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The left to be trusted by them to go to the center. if youre a guy they never really trusted, if they go we thought he would do that and there he goes, your thoughts. >> i dont think people understand why he picked paul ryan. people thought it was because he was going to have this war of ideas. he picked paul ryan because he was thinking about this in the context of governance. he knows if he has paul ryan on his ticket, if he were to win the white house, he has one conservative who has authenti...

And hes just the signatory. hes a ride along to his own campaign. romney needs to get in his gut why do you want to be president? because thats what the american people want to know if youre looking at replacing the president who is already there. >> theres a larger question here, jim, as you cover the campaign. that there are things he wants to do or is willing to do he doesnt want to share right now. for example, what he wants to cut, what tax breaks he wants to eliminate. >> yeah. i mean, its...

Should take personality responsibility and care for their lives. hes saying, andrea, how does anybody deal with that? >> that is the most damaging part of it because hes suggesting not only that he cant get their votes but that he has responsibility to them as a future leader. now, let me just say, as joan just pointed out, that most people on food stamps are white. so hes speaking to a he have -- about a very broad segment. >> when hes talking to white people, thats now not how they say it. >> ...

Describing a dysfunction campaign where losing air but not sure what to do about it. im joined by politicos editor and joy-ann reid, the romney campaigns missteps you described the dysfunction this that campaign. >> right. its based internally on the campaign and externally among with stewart stevens and this lack of having a campaign message, the lack of having a plan to use the conventions and then use the time afterwards, this period between the conventions and the debates to really define ro...

Its the reason his campaign is out of whack. president obama was talking to a wealthy group of supporters, talking about the other america, the one that obama was serving when he dumped the work requirement for welfare. what does it tell us that romney not only runs tv ads but uses it to back up his wealthy contributors? the poor of this country are just freeloaders off society, the bulk of the political support is made up of such freeloaders? david corn is author of "showdown" which comes out t...

For language, will that be useful in the obama campaign? >> i think it will be hugely useful. it revs up their base. too many white working class voters have take then bill of goods that republicans are going to help them when all they have to offer is tax cuts. >> thank you so much. andrea mitchell, joan walsh, and david corn. politico described the dysfunction of romneys campaign itself when staffers blame one another for romney losing ground. is it too late for romney to change course and d...

Speeches early on in the campaign, and im surprised that there hasnt been more specificity, more policies, something that shows what the broader vision is. i mean, 50 days is not a lot of time left to do that. >> but, mark, youre a wordsmith and you have given me 100 words and all i want is one, yes or no. does he have an inner core of personality and compassion that the american people will find attractive but havent seen yet? >> chris, i have no idea. i have no idea. i dont work for romney and...

>> let me go to -- do you want to respond? these process pieces. a minute with you here. to me that piece talked a lot more than -- there was a lot of backstory there, a lot of importance. you wrote about process, sure, about how the campaign cant have a coherent message. the biggest message was it doesnt have a clear sense of why hes running. joy, do you want to jump in here. he called it a process piece. thats an interesting shot. >> chris, it was interesting. that was a ceo talking to his boa...

Talking about a large segment of the republican base. like it or not, there are a lot of white people, older white people in that category as well. so theyve gone from stigmatizing and doing this dog whistle stuff to now its just crystal clear. there just arent that many. i think the country is 12% black. if youre talking about 47% of the electorate, its equal opportunity contempt. its hugely damaging. >> jim mecina of the campaign has said this about romneys comments. its shocking that a candid...

Of chapters left to play in this game. >> is there a romney personality that will show that we havent seen yet, a likable guy? i mean it. a charming, debonair romney that will be compassionate and connect with people that weve never met before? >> well, i think people saw a side of reagan in 1980 they hadnt seen in the debates. i think a lot of people who havent been paying close attention will pay attention. the question is does he have some core to show, some vision, some humanity we havent se...