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>> when you look at how 08 he was not a winner and he came up very badly and had guys like me taking real shots at him. and this year, he really came on strong. i think he has to be considered a winner this year. >> and think rant it. think about all of charlotte. by the time president clinton gave his fantastic speech, those folks were fired up and ready to go. they wanted to hear that. they needed to hear that message. >> and it made them hungry for more clinton. >> lets turn to the revvie tha...

>> welcome back. our next revvie is near rand dear to my heart. the alfred c. sharp ton blueberry pie lifetime achievement award. as 12012 draws to a close, we look around and ask ourselves who has the most blueberry pie on his face? there was plenty to go around. but there was only one man whoa could walk away with the revvie. >> youre not saying obama isnt goirng to win? >> i dont know what the outcome is going too be. but weve got to be careful about calling things when we have 991 votes sepa...

As busy as it is today. lets get right to my first read of the morning. even if mitt romney runs the table winning every other battleground state he has no pat to 270 unless he wins one swing state in the rust belt midwest. iowa to wisconsin, pennsylvania. iowa, pennsylvania and michigan in between. the president is kicking off a two-day bus tour of ohio and pennsylvania. aimed at selling the struggling economy to a white working class voters and is bringing a tax on romneys private sector exper...

Its interesting. theyre saying if the jobs plan passes it could decrease the jobless rate by .2%, could increase the gdp by .6% by 12012 and could add about 275,000 jobs. that estimate, that 275,000 number is a little bit lower than the 1.9 million estimate we have seen other economists make. still, this could be politically significant for the president if this were to pass by 2012 because it would essentially mean that the unemployment rate would be lower by the time the voters head in to the ...

Entitlement. >> these six people could hold the key to a real break through. >> and the debt ceiling is not a real fight. the real fight will be over the 12012 budget. thats where the battle lines should be drawn. we shouldnt screw around with something like the debt ceiling. vote it in. get to the real matter, which is the 2012 budget and how were going to solve the long-term deficit. >> and they think its a real fight. at least the republicans do. listen to paul ryan. he says hes not going to ...

Potential 12012 candidate. first up, michele bachmann. to prepare you for her candidacy we have a primer. shes got to come out again any and all tax increases, a point she made clear on the "today" show this morning. >> is raising taxes on the table? >> i dont think it should be, because tax rates are too high already. >> we just showed you that tax rates are nearç all-time lows, but her true radicalism shines when it comes to socialism by the way, that gets under my skin. "family" now apparen...

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Republicans. so one party is not ready to compromise, and the other party is appointing at least one xrmer so far to this committee. >> i actually wrote in my "the washington post" column today, that in my view, the super committee is doomed for the reasons you mentioned. if you look at this from the republican point of view, they basically have obama where they want him now, full ownership of a lousy economy. it seems that mitch mcconned annual the republicans -- all theyll want is some kind of...