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>> how does it not look like the tail is wagging the dog on health care? >> the challenge is the fact that the supreme court came out with the ruling that its the tax. the democrats dont want to rule on the idea that they imposed a tax. they want us to embrace the constitutionality of it while ignoring the rest of it. its a tax and a penalty and hard to communicate that to a lot of people who were not mired in health care. this is not a problem for the romney campaign. this gives them an excelle...

Recoiled. now its the tail wagging the dog that mitt romney has to explain himself when he had the guy who created the echa sketch for the campaign to say they agreed with the president. >> well, i actually think as we sit several months before an election, what the american people are paying attention to right now is the fact that the supreme court of the united states ruled president obamas signature pieces of legislation a tax. when the president went out and sold it to the american people in...

He is not ready to slap the same label on his blueprint for massachusetts. take a look. >> six years ago, mitt romney agreed that we should take on rising cost and provide health care to people. he included a penalty and a mandate in his legislation in massachusetts and said his legislation should serve as a national model. six years later he doesnt believe those things. >> kirstin, its nice to see you. i want to start with your reaction to ben and the mixed messaging that people have been worki...

The presidents campaign kicking off this critical final stretch with a new ad blitz in nine key battleground states laying out the obama case for re-election. >> instead of losing jobs were creating them. over 4.2 million so far. were not there yet. its still too hard for too many. but were coming back. >> two new polls off today. voters in swing states. "usa today" has the president leading by two points within the margin of error. politico has romney leading by one point. again, that is also w...

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Men, women marrying women, and heterosexual men and women marrying are entitled to the same exact rights, all the civil rights, all the civil liberties and, quite frankly, i dont see much of a distinction. >> so, ben, education secretary arne duncan followed suit on "morning joe" this morning saying he supports this as well as north carolina preps to vote on an amendment protecting marriage between a man and a woman, north carolina being a key battleground state for the president. meanwhile the ...

Officially kicking off his campaign making this direct hit, this link to romneys economic message, and why it wont work. he had this to say in ohio. take a listen. >> he and his friends in congress think that the same bad ideas will lead to a different result. or theyre just hoping you wont remember what happened the last time we tried it their way. >> so, ben, politicos new poll shows romney leading with the economy. the president leading with standing up for the middle class and standing up fo...