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That? >> i think it is true, although, obviously, we had that first debate. and that was a point that was offplan, by any measure. because, remember, going into that first debate, everyone was talking about whether barack obama was going to close the deal that night. that he would, you know, sort of wipe mitt romney out. romney, in that first debate, brought himself up to credibility, and thats where the obama campaign really had to go into full force. and i have to emphasize, what i saw last ni...

That was the oldest person in miami to vote. i get emotional just thinking about the fact that people just wouldnt give up. and that was a colombian american man. we had young people, a huge amount of young people that voted. we had everybody voting. it was such a colorful line, and it was very positive. >> i mean, i think this is such a message for america. in two different parts of the country, in ohio and in florida, well advertised how important these two states are, the obstacles thrown up ...

Happened, in this campaign, is that mitt romney showed himself to be precisely the sort of person that they had been fighting. someone who was clearly committed to attacking unions, but also who was willing to say and do anything to win. and i cannot emphasize to you, not just in ohio, but in other states across the great industrial heartland, romneys comments saying that jeep was going to close and move to china, that scared is people? >> you heard that a lot in toledo last night? >> and it als...

Im joined tonight by richard wolffe and e.j. dionne, msnbc contributor, and author of the book, "our divided political heart." gentleman, great to have you with us tonight. >> thanks, ed. >> good to be with you. >> you bet. richard, you first. i called it a statement election. this means that it was a very clear message. do you agree with me on that, or how would you summarize what we went through yesterday? >> well, all elections are clear statements, especially when the result was as thumping ...

Obviously, we had that first debate. and that was a point that was offplan, by any measure. because, remember, going into that first debate, everyone was talking about whether barack obama was going to close the deal that night. that he would, you know, sort of wipe mitt romney out. romney, in that first debate, brought himself up to credibility, and thats where the obama campaign really had to go into full force. and i have to emphasize, what i saw last night, as well as what i saw traveling ar...

Said were going to vote. there was one person in miami beach who was 101 years old. that was the oldest person in miami to vote. i get emotional just thinking about the fact that people just wouldnt give up. and that was a colombian american man. we had young people, a huge amount of young people that voted. we had everybody voting. it was such a colorful line, and it was very positive. >> i mean, i think this is such a message for america. in two different parts of the country, in ohio and in f...

Congressman, bobby shilling was defeated. and we saw the romney economic model on full display and it was rejected last night. i mean, how much did that kind of a story and the outsourcing play into the decisions last night? >> it was huge. ed, you know, some of the people who won last night, not just president obama, but as you move down the ballot, were people who were all in for some of these great struggles of 2011 and 2012. tammy baldwin in wisconsin was in the capital, with the protesters....

>> the obama campaign, i think, helped wake up people about mitt romney. for instance, in shreveport, illinois, the republican congressman, bobby shilling was defeated. and we saw the romney economic model on full display and it was rejected last night. i mean, how much did that kind of a story and the outsourcing play into the decisions last night? >> it was huge. ed, you know, some of the people who won last night, not just president obama, but as you move down the ballot, were people who were...

Nina, let me talk to you first here on this issue. how does it feel to deliver the state of ohio, knowing that the deck was stacked against you? >> it feels tremendous, ed. i am so happy, not only for the great state of ohio, but for this country. >> does it set a template on how to defeat citizens united? because if you can do it in this election, with show much money thrown against your senator, sherrod brown, the governor, of course, and the secretary of state, both republicans, what does tha...

That into this campaign. now, the interesting thing that happened, in this campaign, is that mitt romney showed himself to be precisely the sort of person that they had been fighting. someone who was clearly committed to attacking unions, but also who was willing to say and do anything to win. and i cannot emphasize to you, not just in ohio, but in other states across the great industrial heartland, romneys comments saying that jeep was going to close and move to china, that scared is people? >>...