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Incumbency is so strong, here you have a guy who has been in office for three years. the voters have seen him every single day trotting around the world or doing whatever presidents do, and yet to be tied with a republican challenger who has been beaten up pretty badly during the primary process, that doesnt bode well for the president. >> reporter: well, no it doesnt. again, as you look into the internals of this poll there are bright spots. and the obama administration could see that. but your...

Jon: and the presidency is such a powerful bully pulpit. and for mitt romney and the president to be, essentially, tied as they are in some polls at this point in the campaign, that doesnt bode well for the presidents re-election hopes. >> you are right, it does not. and normally when there is an election with an incumbent president, is it a referendum on their record, they have the power of the bully pulpit to shore up defense of their record. in an economy this bad, its really tilted the elect...

Weeks about this gsa investigation. not so much that the president is -- is president for it, and you saw a lot of push back on the sunday shows for that, but something charles krauthammer said on my panel, george will echoed this weekend is that concern about big government and the ability to police, or have a leash on all of this. doesnt bode well for this government as it stand now. jon: symptomatic of problems, if youre finding problems at an agency like the secret service, which as you say ...

And thinks he done with it i would include the stimulus in that category, when they dont like resort on helping people side they may be less willing to engage from the taking from folks with more part. jon: the statistics i just cited by the way apply to independent voters which is interesting, not the self-described hardcore democrats or hardcore republicans. those were the numbers among independents. also, they were asked, voters were asked, should you just keep some of the law or throw all of...

Lot of people get e-mails from credit card companies and merchants saying your credit card information may have been compromised. the intent is transparency. the effect is consumer panic, but consumers should keep in mind because of the credit card fraud protection that you have, youre not responsible for fraudulent charges over $50. the company plans a press conference monday morning, well know more then. >> what about best buy closing 50 large stores? is it going to survive? >> yeah, they are ...

When they look another electabilities, its not a judgment of passion or heart, its one about the head. that doesnt bode well for turn out in the general election. >> karen finney, richard wolf, always a pleasure. karen, wed like you to stay with us with the war on women. breaking news. nbc projects mitt romney the winner of the illinois republican primary. well be back on "the ed show." stay with us.

That is the pentagons job it is after all quote a pro-professional planning organization. for the moment, everybody says diplomacy is a preferred route, shep. >> today there was praise from somewhat unexpected source really. >> irans supreme leader and real power in iran is ayatollah ha a men any. he said this expression is a good word. this is a wise remark indicating taking distance from allusion. whatever that means. on the other hand, iranian diplomats also said that iran will not under any ...

Getting a real nice bump heading into new hampshire. well see how long that continues and well see whether or not he can overtake ron paul. that would be huge for santorum. jon: the media headlines will be important coming out of new hampshire. >> very much so. much like iowa its an expectations game. you look at mitt romney, if he scores at or above 40 percent, thats a convincing win for him, will help him move along in the process, slidfy his standing as a nominee. if he scores below 40 percen...

Overreached a bit. governor kasich came in and the beat a very successful democratic incumbent that would hold him off. there was a lot of excitement about kasich. his approval ratings are pretty dismal having to do with this measure. incidentally, i think theres a good argument that ohio really overreached, went a lot farther than the wisconsin bill. ohio covers cops and firefighters, public safety employees. the wisconsin bill did not do that. the firefighters union in ohio, the bill was were ...

Is, hes weak in areas where he won the last time. virginia, north carolina, two good examples where the president is going to have a hard road to sell his agenda going forward. he has tim kaine running for the u.s. senate there. that could be a 1-2 knockout punch for the democrats if cain goes down and the president loses virginia. theres a lot behind the numbers that doesnt bode well for this president. but its also, i believe, a cautionary tale for republicans. dont take this glass of water an...