance that you're not being transparent. >> right. what's really remarkable about this is that mitt romney very well could become president and he could do it while going through less of a vetting than his own nominees will go through. you know, you can't be a deputy assistant secretary at the department of transportation giving up the amount of information that he's giving up. so -- and i don't think he's going to be able to get away with only releasing this one year. but we don't know what's in those returns. maybe he made the calculation what's in those returns is so damaging politically to him he'd rather take this heat. maybe he took some tax amnesty a couple years ago and that's why he doesn't want to do it. >> but, ryan, when you look at that and i'm stepping on your answer, but i need to ask you this. when you look at that and you look at what "vanity fair" just came out with
romney -- willard romney, just two years. even his father when he was running for president, george romney, released 12 years. so it's the appearance that you're not being transparent. >> right. what's really remarkable about this is that mitt romney very well could become president and he could do it while going through less of a vetting than his own nominees will go through. you know, you can't be a deputy assistant secretary at the department of transportation giving up the amount of...
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romney understands, it was part of romney care and part of the health care plan. this is very, very simple. and it shouldn't be nearly as confusing as it's been. >> with regard to flip-flopping, mitt romney is not just a flip-flopper. he's a double somersault triple-double dip flip-flopper. this guy is all over the map on every single issue. that's an important quality to bring out to make people understand. and it is in aspect of character. >> mr. secretary, thank you. robert reich, mr. bernstein, thank you. >>> there are a lot of people on the right who didn't like romney saying i told you so. this is "hardball." the place for politics. and while other sunscreens can feel greasy ultra sheer® is clean and dry. it's the best for your skin. ultra sheer®. neutrogena®. time out. sweet. [ female announcer ] with charmin ultra soft, you can get that cushiony feeling you love while still using less. charmin ultra soft is designed with extra cushions that are soft and more absorbent and you can use four times less versus the leading value brand. ♪ ah. [ female annou
romney understands, it was part of romney care and part of the health care plan. this is very, very simple. and it shouldn't be nearly as confusing as it's been. >> with regard to flip-flopping, mitt romney is not just a flip-flopper. he's a double somersault triple-double dip flip-flopper. this guy is all over the map on every single issue. that's an important quality to bring out to make people understand. and it is in aspect of character. >> mr. secretary, thank you. robert...
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liars, like romney, are pro-foundly bad for this country. >> the romney lie in the romney ad, that's about as ugly a lie as you could possibly do with videotape, isn't it? >> lying politicians like mitt romney. the one word that best describes that assertion is lie. the lying romney campaign. today, mitt romney staked his campaign on that big lie. mitt romney has left us with a choice. he's either a liar or what george will would call, a bloviating ignoramus. >> tell us what you really mean. >> yesterday, mitt romney closed his speech with a reference to martin luther king jr., which brings up the uncomfortable memory of the 2007 campaign when he was talking about his father and martin luther king jr. let's look at that. >> i saw my father march with martin luther king. >> my dad marched with martin luther king. >> did you actually see your dad march with martin luther king? >> no, i say that in a figurative sense. i try to be as accurate as i can be, and the -- if you'll look at the literature or the dictionary, the term "saw" includes being aware of in thecethe sense that i've desc
liars, like romney, are pro-foundly bad for this country. >> the romney lie in the romney ad, that's about as ugly a lie as you could possibly do with videotape, isn't it? >> lying politicians like mitt romney. the one word that best describes that assertion is lie. the lying romney campaign. today, mitt romney staked his campaign on that big lie. mitt romney has left us with a choice. he's either a liar or what george will would call, a bloviating ignoramus. >> tell us what...
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check out romney's latest ad. >> governor romney's speech hit the nail on the head. we have a nation that is suffering economically. he wants to provide an equal opportunity to every american. >> americans of every background are asking when this economy will finally recover, and you in particular are entitled to an answer. >> according to the ad, romney's speech at the naacp's annual convention was inspirational, well received, and a huge success. the one thing the ad left out, what actually happened. >> i'm going to eliminate every non-essential expensive program i can find. that includes obama care, and i'm going to work to reform and save -- [ boos ] >> that's the real deal. romney's reimagined naacp experience left the boos and reality on the cutting room floor. i'm joined by new jersey republican assembly leading john br bramnick, james peterson, and will durst, whose upcoming ebook is entitled the totally indispensable guide to the 2012 election. welcome to the show. professor peterson, let me start with you. is this intended to court black voters or is this a
check out romney's latest ad. >> governor romney's speech hit the nail on the head. we have a nation that is suffering economically. he wants to provide an equal opportunity to every american. >> americans of every background are asking when this economy will finally recover, and you in particular are entitled to an answer. >> according to the ad, romney's speech at the naacp's annual convention was inspirational, well received, and a huge success. the one thing the ad left...
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romney says all of his investments follow the law. in the latest issue of "vanity fair" nicholas shaxson writes, "romney like the superhero who whirls and back flips unscathed through a web of laser beams while everybody else gets zapped is a financial acrobat. careful analysis of his financial abusiness affair also reveals a man who like other wall street titans seems comfortable striding into some fuzzy gray zones." joining us from zurich, switzerland, nicholas shaxson who wrote "where the money is. "great to see you. >> hi, great to talk to you. >> nicholas, the first thing i want to start off with it the notion of blind trust. the romney campaign said over and over again, they've followed the letter of the law, he has no idea what's in them. in your story you say there are close romney associates and perhaps family members involved in the so-called blind trusts. >> yeah, that's right. there are kind of two aspects about the blind trust. the idea of a blind trust is a politician puts their assets into the blind trust to be managed
romney says all of his investments follow the law. in the latest issue of "vanity fair" nicholas shaxson writes, "romney like the superhero who whirls and back flips unscathed through a web of laser beams while everybody else gets zapped is a financial acrobat. careful analysis of his financial abusiness affair also reveals a man who like other wall street titans seems comfortable striding into some fuzzy gray zones." joining us from zurich, switzerland, nicholas shaxson who...
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the romneys. we like them. >> so nice. >> great people. >> those boys, man, they're great people. >> that's why there's upside potential. >> and romney is just a wonderful person and again, you see that family and go, romney, he's a winner. you know what, you know what, what's the old saying, you're wearing something that i don't know what you're wearing, but i think you're interesting. >> i'm scared. >> i think you're from texas or something, but there was something -- an old saying that the frog didn't get up on the post by accident. >> the turtle. >> the turtle. >> you know it didn't get there by itself. >> if you see five boys that are great, decent men and see a wife and you see a family and you see grandkids, and you go, wow this is a remarkable family, it didn't happen by itself. >> think about all the conventions where we said they wiped the slate clean. remember al gore's speech and i mean it's a huge potential. >> i don't remember al gore's speech. i remember the -- >> i remember screami
the romneys. we like them. >> so nice. >> great people. >> those boys, man, they're great people. >> that's why there's upside potential. >> and romney is just a wonderful person and again, you see that family and go, romney, he's a winner. you know what, you know what, what's the old saying, you're wearing something that i don't know what you're wearing, but i think you're interesting. >> i'm scared. >> i think you're from texas or something, but there...
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something romney once said. this is "hardball," the place for politics. [ donovan ] i hit a wall. and i thought "i can't do this, it's just too hard." then there was a moment. when i decided to find a way to keep going. go for olympic gold and go to college too. [ male announcer ] every day we help students earn their bachelor's or master's degree for tomorrow's careers. this is your moment. let nothing stand in your way. devry university, proud to support the education of our u.s. olympic team. devry university, proud to support the education mid grade dark roast forest fresh full tank brain freeze cake donettes rolling hot dogs bag of ice anti-freeze wash and dry diesel self-serve fix a flat jumper cables 5% cashback signup for 5% cashback at gas stations through september. it pays to discover. mom! look what i found in the shed! no! no! no! ♪ were you guys just making out in here? what? no! really, cold cuts from a package? yes. [ male announcer ] it's nice to finally say "yes." new oscar mayer selects. it'
something romney once said. this is "hardball," the place for politics. [ donovan ] i hit a wall. and i thought "i can't do this, it's just too hard." then there was a moment. when i decided to find a way to keep going. go for olympic gold and go to college too. [ male announcer ] every day we help students earn their bachelor's or master's degree for tomorrow's careers. this is your moment. let nothing stand in your way. devry university, proud to support the education of...
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romney or mr. buffett another $1 trillion in tax cuts that we don't need. >> and jared, as you know, this strongly empowers the democrats in the congress. the president saying, look, even if they did pass it, which they can't, without the democratic votes, he would veto it. and so this showdown is just getting closer and closer every day. >> the thing that i took from today's vote and from the kind of attitude you just heard from the president is that the democrats have real spine here. and it's something, frankly, we haven't always seen enough of. the 51 votes today, to allow those top rates to increase on the $250,000 plus group, that 2% at the top, along with the white house's consistent stance on this, patty murray and her stance, and i very much applaud the attention that you've been bringing to that, lawrence, that sounds to me like something that is very much engrained in their strategy now, and frankly, the republicans, i believe, are starting to understand that. >> yeah. and democrats, and
romney or mr. buffett another $1 trillion in tax cuts that we don't need. >> and jared, as you know, this strongly empowers the democrats in the congress. the president saying, look, even if they did pass it, which they can't, without the democratic votes, he would veto it. and so this showdown is just getting closer and closer every day. >> the thing that i took from today's vote and from the kind of attitude you just heard from the president is that the democrats have real spine...
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shelly, what do you expect mitt romney to do? what would you want mitt romney to do? >> well, we certainly know his history with bain capital, and we understand, well, we don't understand fully what his relationship with bain capital is now, but we certainly believe he has some influence and the workers here really would love for mitt romney to come to our community and talk to the people who are losing their jobs. actually, what we would really love to see is the mayor, and i talked this afternoon, would be for governor romney and president obama to hold a debate in the city of freeport to talk about how to make america more competitive. companies lie like bain capital are in the business of creating wealth. we're in the business of creating jobs. they don't have to be mutually exclusive, but it's difficult to handle those on a local level because it's federal policies that make the difference. we would love to see a debate held in freeport, which is home of one of the famous lincoln-douglas debates and we would like to see how we could keep our jobs here at home. >>
shelly, what do you expect mitt romney to do? what would you want mitt romney to do? >> well, we certainly know his history with bain capital, and we understand, well, we don't understand fully what his relationship with bain capital is now, but we certainly believe he has some influence and the workers here really would love for mitt romney to come to our community and talk to the people who are losing their jobs. actually, what we would really love to see is the mayor, and i talked this...
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that's the pattern with romney. romney's whole career on abortion, and we see this later on with some other issues, like whether the individual mandate is a tax or a penalty, or whether he was ceo of bain capital, what we see is, he's got a series of changes over the course of history, and then afterwards, he tries to go back and whitewash it, that it was all one thing. but i count, lawrence, actually about seven different positions where romney took on abortion, where he stepped back the other way. so he starts out with this sort of mixed background. he takes this poll, i've got to be pro-choice because i'm running in massachusetts. he goes to the mormon church and tell them how it squares with their pro-life belief. then he runs for senate and tells the very moving story about the woman in his family, that he's passionately pro-choice. goes back out to utah, thinking about running for governor, talks about his prolife position. then goes back to massachusetts and running for governor, then running for president, r
that's the pattern with romney. romney's whole career on abortion, and we see this later on with some other issues, like whether the individual mandate is a tax or a penalty, or whether he was ceo of bain capital, what we see is, he's got a series of changes over the course of history, and then afterwards, he tries to go back and whitewash it, that it was all one thing. but i count, lawrence, actually about seven different positions where romney took on abortion, where he stepped back the other...
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romney is the owner. romney is the ceo. romney is the chairman. >> so their argument at bain is he was out doing the olympic thing. in fact, he was probably playing a little bit of golf along the way. we didn't have anything to do with the operations. but on the paper he's the man, correct? >> that's pretty much what they're saying, yes. >> great reporting. great to have you with us tonight. thanks so much. let's turn to the national press secretary for the obama campaign, 2012. well, there's a lot for you guys to talk about. you're going right at it. how do you respond to the romney campaign's defense of the candidate today? >> well, you know, mitt romney is holding himself to a double standard because he claims credit for jobs created by the companies that bain acquired. but he won't accept responsibility for transactions that he was involved in for companies that shipped jobs overseas and went bankrupt with workers losing their jobs and their pensions and their health care benefits. so he's furiously trying to extract hi
romney is the owner. romney is the ceo. romney is the chairman. >> so their argument at bain is he was out doing the olympic thing. in fact, he was probably playing a little bit of golf along the way. we didn't have anything to do with the operations. but on the paper he's the man, correct? >> that's pretty much what they're saying, yes. >> great reporting. great to have you with us tonight. thanks so much. let's turn to the national press secretary for the obama campaign,...
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mitt romney's father. he filed 12 years of income tax returns and said this ought to be the standard. how many years of income tax returns has mitt romney, his son, filed? one. the least amount of disclosure of any presidential candidate of either political party in the last 36 years. >> so it's tax avoidance or is it romney just not trusting american banks and the american currency? what do you think it is? >> i'm serious, i have asked business leaders, i have asked republican senators, i asked warren buffett the following question, why would anybody need a swiss bank account. warren buffett said i never had one. i think we have a lot of great banks in america. they basically say the same thing, two reasons, to conceal your wealth and transactions involving your wealth from government scrutiny, number one, or number two, because you happen to think the swiss frank is a stronger currency than the united states dollar, and i might remind you, mitt romney made his decisions on moving money into switzerland w
mitt romney's father. he filed 12 years of income tax returns and said this ought to be the standard. how many years of income tax returns has mitt romney, his son, filed? one. the least amount of disclosure of any presidential candidate of either political party in the last 36 years. >> so it's tax avoidance or is it romney just not trusting american banks and the american currency? what do you think it is? >> i'm serious, i have asked business leaders, i have asked republican...
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go back to mitt romney's dad. i don't get what he is saying. >> i was looking at a lot of articles and we were talking about this potentially shaping up to be one of the nastiest campaigns ever. vicious public campaign attacks are carried out in advertising. mitt romney and obama are also in hand-to-hand combat mode. do you think both sides need to tone it down a little? >> i think what is important of the campaign is the future of america and any issue relates to the strength of the middle class and ability to create jobs has to be there. anything that has to do with honest and open disclosure is a part of the campaign. so, you know, i just came out of a very hard race. it feels like yesterday and it was a couple of years ago. it was hand-to-hand combat all the way. that is the way it is. you can't sit in the corner and pull your blankie over your head and suck your thumb. i believe the issues our president is focusing on, shipping jobs overseas and connects with the middle class. i think that is key. >> as someb
go back to mitt romney's dad. i don't get what he is saying. >> i was looking at a lot of articles and we were talking about this potentially shaping up to be one of the nastiest campaigns ever. vicious public campaign attacks are carried out in advertising. mitt romney and obama are also in hand-to-hand combat mode. do you think both sides need to tone it down a little? >> i think what is important of the campaign is the future of america and any issue relates to the strength of...
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to him. >> obama care is modeled on romney care. if you can afford health care coverage, but you decide to free ride on other people, then there's a little penalty under this bill, just as there is around governor romney's proposal. >> for serious discussion of the impact of mandated care on doctors and patients, we need to look no further than massachusetts. since 2006, massachusetts under governor romney mandated near universal coverage for its population. curiously, the majority did not invite a single doctor or patient from massachusetts. >> i think it would have been relevant if we could have had a doctor from massachusetts, since for the past five years, they have been living with comprehensive health care reform, signed into law by governor mitt romney. >> republicans could have dodged this line of argument, if they had just listened to rick santorum. >> this is so important, yet, mitt romney agreed with barack obama on every single thing that he did. why would we put someone up who is uniquely -- pick any other republican in
to him. >> obama care is modeled on romney care. if you can afford health care coverage, but you decide to free ride on other people, then there's a little penalty under this bill, just as there is around governor romney's proposal. >> for serious discussion of the impact of mandated care on doctors and patients, we need to look no further than massachusetts. since 2006, massachusetts under governor romney mandated near universal coverage for its population. curiously, the majority...
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romney. unfortunately for mitt, the president took the wind right out of those sails. >> you don't hear me complaining because i would be making the same argument. >> so, the president expects to talk about his record. what a concept. but one thing we don't do is apologize as romney has demanded for bringing up the bain question. >> first of all, you're not going to apologize. >> no, we won't be apologizing. understand what the issue is here. mr. romney claims that he's mr. fix it for the economy. because of the, of his business experience and so i think voters entirely legitimately want to know what was that business experience. >> yes,sy, mr. president. inquiring minds want to know. in new york, ron christie and here in washington, julian epstein. ron, what does it mean the retire retroactively? can you break that down for me and the rest of america? >> good afternoon. i think i can. what governor romney did is that he elected to go on a leave of absence to go return the olympics in februar
romney. unfortunately for mitt, the president took the wind right out of those sails. >> you don't hear me complaining because i would be making the same argument. >> so, the president expects to talk about his record. what a concept. but one thing we don't do is apologize as romney has demanded for bringing up the bain question. >> first of all, you're not going to apologize. >> no, we won't be apologizing. understand what the issue is here. mr. romney claims that he's...
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- >> i would say ann romney as well. >> ann romney, too. if you pick someone like pawlenty or portman, the immediate reaction is those are good, solid, experienced choices that know their way around the national campaign trail. the sooner, the better, because the country will think that that's a good solid choice and it will reflect well on governor romney's judgment. if you pick somebody that's more of a surprise, i can understand the logic of waiting until closer to the convention so you sort of electrify the convention but there are pros and cons to both of these and again, no one knows except the inner circle of the romney campaign and they ain't talking. >> they ain't talking but they sure were leaking last week because there did, governor rendell, seem to be a strategic leak about condoleezza rice and maybe to just test what the conservative republican response would be. i'm told that it was at least seriously considered that she did so well in park city, utah, that there were people very close to mitt romney who thought this could be
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they want mitt romney to be the fighter. >> let's take a look at ann romney. she was asked about her husband's future running mate obviously as vice president. let's listen to what she said. >> do you think he should nominate a woman? >> we've been looking at that. i'd love that option as well. >> now, what if michelle obama said we when referring to her husband. we know hillary clinton went under fire like this isn't your roll. do you think there's a problem in that possessive pronoun of we. >> i don't think there would be a fire storm controversy around it. >> there was for hillary clinton. >> and giuliani sitting in on cabinet meetings. >> she comes off as a very traditional, political spouse. i don't think she's wading into dangerous territory by saying we. i think it's refreshing. at least someone is talking about a woman being on the republican ticket. >> i thought that was the last time for them. >> you think it's much to do about nothing. you think ann romney is actually helping her husband's image. >> absolutely. she's definitely an asset to him. she'
they want mitt romney to be the fighter. >> let's take a look at ann romney. she was asked about her husband's future running mate obviously as vice president. let's listen to what she said. >> do you think he should nominate a woman? >> we've been looking at that. i'd love that option as well. >> now, what if michelle obama said we when referring to her husband. we know hillary clinton went under fire like this isn't your roll. do you think there's a problem in that...
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mitt romney left bain capital in 1999. he left to go run the olympics, but we appreciate the fact that president obama's campaign, they're going to do anything rather than talk about their failed record on the economy. that's really what the american people wabt to talk about. they're not at the store talking to their friends about romney's resume. they're worried about their own tax returns and jobs. so this again is just more distraction from the obama campaign because they can't fix the economy. they've failed to do so. you have this 8.2% unemployment rate that came out two weeks ago. the first thing president obama does is talk about a tax increase then the welfare. these are just more examples of how this president does not understand how to fix the economy and how he wants to distract from the issue. >> do you understand why the american people could be conf e confused, his own signature, ceo remained involved with the board. do you think it's -- someone that would involved would not be checking in, completely remove
mitt romney left bain capital in 1999. he left to go run the olympics, but we appreciate the fact that president obama's campaign, they're going to do anything rather than talk about their failed record on the economy. that's really what the american people wabt to talk about. they're not at the store talking to their friends about romney's resume. they're worried about their own tax returns and jobs. so this again is just more distraction from the obama campaign because they can't fix the...
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romney. it's an aimage at a victory rally in the pennsylvania this afternoon where he did his best to take the fight to president obama as a liberal, freedom killing, job crusher. >> president obama attacks success and therefore, under president obama, we have less success and i will change that. >> interesting that mr. romney spoke in front of a cryptic banner that read obama's upside down economy because to hear the president tell it, it's republicans who have it upside down as he made his case this afternoon in san antonio, texas. >> i don't believe in top down economics. i believe in middle out economics. bottom up economics. i believe in fighting on behalf of working families and giving them opportunity. that's not a democratic idea. that's an american idea. that's what built this country. >> that tit for tat after a week that kicked off with some stellar spin with the romney camp saying that retired retroactively from bain capital and jon stewart for one, he ain't buying it. >> i'm not
romney. it's an aimage at a victory rally in the pennsylvania this afternoon where he did his best to take the fight to president obama as a liberal, freedom killing, job crusher. >> president obama attacks success and therefore, under president obama, we have less success and i will change that. >> interesting that mr. romney spoke in front of a cryptic banner that read obama's upside down economy because to hear the president tell it, it's republicans who have it upside down as he...
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romney admits details in his romney admits details in his tax returns will be used against him. what details? the romney campaign will not say. romney's spokesperson was asked by politico if there are any years in which romney paid zero dollars in taxes. she replied with two words, not true. well, if it's not true, why not release the tax returns? mitt romney has, if you look at his career, he's changed his mind in this campaign alone on a lot of things. he changed his mind on health care, he changed his mind on social issues. he changed his mind on how to attack the president of the united states in the campaign, but he don't change his mind on releasing his tax returns even with enormous pressure coming from his own party. get your cell phones out. i want to know what you think. we decide to outsource tonight's question. that's even hard for me to say. we're outsourcing our work to the trumpster? this is courtesy of donald trump. he tweeted today, and sent it out earlier so we're going to use it, what is more important for the american public to have? text a for mitt romney's
romney admits details in his romney admits details in his tax returns will be used against him. what details? the romney campaign will not say. romney's spokesperson was asked by politico if there are any years in which romney paid zero dollars in taxes. she replied with two words, not true. well, if it's not true, why not release the tax returns? mitt romney has, if you look at his career, he's changed his mind in this campaign alone on a lot of things. he changed his mind on health care, he...
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and romney made $11 million in two years. mitt romney, he's misled us twice. with negative ads distorting senator kennedy's record and the phony claims about his own. >> i would like to say to mitt romney if you think you can make such a good senator, come out here to marion, indiana, and see what your company has done to these people. >> we had no rights anymore. >> they cut the wages. >> we no longer had insurance. >> basically cut our throats. i would like to say to the people of massachusetts that if you think it can't happen to you, think again. because we thought it wouldn't happen here either. >> mitt romney. i don't mean to be callous, but there are people all over the world who would love a job flipping hamburgers in america. romney, in business he specialized in low wage jobs but made $11 millionyears. now he favors policies to benefit the wealthy at the expense of working families. romney favors $100 billion tax cut for the wealthiest 1% of americans and billions more in other tax breaks for the rich. romney, trickle down economics and a millionaire
and romney made $11 million in two years. mitt romney, he's misled us twice. with negative ads distorting senator kennedy's record and the phony claims about his own. >> i would like to say to mitt romney if you think you can make such a good senator, come out here to marion, indiana, and see what your company has done to these people. >> we had no rights anymore. >> they cut the wages. >> we no longer had insurance. >> basically cut our throats. i would like to...
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romney's remarks, heard mr. romney invoke mr. bush but was not able to make out the context and was again escorted away by a campaign staffer. the romney campaign went to great length to allow there to be a dick cheney appearance last night while also squel ching evidence they had had anything to do with each other. and in the same news cycle, in that same news cycle, somebody in romney land had the genius idea of floating as mr. romney's vice presidential nominee, the highest profile person from the bush/cheney administration who was not george bush or dick cheney. so they're getting new communications in over at romneyland. seems like a good idea. with or without these, i'm sure excellent new communications folks coming in to try to tune up the shop at rom com, it's going to be hard for them to run from the real connections between mr. romney's campaign and the last republican presidency. i mean, even if mitt romney has so far managed to avoid being seen next to george w. bush, there are now a bunch of statements on the record
romney's remarks, heard mr. romney invoke mr. bush but was not able to make out the context and was again escorted away by a campaign staffer. the romney campaign went to great length to allow there to be a dick cheney appearance last night while also squel ching evidence they had had anything to do with each other. and in the same news cycle, in that same news cycle, somebody in romney land had the genius idea of floating as mr. romney's vice presidential nominee, the highest profile person...
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romney. >> come on, man. i'm serious. i'm serious. >> it's amazing what you can do if you screw around with the context. >>> actor will ferrell is as close to being on a campaign blitz as he'll get, a publicity tour for his new comedy "the campaign." he was on "morning joe" and kicked off his internet with a nugget on how to get mitt romney off to a better start in london. >> can i start off by saying that i think the olympics are going to run perfectly. great facilities. world class. i mean, i think it's going to be the greatest games of all time. >> you agree with governor romney. >> yeah. i stand by my statements. >> funniest guys are the guys that don't laugh when he tells the jokes. just lik
romney. >> come on, man. i'm serious. i'm serious. >> it's amazing what you can do if you screw around with the context. >>> actor will ferrell is as close to being on a campaign blitz as he'll get, a publicity tour for his new comedy "the campaign." he was on "morning joe" and kicked off his internet with a nugget on how to get mitt romney off to a better start in london. >> can i start off by saying that i think the olympics are going to run...
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you know tea, mitt romney. the drink that you're not allowed to have because it stimulates the brain. you know, something that the hard of thinking worry about. >> ah. the thousand natural shocks that flesh is heir to. martin lewis, thanks so much for your time tonight. >> my great pleasure. thank you. >> remember to answer tonight's question there at the bottom of the screen and share your thoughts on twitter @edshow and on facebook. i want to know what you think. >>> coming up, his book is called "no apology," yet mitt romney spent a good part of today apologizing. evan mcmorris-santoro of "talking points" weighs in. we'll be right back. >>> coming up, what does mitt romney's series of gaffes in london mean for him back here in the u.s.? i'll ask evan mcmorris-santoro of "talking points memo." >>> a romney adviser says president obama doesn't understand the anglo-saxon heritage of this country. now both campaigns are responding. we'll have the details. >>> and later, bill o'reilly revives the lie about welfar
you know tea, mitt romney. the drink that you're not allowed to have because it stimulates the brain. you know, something that the hard of thinking worry about. >> ah. the thousand natural shocks that flesh is heir to. martin lewis, thanks so much for your time tonight. >> my great pleasure. thank you. >> remember to answer tonight's question there at the bottom of the screen and share your thoughts on twitter @edshow and on facebook. i want to know what you think....
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mitt romney? >> certainly not after today. >> we are holding an olympic games in one of the busiest, most active, bustling cities in the world. of course it's easier if you hold an olympic games in the middle of nowhere. >> there's a guy called mitt romney who wants to know whether we're ready. are we ready? yes, we are! >> wow. getting called out in front of 60,000 people, that's got to hurt. back here at home, republicans have been forced to admit things haven't gone so well for romney across the pond. >> got stuck making a comment that the brits took as an insult. he walked it back pretty quickly, but nonetheless the damage was done. >> when romney answered and that question is unbelievable. it's beyond human understanding. i'm out of adjectives. all the man has to do is say nothing. >> republicans just wanted romney to say nothing. well, he's been good at that so far. he said nothing about his tax returns. he said nothing about his actual policies. he said nothing about what he would do as pre
mitt romney? >> certainly not after today. >> we are holding an olympic games in one of the busiest, most active, bustling cities in the world. of course it's easier if you hold an olympic games in the middle of nowhere. >> there's a guy called mitt romney who wants to know whether we're ready. are we ready? yes, we are! >> wow. getting called out in front of 60,000 people, that's got to hurt. back here at home, republicans have been forced to admit things haven't gone...
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romney press secretary says the comments don't represent romney's beliefs. the obama campaign said it won't characterize the comment as a form of racial bading. here's what romney himself had to say. >> so i'm not sure who this person is, but i can tell you we have a very special relationship between the united states and great britain. it goes back to our very beginnings, cultural and historical, but i also believe that the president understands that, so i don't agree with whoever that adviser might be. >> yet the anglo-saxon comments seem to be a pattern for team romney. earlier this week, he tried to paint the president as other. >> this is a ideology that says, hey, we're all the same here. it's a very strange and in some respects foreign to the american experience type of philosophy, so his whole philosophy is an upsidedown philosophy that does not comport with the american experience. >> you know, a lot of us understand things differently, as author edward mcclellan points out, president obama's mother is of english decedent. president obama enjoys hea
romney press secretary says the comments don't represent romney's beliefs. the obama campaign said it won't characterize the comment as a form of racial bading. here's what romney himself had to say. >> so i'm not sure who this person is, but i can tell you we have a very special relationship between the united states and great britain. it goes back to our very beginnings, cultural and historical, but i also believe that the president understands that, so i don't agree with whoever that...
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romney understands, it was part of romney care and part of the health care plan. so this is very, very simple and it shouldn't be nearly as confusing as it's been. >> thank you. >> with regard to flip-flopping, mitt romney is not just a flip-flopper. he's a double somersault triple-double dip flip-flopper. this guy has been all over the map on every ink s&l issue. and i think that is an important quality to bring out to make people understand, and it is an aspect of character. >> mr. secretary thank you. robert reich, jared bernstein as well. >>> republicans are increasingly worried that mitt romney is blowing what could have been a winnable election. there are a lot of people on the right who never liked romney saying, see, i told you so. that's ahead. this is "hardball," the place for politics. it's time to live wider awake. only the beautyrest recharge sleep system combines the comfort of aircool memory foam layered on top of beautyrest pocketed coils to promote proper sleeping posture all night long. the revolutionary recharge sleep system... from beautyrest.
romney understands, it was part of romney care and part of the health care plan. so this is very, very simple and it shouldn't be nearly as confusing as it's been. >> thank you. >> with regard to flip-flopping, mitt romney is not just a flip-flopper. he's a double somersault triple-double dip flip-flopper. this guy has been all over the map on every ink s&l issue. and i think that is an important quality to bring out to make people understand, and it is an aspect of character....
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it's not about romney, romney's a flawed candidate. he's said it time and again. i think we actually have some sound bites of him doing it, but we don't need them. and it's all about defeating barack obama, getting him out of the white house. rush has never made it about anything other than that. >> right, right, right. and no -- romney's just a tool, right? >> yes! rush is plain about that. >> he's just thirsty. he just wants to get in so bad, he can taste it. he just wants to get in the white house, he'll ride any boat that's going in that direction. so if rush wants to throw his weight behind romney, romney's like, cool with me! if sununu wants to come out babbling at the mouth about nonsense, cool with me. anybody who will get me closer to the white house, romney will go that way. if i have to turn my back on policies and positions that i have taken my entire life, i will do that. because i want to make it to the white house. everything that mitt romney does is an opposition to everything that mitt romney has ever believed. and he will do that. >> a guy who's
it's not about romney, romney's a flawed candidate. he's said it time and again. i think we actually have some sound bites of him doing it, but we don't need them. and it's all about defeating barack obama, getting him out of the white house. rush has never made it about anything other than that. >> right, right, right. and no -- romney's just a tool, right? >> yes! rush is plain about that. >> he's just thirsty. he just wants to get in so bad, he can taste it. he just wants...
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george romney, mitt romney's father when he ran for president released 12 years. mitt romney only two years. so it's not like this is not something that isn't done. even in primaries all that have run had to release returns and go through the questions there were. >> right. >> so the question here of transparency and of whether or not as former president clinton raised did you use foreign tax places -- havens to hide the taxes. >> well, rev, what you left out in that litany of the presidents and presidential candidates who've released their tax returns, yes george romney, are m romney's father when he ran in the 1968 race. he set the precedent of returns. before him candidates would give out general views of where their tax liabilities and things. but george romney thought it was important to hand over 12 years of actual tax returns so that folks would know that quote, it wasn't a fluke. also to make sure people understood that he wasn't just showing off where the money came from. mitt romney is not following the lead set by his own father. and the second point he
george romney, mitt romney's father when he ran for president released 12 years. mitt romney only two years. so it's not like this is not something that isn't done. even in primaries all that have run had to release returns and go through the questions there were. >> right. >> so the question here of transparency and of whether or not as former president clinton raised did you use foreign tax places -- havens to hide the taxes. >> well, rev, what you left out in that litany of...
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and mitt romney lost to sarah palin. john mccain denouncing today what he called a stupid question about that today. saying the reason he decided not to pick mr. romney for vice president after he vetted him for the job was because, quote, we thought sarah palin was the better candidate. he meant this as a sign of support for mr. romney, but it did not come out that way. the main reason mitt romney cannot defend his decision this year to not release his tax returns based on what john mccain did last time around is because when mitt romney was trying to get john mccain to pick him as the vice presidential nominee, mr. romney gave to john mccain 23 years of his own tax returns. 23 years. mr. romney felt okay disclosing that much about himself in order to try to get the job of vice president. but now that he wants the job of president, not so much. >> i have already put out one year of tax returns. we'll put out the next year of tax returns as soon as the accountants have that ready, and that's what we're going to put out.
and mitt romney lost to sarah palin. john mccain denouncing today what he called a stupid question about that today. saying the reason he decided not to pick mr. romney for vice president after he vetted him for the job was because, quote, we thought sarah palin was the better candidate. he meant this as a sign of support for mr. romney, but it did not come out that way. the main reason mitt romney cannot defend his decision this year to not release his tax returns based on what john mccain did...
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fire barack obama and hire mitt romney. mitt romney has to win. for the sake of the the very idea of america. mitt romney has to win for liberty and freedom and we have to put an end to this barack obama presidency before it put an ento our way of life in america. people understand that the president is the head of this country. the fish rots at the head. >> so, a vote for obama is a vote against liberty, freedom and america. by the way, mike dukakis tried the fish anl yes once. it didn't work out well. >>> next, some are hoping donald trump stays far away from the republican convention. apparently, the the chances of trump taking center stage in florida don't depend on whether he scores a prime speaking slot at the convention. get this now. he is being presented with the statesman of the year award just one day before the convention kixs off in tampa. statesman. it wouldn't be the first time he's come in for team romney after romney clinched the nomination back in may, he and trump teamed up for a vegas fund raiser. the downside, trump snatched u
fire barack obama and hire mitt romney. mitt romney has to win. for the sake of the the very idea of america. mitt romney has to win for liberty and freedom and we have to put an end to this barack obama presidency before it put an ento our way of life in america. people understand that the president is the head of this country. the fish rots at the head. >> so, a vote for obama is a vote against liberty, freedom and america. by the way, mike dukakis tried the fish anl yes once. it didn't...
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. >>> plus, mitt romney's rein at bain. new questions and answers about just when he left. >>> mood disorder mystery. democrats finally get answers about congressman jesse jackson jr.'s summer recess. >>> and -- >> [ bleep ]. oh, [ bleep ]. it's all mine, it's all mine. >> and a jaw-dropping catch. this seven-foot bull shark is no fish tale. >>> good day, i'm andrea mitchell, live in washington. vice president joe biden at the naacp a day after mitt romney took the same stage in houston. biden enjoying a much friendlier reception as he preached the gospel according to barack obama. >> we are our brother's keeper, we are our sister's keeper. we have an obligation. and at the outset, as i said, i believe this election will come down to character, conviction and vision and it will not surprise you, i don't think it's even a close call. >> firing up the base. nbc senior political editor mark murray joins me now. mark, it's no surprise that joe biden would get a better reception at the naacp than mitt romney and mitt romney did
. >>> plus, mitt romney's rein at bain. new questions and answers about just when he left. >>> mood disorder mystery. democrats finally get answers about congressman jesse jackson jr.'s summer recess. >>> and -- >> [ bleep ]. oh, [ bleep ]. it's all mine, it's all mine. >> and a jaw-dropping catch. this seven-foot bull shark is no fish tale. >>> good day, i'm andrea mitchell, live in washington. vice president joe biden at the naacp a day after...
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and so the romney family will always be grateful for mexico allowing mitt romney's great-grandfather to define marriage in a far more liberal way than the american way, and save him from being an american marriage criminal. the one defender mitt romney has on his tax returns is the man who has almost as much money as mitt. >> the obama people don't want romney's tax returns released so they can find out if they're aboveboard. it doesn't matter what they say. they're going to be mischaracterized and used to hurt romney. romney's right to hang in tough on this. >> joy reid, it's down to rush. that's what romney has as a defender on tax trends, the guy who has made maybe a couple hundred million dollars himself. >> indeed. and the ad that you showed before with mitt romney's son, it kind of reminded me of like my tenth grade spanish class, when we had to do the recitation. it really was just that authentic. you know, the problem that mitt romney has is that he doesn't seem to understand sort of ironclad rule of re-elect politics. a re-elect is a referendum on the immediate past performa
and so the romney family will always be grateful for mexico allowing mitt romney's great-grandfather to define marriage in a far more liberal way than the american way, and save him from being an american marriage criminal. the one defender mitt romney has on his tax returns is the man who has almost as much money as mitt. >> the obama people don't want romney's tax returns released so they can find out if they're aboveboard. it doesn't matter what they say. they're going to be...
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i give the romney campaign credit. they won the argument and basically said by attacking mitt romney we are attacking free enterprise. that was certainly never true but that was in the dominant narrative that won the day, but there's still those same question that is are out there. obviously, this -- these questions have taken romney off this message, jobs and obama's economy. barack obama's story is we are stuck at 8.2%. there's a trillion dollar debt and just today we were -- the s hss was talking about this with bill clinton. >> david corn, you have been all over this story. explain to someone who has been paying half attention the significance of 1999 versus 2002. >> in some ways it is a phony distinction, and in other ways it isn't. after 1999 romney made some outsourcing to jobs so romney was saying he was not involved in those decisions. even though he still owned the company, even though he benefited from the company and put the company on the path, he's trying to separate himself from those particular deals. a
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something romney once said. this is "hardball," the place for politics. [ feedback ] attention, well, everyone. you can now try snapshot from progressive free for 30 days. just plug this into your car, and your good driving can save you up to 30%. you could even try it without switching your insurance. why not give it a shot? carry on. now you can test-drive snapshot before you switch. visit progressive.com today. >>> back to "hardball." this is the side show. a special one. the making of a misleading campaign ad. mitt romney has been taking heat for twisting a bit of president obama's speech in virginia into a negative campaign ad. here is what the president actually said in that speech. >> if you've been successful, you didn't get there on your own. you didn't get there on your own. i'm always struck by people who think, well, it must be because i was so smart. there are a lot of smart people out there. it must be because i worked harder than everybody else. let me tell you something, there's a whole bunch of
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romney shut down after 2010. we do know from what he has released that the bank account was housed in the swiss town of alton right in the center of the country. the account was kept here in a bank called swiss prime site. but that's about all we know about it. and romney seems determined to make sure no one finds out anything more. it all leads to one simple question. why? joining me now is ryan graham, washington bureau chief for the heffing ton post who wrote that report on romney's swiss bank rkt. catherine cryer. and josh greene, senior political editor for bloomberg business week. who's been reporting on romney's finances. thank you all for joining me. let me start with you, ryan. the 2010 tax returns were not complete, is that what you're saying? what would -- what could we have learned if they'd been completed? and what does this have to do with him running for president? >> this is the story zach carter and i wrote today. it's a document known as an f-bar. it gives more detailed information about those p
romney shut down after 2010. we do know from what he has released that the bank account was housed in the swiss town of alton right in the center of the country. the account was kept here in a bank called swiss prime site. but that's about all we know about it. and romney seems determined to make sure no one finds out anything more. it all leads to one simple question. why? joining me now is ryan graham, washington bureau chief for the heffing ton post who wrote that report on romney's swiss...
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it's about mitt romney. it's about mitt romney's main spokesperson just over an hour ago telling everybody that mitt romney agrees with the president. let's figure out why is mitt romney coming out and saying that this is not a tax, disagreeing with every republican person that was on the talkers yesterday. this is a big mixed message on a monday morning after the sunday talkers. do you agree with that? >> the main message mitt romney put out is what he plans to do on day one of his presidency. to issue waivers across to every state. also work with both houses of congress. republicans and democrats. institute free market reforms and replace obama care. that's the main message we are hearing out of the romney camp. we need to have competition in health care and take the government out of the way between the patient and their doctor and let people make their own choices and shop across state lines. that's the message we hear out of the campaign, day in and day out. >> we heard from everybody over the weekend a
it's about mitt romney. it's about mitt romney's main spokesperson just over an hour ago telling everybody that mitt romney agrees with the president. let's figure out why is mitt romney coming out and saying that this is not a tax, disagreeing with every republican person that was on the talkers yesterday. this is a big mixed message on a monday morning after the sunday talkers. do you agree with that? >> the main message mitt romney put out is what he plans to do on day one of his...
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romney's got a different idea. governor romney's economic plan would in fact create 800,000 jobs. the jobs wouldn't be in america. >> we're seeing our president hand out money to the businesses of campaign contributors. >> we've gone through decades where folks acting responsibly didn't always get ahead. >> president obama attacks success and under president obama, we have less success. >> anymore heat in here, we'd spontaneously come bust. >>> we begin with the dead of summer and a dead heat in the presidential race. president obama has just kicked off a campaign swing through the sunshine state as a "new york times" poll shows the race is neck and neck. if the election were held today, 45% would choose mitt romney. 43%, president obama. that's within the margin of error, but the first time romney has held a numeric edge in that poll since clinching the nomination in may. the trouble for the president, just 39% say they apruf of obama's handling of the economy. 55% disapprove. that number is up seven points from april and today, the president introduced a new line of attack in fl
romney's got a different idea. governor romney's economic plan would in fact create 800,000 jobs. the jobs wouldn't be in america. >> we're seeing our president hand out money to the businesses of campaign contributors. >> we've gone through decades where folks acting responsibly didn't always get ahead. >> president obama attacks success and under president obama, we have less success. >> anymore heat in here, we'd spontaneously come bust. >>> we begin with the...
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romney, 7.3 million. again, the republicans super pacs made up the total, total money has been the same. but what -- talk to romney allies they will sit there and say but the concentrated message of bam, obama campaign, it made a difference. virginia, huge disparity here. as you can see, more3-1. obama campaign versus the romney campaign. but look at the total here. the republican ad spending dwarfing the total democratic ad spending. again, this goes to this issue of disparity of messaging on the republican side. lee different. look at the different groups that have spent general election money here. all of them with their own different message. i can tell threw is some, some concern among some romney allies of maybe some of this ads -- some of the super p kra ads aren't as effective as they should be. so that brings me when you look at ohio and virginia, clearly these attacks -- attack ads by obama's campaign have taken some damage here. what happens if the president wins both ohio and virginia? what's
romney, 7.3 million. again, the republicans super pacs made up the total, total money has been the same. but what -- talk to romney allies they will sit there and say but the concentrated message of bam, obama campaign, it made a difference. virginia, huge disparity here. as you can see, more3-1. obama campaign versus the romney campaign. but look at the total here. the republican ad spending dwarfing the total democratic ad spending. again, this goes to this issue of disparity of messaging on...