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To those independent voters. businessmen background, hes from the northeast, he was the governor of a northeastern state. than rick perry ace southern accent, governor of texas, social security as a ponzi scheme. those kind of white-hot comments, to howards point, people just want to feel like government is working and politicians understand them. romney fits that mold better, and therefore, more dangerous against obama. >> chris, do you have a guy in your family or close circle of friends that ...

Social security as a upponzi scheme. people just want to feel like government is working and politicians understand them. romney fits that mold better, and therefore, more dangerous against obama. >> chris, do you have a guy in your family or close circle of friends that usually you can tell is your bellwether? i have a brother named charlie who does a lot of work in business, hes a business guy, salesman of high-tech stuff. and hes only voted wrong once, he voted for dukakis. if you ask him how...

69 1/3. well hope to see that trend continue. now joining me is mandy drury, cnbcs correspondent. what are we looking thats driving the markets on this day, midday through the trading day? >> you know what, contessa, you were saying it earlier. who can believe all the wild ups and downs weve seen this week. today, of course, its up but you know what, i really do have to say this just shows how high emotions are right now. not necessarily being driven by fundamentals, but to your question about...

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You talk about state legislators. they pick up 11 more chambers. late this afternoon the state of maine upset the republican won the state of maine a big pickup and florida. this is the one that is most significant. in this race rick scott the republican has defeated alex sink and the consequences have big import for the administration. ohio, the state that decided the presidential race in 2004 for george w. bush. pennsylvania, always a bellwether and very important in presidential elections now...

There. wisconsin, pennsylvania, ohio, certainly a bellwether for what we can expect in 36 days? >> absolutely. im here in pennsylvania. i was campaigning for kim burns who lost the special election to critz for murthas seat now hes five points ahead. i think in pennsylvania we will pick up six additional house seats. i think burns will win. bar let toe will defeat juror ski. argyle will defeat holden. we are looking at a wipe out of the democratic establishment in this state. all over the countr...

As yoour poll ststers said, the democrats are really ready for a storm. we turn now to some of the key races that we continue to watch. mark whittaker joins me now to talk about this. mark, its focusing on three different senate races. its colorado, pennsylvania, and washington state that are the bellwethers for the nation. i want to get your take on each. start with us about colorado and why you say thats a bellwether for us to watch. >> well, colorado is one of those western states that pres...