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Math is a problem, isnt it, because he has a problem if the president wins ohio and wisconsin. hes got a big problem then, doesnt he? >> theres a couple problems here with this map for romney. the ohio, wisconsin, and iowa, hes got to make some inroads there. before that theres these four obama 08 states that are necessary for romney to flip over. starts with north carolina. hes well positioned to do that. florida, more likely than not to do that, but he also has to flip virginia and colorado be...

My guess is that kind of money pays for significantly more volunteers, more ground operation. my guess is romneys ground operation will be better than mccains in 08. the issue is, is it better than barack obamas in 2012? i dont know the answer to that. >> he has a great one in ohio. >> im sure he does. theyve known from the start if they could take ohio from romney, it made it almost impossible for him to get to 270. i bet they have a great organization. >> well see. steve rattner, thank you. >>...

This. i think the shot for the romney campaign is thats a map more vulnerable to the president than it is to governor romney. >> chip, the decisions that are being made, i dont need to tell you latest poll shows the race 47-47. i dont know anyone who doesnt think that this isnt a very tight race. add exhaustion in to the pressure an not just the candidates feeling but the staffs are feeling and people often talk about a gaffe that could change a race. i wonder of a gaffe of mitt romney or presid...

The bank at the end of september. my guess is that kind of money pays for a significantly more volunteers, more ground operation. my guess is romneys ground operation will be better than mccains in 08. the issue is, is it better than barack obamas in 2012. i dont know the answer to that. >> he has a great one in ohio. >> im sure he does. theyve known from the start if they could take ohio from romney, it made it almost impossible for him to get to 270. i bet they have a great organization. >> we...

Weve even romney move out to the 51-45 seven day average. thats what were showing among likely voters nationally. registered voters is closer to even. >> you had a poll this week of 12 battleground states showing romney leading by four points in the 12 battleground states. 50-46. the gender gap among women was gone, obama leading by 49% to 48. most polls show obama leadingly more in the battleground states with a bigger lead among women. >> that was a couple weeks ago when that field work was do...

Just an incredible man. >> we all owe him a great debt of gratitude. >> absolutely. we now go to chief white house correspondent for politico with the "playbook." this morning you guys are looking at two very different strategies of how the candidates plan to win on november 6th, mike. >> well, happy debate day, mika. and wow! what a fantastic crowd there. the two strategies are momentum versus the map. romney has big mo. hes on offense. obama has the map. hes on defense. this piece by glen thre...

Approximate you let me pick three, i would have picked florida. >> that would be your three. bill? same question to you on hispanic number. >> i think weve had six tracks. and five of the tracks have romney hitting florida and the one hes losing is by a point. i think these national numbers, when youre tied nationally, florida tends to be two or three points better than the national number for republicans. i now believe florida could easily go for romney. but you have to look at electoral votes....

Much do foreign policy debates really matter to the every day american citizen and this is indeed a no win situation for the romney campaign as certain experts have expressed. >> the president has more expertise hes constrained by what he says. anything the sitting president of the united states says about a foreign ally or enemy has vast repercussion and romney is in a way better off hes free to say anything he wants to. doesnt have to worry about the global consequences. >> one thing thats int...

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Weve even romney move out to the 51-45 seven day average. thats what were showing among likely voters nationally. registered voters is closer to even. >> you had a poll this week of 12 battleground states showing romney leading by four points in the 12 battleground states. 50-46. the gender gap among women was gone, obama leading by 49% to 48. most polls show obama leadingly more in the battleground states with a bigger lead among women. >> that was a couple weeks ago when that field work was do...