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That independents, who of course swung strongly for the democrats in 06 and 08 now split pretty much right down the middle between the gop and the democrats. mike viqueira, thank you. >> reporter: okay. new this morning, as the ink dries on the health bill, the debate shows no sign of disappearing. senators chuck schumer and lindsey graham sat down with david gregory on "meet the press." while the two were working together to craft a plan for immigration reform, they couldnt be a whole lot fur...

Apart. we saw a 37% favorable rating for sarah palin and 47% agree with the tea party on the issues. whats striking to me about the 46% number is its not that high. youd think with all the polls showing opposition to the health care proposal being law in congress and opposition to policies and to the president that it might be a little higher. in fact, 46% agreeing with the tea party isnt that dissimilar from what mccain/palin got in 08 and that was a losing total then. >> all right, steve, than...

On the campaign trail this weekend. he is fighting to keep his senate seat. pal season stumping for him and taking a shot at the media. >> this b.s. coming from the lame stream media lately about this -- about us inciting violence. dont let -- dont let the conversation be diverted. dont let a distraction like that get you off track. >> palin speaks yesterday. yes, the first time we have seen them on the stage together on the campaign trail since the election of 08. more from that event in a bit....

08, i left and then in june of 2009 i started here with gamasa. >> reporter: 230 people work at this plant 24 hours a day five days a week. and building just one of these blades is a huge job. they can weigh 15,000 pounds, 45 meters long. it takes almost 24 hours to build just one. and there are other people here who might have been out of work but for the appearance of these green jobs. ed burnett had jobs at three different steel plants before it all dried up. hes grateful to be working here. ...

It makes it hold insurance companies more accountable by improving the reforms that were in the original legislation. it changes, because of the work of 06 and 08 classes. it changes the pay for, making it fair to the middle class. >> as nancy pelosi goes through some of the improvements in the bill, lynn sweet, it was so interesting just a moment ago she was talking about -- even though she talked about people working a long time -- she essentially mentioned the newer numbers of congress in 200...

08, it would be virtually impossible for democrats to not lose seats. the question s they dont want to get crushed in november. and if the enthusiasm levels are even, then, by the way, the president can move and start talking to the middle of the country. theres a lot of ifs before now and then. getting that enthusiasm up is a big deal. >> one thing we know, he was right. sir kushgs you put them number one, theyre going to collapse. >> exactly. >> david, what about the fact they could spend -- t...

That turning point where companies, because theyve been laying off people for so long, this recession started officially in december of 07, really blew up in september of 08. at some point, the demand will turn and companies will have to start bringing people back on. were getting close to that point. most economists think. >> steve: trend wise, were still close to 6% higher than we were at the end of 2009? >> we have a lot way to go. unemployment in this country is 9.7%. well see next week, wel...

For almost 30 years. as the industry declined, i found myself having to leave the employer that i was working for at the time. so, in december of 08, i left. and in june of 2009, i started here with gemesa. >> reporter: 230 people work at this plant, 24 hours a day, 5 days a week, and building just one of these blades is a huge job. it could weigh 15,000 pounds, 45 meters long. it takes almost 24 hours to build just one. and there are other people here who might have been out of work, but for th...

Make a week? >> were moving back up to produce more at 11 blades per week. >> reporter: and at your slowest point during the recession, how many were you putting out? >> just five per week. >> reporter: sanders got a break from the recession by coming here to work. he used to work for an automotive supply plant that fell on hard time. >> well, id been in automotive for almost 30 years. as the industry declined, i found myself having to leave the employer that i was working for at the time. so in...

During the recession, how many were you putting out? >> just five per week. >> reporter: sanders used to work for an automotive supply plant that fell on hard times. >> i had been in automotive for almost 30 years. as the industry declined, i found myself having to leave my employer i was working for at the time. so in december of 08, i left. and then in june in 2009 i started here. >> reporter: 20 people work at this plant, 24 hours a day, five days a week. and building just one of these blades...