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Budget is interest on the debt. the president added $6.9 trillion in the debt. this continues to be a driving issue for the country. you know, we are not going to be able to sustain the safety net with this debt and interest. >> i think the viewers get it, too. what other republican options do we have? >> the options are to say lets deal with the issues we know get people back to work. we have a health care law that is draining millions of people off the payroll, we have an energy policy that is...

"tampa bay times." adam, when you look at what the cuban vote did in 2012, you look at a democratic candidate for a statewide office in florida felt comfortable doing this. is it fair to say that cuba is no longer the third rail of florida politics? >> yeah, i do think its definitely no longer the third rail of politics. you know, in a vast majority of the state, really nobody cares about this issue, but in miami-dade, such a population center, its a driving issue. so i do think in a way the saf...

See the unemployment situation getting any better. they dont expect the job numbers to get any better. this is deep pessimism where this country is and yes, while people kind of like this guy, they dont give him very high marks on being effective. they dont blame him for the recession that led to all of this, but they certainly dont give him high marks on getting us out of it. jon: yeah, jamie, is this why well hear a lotp a apparently in the state state of the union about income inequality? >> ...

Problems, grabbing a majority of hispanic voters, also big returns among women, african-american voters. on papers, hes the kind of winner your party seems to need, but do you think the more the conservative republicans see him as a major part of your future? do you think conservative republicans are not ready to embrace him? >> i think all republicans and conservatives want to win the presidency three years ago. that election is still a long ways to go. well have a spirited primary contest. cle...

Joining me is susan author of the book "the nine phases of marriage" who teaches gender studies at marymount manhattan college. among the issues that we have not heard from either candidate from that debate, contraception, abortion, both big issues that have been leading up through the primaries certainly, why do you think they were omitted? >> i dont know. i can only tell you it was so unfortunate because nothing is more important than the female vote and also, equal pay for equal work and educ...

And instead of job numbers we talk about bain and what year mitt romney changed jobs and now we are talking about tax returns and how many years he will end up releasing. romney made it clear its only two years. he has a couple problems because of the number of years other candidates have and his father did twelve years. >> and how do we know this is the staying party, this whole issue? are we talking about this now and is president obama talking about it now in his campaign because there is no ...

And instead of job numbers we talk about bain and what year mitt romney changed jobs and now we are talking about tax returns and how many years he will end up releasing. romney made it clear its only two years. he has a couple problems because of the number of years other candidates have and his father did twelve years. >> and how do we know this is the staying party, this whole issue? are we talking about this now and is president obama talking about it now in his campaign because there is no ...

>> a week ago the race said obama and romney 42 three-days after the same-sex marriage they has it today romney 48 obama 44 a huge lift. is that all about gay marriage? >> what we saw is the beginning of mitt romney following the jobs report. the economy is still a driving issue. let me tell you about the impact this has the presidents comments has. huge substance but in terms of ho politics. only 6 percent of americans said social issues like this were the most important in this election. right...

robin wright. im joe johns in for candy crowley, and this is "state of the union." the white house has led a very public campaign for the payroll tax cut extension which would save average and working americans $1,000 in higher taxes next year. after weeks of negotiations, a break-through. the senate yesterday voted to extend the tax cut and unemployment benefits for just two months. the house still has to act. president obama seems satisfied but he let congress know he is not back...

im joe johns in for candy crowley, and this is "state of the union." the white house has led a very public campaign for the payroll tax cut extension which would save average and working americans $1,000 in higher taxes next year. after weeks of negotiations, a break-through. the senate yesterday voted to extend the tax cut and unemployment benefits for just two months. the house still has to act. president obama seems satisfied but he let congress know he is not backing off a full-y...