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4,000 short of capacity? >> this is the reality of politics, you throw the right band, you bus the right people in, you do whatever you can to fill the stadium. i want to go back to the numbers. i said the numbers in the beginning, thats what we have to look at. when you look at how the president and romney match up, theyre pretty much in a dead heat -- megyn: but they need enthusiasm. barack obama needs enthusiasm, and so does mitt romney. >> thank you. megyn: both have been criticized for not ...

Look, and i have to say it is early. if were comparing 08 apples to -- megyn: dnc convention is not the same. >> right. we dont want to lose sight of the fact that mitt romney has never drawn a crowd of more than 3,000 people, period. megyn: is that a fact? >> yes, he has, hes drawn larger crowds than that. heres the reality. hope and change have meant rhetoric and reality. hes blaming the guy who was never in charge for the problems while hes in charge. and, america, are you were bettr than you...

While that general measure issiis trending upward from a low point in december 2007, just 43% think that obama will win re-election, with 29% thinking he will lose and 28% unsure. >> young voters are really up for grabs. >> great work from harvard. this issa the democrats enthusiasm gap among young voters who were such a key constituency. the enthusiasm level there has dropped from 64% in 08 to 47% now, with only 47% supporting president obama. theres not that much enthusiasm for romney. but if ...

Questions for about a half-hour. the president was in ohio on saturday as he officially launched his re-election campaign. meantime, two new polls taken in key swing states like ohio are out today and they confirm the presidential election in november will be a nail biter. president obama leading romney in a usa today gallup poll in a dozen battleground states while romney leads the president by a single point in a politico george washington university poll. joining me now, michael coomer who wr...

it will make things more difficult. it is very important that you act quickly, and im now waiting for your response. >> cnns elise lapin joins us from the white house. before we get to reaction, lets talk about the demands. what are they demanding? >> well, soledad, a range of demands starting from releasing all al qaeda and taliban prisoners and in particular those responsible for the 1993 bombing of the world trade center, the attempted attack on the world trade center, and also a ha...

Compare them. which one is the one honestly michele bachman thinks about mitt rom snow? >> this is what its all about, the candidates showing contrast. we could find the exact same kind of quotes, hillary saying things against barack obama in 08 and then endorsing him. thats how primaries work. its been tough, hard and candidates very strong on the issues. obama cares repeal has been front and center. this didnt provide the republican party it prepared the party. were prepared to take on the par...

woodwards depiction over deep throat. is that fair after all these years? rupert murdock drawing a major rebuke from a british parliamentary committee. >> rupert murdock unfit -- the damning indictment from the mps report into phone hacking. how will this impact his media empire on both sides of the atlantic? and dan rather still at war with cbs. >> we reported the truth, and that is that president bush, later president bush, when he was in national guard service, he was at least awol....

-- more to do and stick with me, whether you are george bush -- >> abraham lincoln. >> right. keep that horse in the river. but because at some point, that is the argument, why am i going to change now, different kind of change, or continue the change, right? that is part of the argument. one of the things that will be an interesting hallmark is that they will again use technology the bring people into the campaign so that the campaign hopefully feels like we are all in this together, and little...

Re-election campaign in that city. hes holding rallies in two king swing states. air force one has landed. there you see the live look there. joining us from columbus right now, nbc news correspondent, chuck todd, has been traveling with the president. chuck, very good day to you. we have a full stadium. whats the latest there? >> reporter: we do. it looks like 8,000 to 10,000 people are here inside the arena. already probably a larger event mitt romney has been able to have which is one of the ...

Bridge is going to remain open. jon? jon: that is going to be some kind of feat of engineering. david lee miller, thanks. fox news has been on the job hunt for minute two years now. you can go to foxnews.com to see whats happening around the country and where. harris: a big question for president obamas re-election campaign, can they repeat the success they had in 08 with young voters? our next guest says young people better review the presidents record before they pull the lever again. plus, ...