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Figure in the next election. >> we shouldnt succumb too much to the late 90s nostalgia because lets remember, they impeached the president of the united states. it was a watershed moment of near executional power grab that was the defining the future of the kind of no holds barred win at any cost, full out maximalism. >> they also have to repair some of the damages in the party. before you appeal to the republican winl omen, you have get the nomination. there are people who react badly to statem...

And i think he knocked it out of the park. took all these very big tough issues. got it down and made people understand, this is a real choice election. >> is it a little surreal, ill add mit it is a little surreal for me covering the partisan wars of the 90s that the democratic party, perhaps the best spokesperson independents to the middle is bill clinton. >> if you remember, you and i lived through the 90s. those were tough time. they were after the president from the day he went into office....

While we may not be able to be together in person, i hope youre still going to gather together a community watch party, youre doing unbelievable work thats making a difference in this close race. and youve also shown that theres plenty of enthusiasm out there. the issue in this election is not going to be enthusiasm. >> that, of course, president obama in a call to thousands and thousands of supporters who had hoped to be in the stadium tonight. were here instead. clearly, theyre going to try to...

Thats why he was such a great spokesman here today. there was a clear choice. he said listen, the republicans in tampa, they got us into this mess. the best argument, is, oh, okay. president obama hasnt fixed all of it fast enough so get rid of him but were the guys who created it. not a great argument and i think president clinton took all those issues to say what president obama has done and what he will do in the next four years. health care. he took on the tough issues. you took on defense, ...

>> i am not a surrogate for barack obama, which is i didnt am not going to speak well. i think the one issue i have with barack obama is that he didnt realize he was in a street fight until just recently-- he is the guy who said inent are between the 08, they bring a knife, we bring a gun. >> but he should have actually done that. >> sean: what do you mean by a gun? amount of a pop gun-- a verbal. liberals will take that the wrong way. we conservatives are not as sensitive. >> from my perspe...

As well as what happens over in israel. not only did you mention jerusalem not being the capital, mitt romney made a big deal over that, number two is hamas. they didnt denounce hamas like they did in 08. and number three, they also talked about the right of return for palestinians. where do you stand on that? thats all of a sudden gone. >> gretchen: its easy to sum up with two letters, pc. its time to do some headlines now. the national debt now officially topping $16 trillion and counting. the...

Issue. megyn: does it really matter? we saw this from the republicans last week when their platform came under attack. folks came out and said, look its the party platform it may or may not reflect what the actual in that case presidential nominee believes on issues like abortion. the democrats are saying president obama has stood behind israel and been a forceful advocate for israel. whether the language comes out of the platform is really kind of irrelevant. >> its not irrelevant. because a ch...

Walk-up so well, featuring him in an ad, talking about how hes going to campaign in the fall and barack obama, referring to him in a favorable way. i dont think theres anything but upside here. you can anticipate the republican critique of various things based on what bill clinton says, barack obama doesnt really believe it but for the matters who matter in this race, both the base and the swing voters, its all upside. >> as we speak, hillary clinton is in beijing tangling with another foreign p...

Causing a woman of dying of cancer. bill clinton had an ability where he turned to george bush after the portrait ceremony in the white house in the spring of 2004 and he said, you know, we can disagree and say right or wrong. without accuse each other of good or evil. thats bill clintons magic. im sorry to say barack obama had it in 08 but has lost it in 2012. you see the disapproval ratings going up because of these awful negative ads byrum any and obama. if obama says enough of these negative...

Obama campaign. >> yes, still as enthusiastic. >> meanwhile mitt romney has made no inroads with black voters. several recent polls show the republican nominee at or near 0% with that particular voting bloc. that being said, a number of recent polls show mitt romney ahead in north carolina. and if money becomes a problem for team obama, some are suggesting that north carolina will be the first state that they leave. and it should be noted that president himself has not visited north carolina sin...