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Now, as governor romney and his running mate when theyre here in new hampshire on monday, they will come here monday, ask him if thats fair. >> thats the president in new hampshire talking about the tax debate. talking about battle ground states being in new hampshire. chuck todd is over the at big screen with his device he keeps by his bed each night. as we look ahead, chuck, through the prism of the battle ground map and that road to the 207 electoral votes that you need to be president. >> le...

The very top. its not a balanced approach. its a totally lopsided approach and what we really need is an approach that makes tough cuts. as you know, the republican control act, we cut more than a trillion dollars over ten years. that was 100% cuts. but we need some balance. if were going to responsibly address this issue, weve got to ask the folks at the very top to go back to contributing a little more to reduce the deficit because otherwise, as i said, the math is pretty clear. otherwise your...

Plus, he was a vp pick that shook it up, senator joe lieberman. hear his thoughts on an historic ride in national politics. first, our second trivia question. when senator joe lieberman visited washington, d.c., as a youngster, what famous politician did he have his picture taken with? you get to learn in the interview. the first correct answer gets from us. thats coming up on "the daily rundown." battleground map coming up. no clicking. no flipping. hey! did you know that honey nut cheerios h...

Hear that phrase as the next president of the united states. its like rote. >> there is no famous phrase in america that includes the phrase vice president of the united states. >> he puts his arm around him and said, made a mistake. this is not the mistake. >> i want to talk more about pure politics. look at the battle ground map, one of the things before this pick was made that you i know were talking about, chuck, romney has not expanded that battleground now. and now were going to add in whe...

Ryan has certainly energized the republican base. were going to talk about the medicare proposal all morning because the congressmans proposal that could change medicare to more of a voucher system could drive seniors away from the republican ticket. in our latest wall street journal poll, romney had had a double-digit lead among voters 65 years and older. 54-43. remember, folks, this used to be a toss up category. democrats have seen an erosion among seniors in the last decade. in critical batt...

States of america, joe biden! >> back with the roundtable. dan balz it does underscore, these are nervous moments for the candidate. theyre big moments in the campaign. >> the other thing it reminds us, there are certain phrases we all get in our heads. im sure they do, too. >> think about it, youre introduced every day, you hear that phrase if youre obama, you hear that phrase as the next president of the united states. its like rote. >> there is no famous phrase in america that includes the ph...

Pennsylvania or wisconsin -- >> he is missing one industrial -- >> he has to force obama to play on obama turf somewhere. >> this strategy, they think they have to sweep the floor that they are spending ad money in and then win one more in the industrial midwest. this is romney. >> it is a tall order. playing on traditionally republican turf. >> if you look where the country is headed over the next 20 years you will see states like pennsylvania and wisconsin and michigan being republican and we ...

Romney has unique problems in places that the president should be vulnerable. and thats in ohio, thats even in indiana. romneys numbers are a little bit weaker than they should be. i dont believe that indiana ultimately will be a battle ground state, but he has underperformed there in some numbers. why he has struggled to get michigan truly on the battle ground map, something that the romney folks want to do, they believe its this issue of romney and his wealth and the perceived disconnect with ...

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Right now. good evening. im chuck todd at election headquarters. mainstream conservative and trumpism is everywhere you look. it was in d.c. on fox news and it seized the battle ground map which is where we will begin with breaking news. we have brand-new poll numbers from the "wall street journal" maris polling partnership. it is of likely voters in two key battle ground states. new hampshire where clinton opened up a nine-point lead in a four-way race predebate. she led by just two. lets loo...