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In that type of thing, no, the ballot boxes arent stuffed. you can verify these elections for sure. but prior to the election is when you say, this isnt exactly a western democracy when air waves are dominated -- >> just to go back to the question of media, what people think happens or what actually happens on the grounds. the fact is the state controls about 5% of radio and tv stations. 70% is in the hands of private hands. maybe 25% is in the hands of these community stations that have sproute...

>> yes. >> jamie: if you have the cable stations you want, like the fantastic fox newschannel and you want to add those, does it cost the cable company that much more to add mony? isnt at this time flick of a switch? what negotiating power do we have? >> so, whats going on, the ndo have more power, more leverage. you know, just the fact that there are a couple more options with satellite and phone companies, that means they can say, we are going to work this provider and want with this provider....

Come naturally to mitt romney. >> as nice as the clips were and the speech we all agree was a great speech and he delivered it nicely, the problem is thats going to be replaced by lots of him speaking off the cuff in crowds where he hasnt performed smoothly. where he says the wrong things or gets into trouble which has been his default. so you know, that memory of him will fade. well get into the debates and thats a whole other piece of it. but these campaign moments have not been his strong poi...

Simply disillusionment with the president, himself. an article in "the new york times" this weekend argues superpacs may not have a big impact on the presidential race. he writes, where a lot of house seats in control of the senate hang in the balance a sharp gust of advertising can often blow the results in one direction or another. but a presidential campaign is different. theres probably a limit to how many 30-second spots all of these groups can cram on to cable stations during late night sh...

>> listen, lets not focus on what spokesm people are saying. they get in and fill in space on the cable stations, i care about what the candidate says. governor romneys been clear about what this election is about. about reinvigorating our economy, releasing entrepreneurial spirit. those are the things this elections going to be decided on, not what a spokesperson says. >> take a look at how the chairman of the rnc bungled a response on cnn this morning. >> president romney per fernstrom, what i...

Mandate is not a tax, it is a penalty. that position is in sharp contrast to what many republicans are arguing and here is how chris christie responded. >> listen, lets not focus on what spokes people are saying. they get in and fill in space on the cable stations, i care about what the candidate says. governor romneys been clear about what this election is about. about reinvigorating our economy, releasing entrepreneurial spirit. those are the things this elections going to be decided on, not w...

Massachusetts health care law also had an individual mandate. this is really tricky terrain for the romney campaign. as weve seen, republicans, including on senate races, down ballot contests, they want to be able to use this to hammer democrats who supported the law, supporting a tax. but the romney campaign doesnt want to touch this at all. they want to move on to other things. >> chris christie was asked about this on cnbc this morning, asked about eric fernstroms comments to chuck todd yeste...

plus the queen of soul aretha franklin pays her own tribute. also the political ad thats so dirty. they pulled the plug and mitt romney said this. >> i repudiate that effort. i think its the wrong course for a pac or a campaign. >> why obama versus romney is bound to get ugly. also the man who says its an evil genius campaign. and only in america. saying good-bye to donna summer. this is "piers morgan tonight." we start with breaking news in the trayvon martin case. evidence dire...

also the political ad thats so dirty. they pulled the plug and mitt romney said this. >> i repudiate that effort. i think its the wrong course for a pac or a campaign. >> why obama versus romney is bound to get ugly. also the man who says its an evil genius campaign. and only in america. saying good-bye to donna summer. this is "piers morgan tonight." we start with breaking news in the trayvon martin case. evidence directly connected to the shooting. never before seen is being rele...

so dirty. they pulled the plug and mitt romney said this. >> i repudiate that effort. i think its the wrong course for a pac or a campaign. >> why obama versus romney is bound to get ugly. also the man who says its an evil genius campaign. and only in america. saying good-bye to donna summer. this is "piers morgan tonight." we start with breaking news in the trayvon martin case. evidence directly connected to the shooting. never before seen is being released. photographs and video ...