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Ta taking care of people in your state. >> i agree with you on number one, colorado. florida over virginia, there will be defeat on that. >> look, this is like be saying the onion is very thin. all of these states are very close. its not like new hampshire is a ten-point race and colorado is a two-point race. this is up one, down one, up two, down two. the point being, a few weeks ago it seemed florida, virginia, romneys going to win those. but its not -- well get the data, theres no data that h...

Easy republican win right now because he won in 2008 by fewer than three points. it was 2.8 points. take 7 off that, this is a big romney win. thats not what were seeing right now. were seeing a state where romney has a very, very slim lead. whats going on? i think there are two interesting things to focus on. one is the panhandle part of the state. this is where there are a lot of lower-income, noneducated white voters. refer back to the 2008 election, i think we have a graphic that shows it, o...

>> well, look. i dont think anyone debates the idea its going to be a very close race, but the numbers you put out. >> sean: which ones? >> theyre all sided. >> ask juan about the npr poll. >> go ahead, dana. >> lets talk about the npr poll. an 8-point swing? >> theres a margin of error, dana. hold on. dana was around in 08, im sorry, back in 04 when the poll said that kerry was going to win in a landslide. didnt happen, did it? >> thank goodness. >> thats right, dana. just think for a second. r...

Ahead. thats a problem for him. >> well, look. i dont think anyone debates the idea its going to be a very close race, but the numbers you put out. >> sean: which ones? >> theyre all sided. >> ask juan about the npr poll. >> go ahead, dana. >> lets talk about the npr poll. an 8-point swing? >> theres a margin of error, dana. hold on. dana was around in 08, im sorry, back in 04 when the poll said that kerry was going to win in a landslide. didnt happen, did it? >> thank goodness. >> thats right, ...

Theres no question that independent voters right now, as currently constitute in the elect ral, are more democratic leaning than republican leaning. there are people who are undecided. thats where the swing in the electorate it is. it is surprising to me. if its problematic for president obama, to be in the position he is in. in fact, if you look at the previous number, the gender gap is not as large as many people thought. >> can we get to romneys numbers again? >> the reason romney is competit...

Ahead. thats a problem for him. >> well, look. i dont think anyone debates the idea its going to be a very close race, but the numbers you put out. >> sean: which ones? >> theyre all sided. >> ask juan about the npr poll. >> go ahead, dana. >> lets talk about the npr poll. an 8-point swing? >> theres a margin of error, dana. hold on. dana was around in 08, im sorry, back in 04 when the poll said that kerry was going to win in a landslide. didnt happen, did it? >> thank goodness. >> thats right, ...

Not just as simple of whether the economy is doing well and other factors at play. >> nate, lets talk about early voting a little bit. out of the obama campaign since the first baebt when the polls tightened is ground game and the early voting numbers are very strong and now republicans are pushing back saying, yeah, well theyre quote/unquote cannibalizing democrats always going to puvote and pushing the earlier. does the president have an advantage in early voting? >> its hard to discern whethe...

We have lots of new poll numbers in the presidential race. lets go to the "hardball" scoreboard. in florida where a new cnn poll has mitt romney leading by one point. 50-49. a new pp poll from florida has president obama up by one point, 49-48. in ohio a new ppp poll has president lead big four, 51-47. next new hampshire, a small state that may play a big role on election night, the new ppp poll has the president up by two there. north carolina, new poll from elon university shows the race tied....

Well, with one week before the election, remember that? weve got lots of new poll numbers in the presidential race. lets go to the "hardball" scoreboard. we start in florida where a new cnn poll has mitt romney leading by one point, but a new ppp poll from florida has president obama up by one point. 49%, 50%. in ohio a new pp p poll has the president leading by four, 51%, 47%. new hampshire, a small state that may play a big role on election night. the new pp p poll has the president up by two ...

Hi, steve. >> a very quiet place. a look down the concourse at national airport. nobody there. a few people, a few employees. not many passengers. there is one very good reason why. there are no planes. look at one of the monitors. departures today, canceled, canceled, canceled, canceled. one on time for omaha. but im told by airport authority person here even that one may not be leaving. look on the field. hardly ever happens at any airport anywhere especially at the nations capitol. on the tar...