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Worked to his advantage in colorado back in 08. he has a robust activist network in north carolina. they have opened more than 40 state offices here in this state. bill: that unemployment number here locally is a sticky number. well talk about that. it will not just be politicians at the democratic national convention. some of the a-list celebrities that made their way to north carolina. shell -- shell see clinton. eva longoria, and jessica alba is holding a benefit for the president here in cha...

The first african-american president. >> and you said that on -- >> right on the record. >> on live air. >> he had a postpartisanship, move beyond the old fights message before. he had it in 08, hes been mired in the old fights the last four years. how does he get out of the -- >> he has done, in terms of ethics, in terms of -- of his family life, his personal life, scandal-free perfection. his challenge is the one we all know about. the economy. it all comes down to that, and were going to get ...

Chance for him to look presidential, but rob, paula, remember, mitt romney did it last week. he beat him to it when he went down last friday. >> he did. got a jump on him, too. also, post-convention people like to talk about whether the candidates get a bounce from that or not. according to the latest polls, things are still neck in neck. not much of a bounce. doesnt help democrats get their turn days later. >> reporter: no, they stole the spotlight back. one poll had president obama up one poin...

Trouble that this president is in for reelection. my sense about this is that i trust that people will notice that these presidents took entirely different courses. and i sus abou suspect it willy be pointed out. >> chris: 15 seconds, jeff. how much do you think bill clintons approval washes over and helps barack obama? >> i think it helps in places like, ohio. if you look at what he did in 08, obama he expanded the map. well see if he can speak to the voters who are unsure about him. i think it...

American people expect of their president. i think they expect their president to lead, to rise above. and he has manifestly not done that. i think whats going to be interesting, whatever you think of the republican convention, i personally think clint eastwood was a mistake before he came out, what i think the republicans did was offer a performance based critique of obama. heres what hasnt worked. heres what we think will work. i think whats going to be interesting about the democratic convent...

America, we are better than these last eight years. we are a better country than this. >> in 2008 he was a senator preaching hope and change to a huge crowd of adoring fans who looked at him as a man who could walk on water, ushering in camelot 2.0. now four years later on the eve of the dnc in charlotte, enthusiasm has faded and the youthful senator has graying hair, but hes still full of fight. a story calls him the competitor in chief. sub text, hes still got fire in the belly about campaigni...

Ryan? i dont think thats what the american people expect of their president. i think they expect their president to lead, to rise above. and he has manifestly not done that. i think whats going to be interesting, whatever you think of the republican convention, i personally think clint eastwood was a mistake before he came out, what i think the republicans did was offer a performance based critique of obama. heres what hasnt worked. heres what we think will work. i think whats going to be intere...

Here from the vice president, very much like paul ryan, very much more on the attack than mitt romney was. >> sure, thats what you have with the vice president. they are supposed to play the role of attack dog. from my perspective, i like forward to a debate between paul ryan, which offers a new vision, new leadership, and the 08d visions of joe biden. this will be a great debate between the republican party thats looking to kind of reinvigorate this country and getting it moving forward, and jo...

Of 08 there would be change. people were desperate. >> i needed some hope because i was at a point in my life where i was hopeless. >> and our planet began to heal. >> a great speak. the best part of the sale. >> shannon: we see that these are people from across the spectrum and across the country. what did you find when they began telling their story. >> this is 7 battleground states and these are the counties and districts that are the ones most in play. like richmond, virginia. northeast oh...

Believe is that my opinions that i do have of obama are based on the fact of what he has promised and what we actually got. i cant say a whole lot about whether or not his policies are a failure because i think he missed an opportunity. he had the ability to execute and he spent most of his first year at least, trying to get to- this is more about results for you? >> its 100% about results? >> so, you think... vetting a president, though, on these important issues -- i just think it told us a ...