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>> greta: this is not the front page. but when i saw this, they were getting a good look at the back side of the two men and talking about their fashion, how they looked, i thought, you know what? maybe we do have equal rights now. >> probably so. i mean, its really interesting, on the trail how casually most candidates dress these days. back in the primary, the only candidate who would show up in a suit and tie regularly was newt gingrich. back in 08, rudy guiliani always went everywhere in his...

Whats your reaction of what is taking place in ohio. reminding everyone that the president took that state in owe owe 08. >> the problem in ohio is that the president has extended weekend voting, particularly weekend voting of the election. thats when the african-americans have souls after polls. they go down to the polls after church and vote. ohio has eliminated that and in the effort to make everything uniform, theyve cut everything back to the lowest common denominator and say were not going...

Still, its not all doom and gloom. applications for building permits are on the rise hitting their highest levels since ought of 08. fox news alert now on some new reporting from israel over its increasingly tense showdown with iran. it now appears that some israeli government officials have already mapped out their plans for a possible armed conflict. with iran. israels civil defense minister saying in an interview that he sees a monthlong conflict on several fronts with several enemies inclu...

Testify to his character. >> we all know who my husband is, dont we? and we all know what he stands for. >> the romney campaign continues to ratchet up its rhetoric about the president, accusing him and his campaign of engaging in, quote, division and anger and hate. its all about trying to bruise his brand and narrow that likability gap. releasing a statement this morning comparing the obama of 08 to the obama four years later thats what the romney campaign is. in the interview with "entertainm...

President obama, in a letter, they are telling the president, yes, we do build it, mr. president. no, mr. president, the private sector is want doing fine. the romney campaign is circulating a letter written by 16 business owners. we have one of them, the owner of an being business. nice to see you, sir. >> thank you very much, greta. >> greta: all right. whose idea to write the letter? >> well, the letter was the idea of several of us, its one of those that after the president came out with his...

Youre running into here, he invokes -- mitt romney invokes chicago in this thing we just listened to. from the moment barack obama became a democratic nominee in 08, republican attacks on chicago politics and how barack obama embodies chicago. weve heard about jeremiah wright in 08. there was a racial element to it, trying to make him sound like a radical. the point here is if it didnt work in 08, hasnt registered with voters in four years hes been president, it isnt going to suddenly start work...

♪ [music plays] ♪ [music plays] juicy brats grilled up on a thursday. the perfect use of the 7th inning stretch. get that great taste anytime with kingsford match light charcoal. welcome back. were talking about the countdown to tampa. 11 days to go before the republican convention in florida. and if you know some of the big names that are going to be there headlining this event, we want to remind you that they include the u.s. senator and former new hampshire attorney, congressman and for...

Net, net, is biden an asset or a liability? >> never a good thing when the president has to defend the vice president in "people" magazine. thats not great. in general, i mean, think about how many questions romney is having to take about the paul ryan budget and paul ryans plan. my sense is that biden not really a big factor at all. probably no net either way. but rather palin in 08 was a net negative and its hard to see paul ryan in the positive either. thats how i would frame those choices. >...

Down ticket races, too. joining us now is steve schmidt. senior strategist for the mccain/palin ticket in 08. thank you for being here. nice to see you. >> nice to see you, rachel. >> theres all this hand wringing by anonymous republicans about how theyre worried that paul ryans medicare baggage and other things that are known about him are going to hurt down ticket races. is that just whining or is there substance there? >> if youre in charge of running house republican campaigns, youre worried...

Presidents longest visit to any state so far in his campaign. nbc news political editor do min comontanaro joins us. he won iowa by ten points in 08, but recent polls now show hes running neck and neck. whats happening in iowa thats concerning to the president? >> republicans had the landscape all to themselves in iowa for about a year. they ran their gop primary to push that message for about a year. thats given the obama campaign something they have to be concerned over because now they have t...