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Romney during his 2008 presidential bid. while the views have been dismissed by modern science and logic, romneys 08 campaign said dr. willke will be an important surrogate for romneys pro-life and pro-family agenda. >> ill say this. i always feel bad for candidates like romney on this kind of thing. they didnt know this guy that well. they certainly were not trying to endorse these views. theres something there that you get somebody tied to something that didnt know they thought this but this w...

For early voting. the county commissioner said they have the money to do it, the space to do it, and theyre able to make early voting on weekends happen. ohio had early voting on weekends in 08, in 2010, early voting on the weekends even for the presidential primaries this year, and now these democratic leaning parties are in revolt over the secretary of state getting rid of early voting on the weekends just in time for the general election. i realize this is not getting a lot of national attent...

President of the national right to life committee and he was a surrogate for mitt romney during his 2008 presidential bid. and while dr. wilkies views have been widely dismissed by modern science, and logic, romneys 08 campaign embraced dr. wilkie and released a statement touting his endorsement saying dr. wilkie is a leading voice within the pro life community and will be an important surrogate for governor romneys pro life and pro family agenda. back in 2008. >> thats a release mitt romney wil...

Romney and the republicans have almost $60 million in the bank than president obama and the democrats. $186 million to $127 million. "the new yorker" is out with an article with the efforts of donors or lack there of. we have jane with us. you report that the president really doesnt like cozying up to the millionaires to get campaign cash. how much of a departure from 08? >> in 08, he did not spend that much time with billionaires. his chairman was certainly a billionai billionaire. she set up a...

Serious reasons not to like romney. first he had to sit by for six months beating around the head and neck by the other candidates, obama a competitive demon hates. and he also just thinks this guys a shape shifter and isnt really fit to run the country. and hes told people, according to my reporting, that his biggest fear is that the republicans run the table, todd akin not withstand, and that in a couple of years you have 7-2 supreme court. >> you said shape shifter. right now on true blood we...

Disdain for romney he never had for mccain who obama respected for an honorable man and war hero. that doesnt hold for romney. he was no goddamned war hero. does the presidents disdain for romney make it into a character attack and small ball as opposed to the big-mined campaign in 08 which the subtext we respect senator mccain. >> before we start, can i get that in the form of the power point presentation? >> done. >> particularly the cutter/ax thing. was there any blood on their faces? i think...

Going on in the billionaire class who feel their feelings are hurt because the white house has not given them enough holiday pictures. face it, wall street doesnt like the policies of the administration. thats where a lot of the money came from among the wealthy donors in 08. they are trying to decide if it is worth it. is this really what the democratic party wants to be? does it want to spend its time catering to billionaires? begging billionaires is as american as kissing babies in politics? ...

That obama wanted to play. these arent his people, particularly. he is not doing great in collecting billionaire donations. we took a look. we counted and basically the pro-romney donations from billionaires, he has 33 of them, who have given more than $250,000 a piece. obama only has three such people. >> so, jane, the one thing the president is well known for is the love of the competition of campaigning and believing in what he is trying to sell and making it resonate with the american people...

The president if they were registered and able to vote, raising concerns for the presidents camp. larry sabato is in the center of politics. how does this compare to 089? >> 08? >> estimating 40% of the voters wont show up is probably accurate. it was 37% in 2008. i think it will tick up two or three percentage points. there is less energy in this election, especially on the democratic side, that is another problem for president obama. and they know it. thats why necessity are putting so much mo...

Benefits. >> last june despite strong union opposition, 70% of san jose voters, the same number that supported president obama in 08 vote the for measure b. reed got his victory the same day scott walker easily is survived a union led recall challenge. but the san jose democrat bristles at the comparison. >> lots of people tried to draw the parallel with san jose and wisconsin. it is not a good analcy. >> analogy. >> he says he wants to force the union to accept cuts while walker curtailed some ...