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Hes overperforming by a point or two? >> yes, but still under 50%. a slight advantage for kaine but, again, get tired of saying it, perhaps, could go either way. theyre all within the margin of error. >> lee miringoff, thanks. lets move to the two campaigns. after his event in florida mitt romney will buzz through two other battleground states before finishing his day just before midnight. what some are calling a victory rally in manchester, new hampshire, the same state where he launched his ...

Wrote early this morning on his blog election 8, the polls must be wrong for romney to prevail. the polls have been wrong before and will be wrong again, but the odds are against it. he points out that the national polls are lining up with the state polls. president obama holds a slight lead nationally and the real clear politics of average polls. nate says pencils down time has come, and it appears romney has run out of clock. how do you see this race right now? if this many polls prove to be w...

>> thank you very much, mr. mayor. good to see you. >> thank you. >> mitt romney meanwhile is making two appearances in virginia on this all-important last day of campaigning. another indication of how important virginia is for the road to 270. eric cantor joins me to talk about the republican chances in his state. thank you very much, mr. leader. thank you for being with us. what are you seeing in virginia? >> well, andrea, i have been with mitt romney and paul ryan over the last week be here i...

A stronger america is ahead. >> very ri reminiscent of ronad reagan. when we look at the way of how we know the early voting is breaking down, governor romney going need a big turnout on election day, jon, if he hopes to win but remember it is all about ohio, jon. >> it really is. seems that way every four years. john roberts in cleveland. thank you. >> nice cover of the newspaper there and governors us local flavor. the race for the white house comes down to reaching the 270 votes in the electo...

Wrong. if they were swing states impacted -- >> in eastern pennsylvania it was there. that is clearly part of a swing state. by the way election day is coming up on tuesday. romney is going to win. he is going to win by i believe more than fooi -- five points. he will get more than 300 electoral votes. my wife and i brought out a book called doves runs for president. our dog golden retriever doug. they found dubs was on a roll. you may want to get the book so your kids can follow along with the ...

Obama, in order to get to at least 270 electoral votes, both of them seem to be counting on this state and thats why were seeing them both here today. we saw them both here on friday and theyll both be here on monday as well. >> gretchen: its all about the turnout, right, erin? really nobody can say who is going to win this state and its all about the turnout and from your reporting there, you see a difference in the ground game between the two candidates. >> i do, let me add first, also, that p...

The president hoping to deny mitt romney a path to the 270 votes he needs to win the white house. 270 electoral votes. former president clinton is with mr. obama at some stops like the one here in concord new hampshire and is headlining other rallies on his own lending his considerable popularity to the effort. mr. clinton says mr. obamas response to superstorm sandy is proof he can work with republicans even if they are republican city and state leaders instead of those in congress. president c...

>> and what an amazing story and that jam coming out on the stage and it be obviously talks about the spirit of the american people, and its emblematic in the fact that the flag would still be intact. >> steve: its important, we dont have a space program and we cant get there anymore without a cosmonaut. >> steve: and mitt romney says ive been telling the story and william did i get the story right? he said, mr. romney, you did indeed. >> gretchen: a tough town for president obama and mitt romne...

Way, does the winner of the popular vote win virginia, larry? >> i think virginia is very very, close, chuck. i think you could argue that virginia is one of the two or three closest states in the country right now. its funny to have a panel of florida, ohio and virginia. florida and ohio are used to this attention. they get it every four years. we used to be the bulgaria of american politics and now weve turned into the paris. or thats how we feel. i would say on the whole, having talked to bot...

By two or 3 percent? >> i agree with that hundred percent. scott brown. >> megyn: let me shift. the subject. i wanted to ask you, larry, presidential level? >> i think if you examine carefully what is happening, i think president obama has a lead in the electoral college and he has many more pathways to 270 than governor romney. that is still true and nothing has changed. >> senator? >> that is exactly right. governor romney because of electoral college of about 30 electoral voters has to win th...