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Asian-american voters, who were, what? 72% of the vote went to the president. thats an even larger margin. both of these block, latino and asian-americans care about immigration reform, not amnesty, which is what people on fox news-- the word you throw around in here. we want -- >> okay. so for the sake of argument, call it what you want -- immigration reform. again, if mitt romney -- i want your honest opinion, if mitt romney had come out and said, i am for immigration reform, i will pursue tha...

Asian-american voters, who were, what? 72% of the vote went to the president. thats an even larger margin. both of these block, latino and asian-americans care about immigration reform, not amnesty, which is what people on fox news-- the word you throw around in here. we want -- >> okay. so for the sake of argument, call it what you want -- immigration reform. again, if mitt romney -- i want your honest opinion, if mitt romney had come out and said, i am for immigration reform, i will pursue tha...

Devastation. whats the political downside of that? >> because it could be one that they dont want him there because it distracts resources away from the setting. on the other hand, its just what i said before. if he were to do stuff that a president would do, it would come off as overly plolitical. i dont think that behooves him in this election. hes in a tough spot. anything is going to be seen through the lens of the election. anything obama does is seen as the duties of a president. >> joan, ...

That. >> it could be one that they dont want him there because it distracts resources away from the setting and probably be not beneficial for him to be there. on the other hand its just what i said before. if he were to do stuff that a president would do it would come off as overly political and planned to a tee and it doesnt behoove him in the election season. hes in a tough spot. anything he does is going to be seen through the lens of an election. anything obama does is going to be seen as s...

Than a continual revolution of loopholes. these things, im sure, are a part of why were seeing him sink in the polls. >> if we can go back to i dig it, that program allows him to set up a trust for his children and his family and at a time when middle class families are worried and telling pollsters that they dont believe their children are going to do better than they did, these are the strategy that he uses to make sure his children are multimillionaires without lifting a finger when their chi...

Response to the polls but a response to the realization that this opportunity to reframe the race, to reframe mitt romney to could close that empathy gap has passed and theyre not going to have another great opportunity to do that because debates are a tough time to introduce a candidate and make you feel farm and fuzzy about them. >> rupert murdoch is tweeting. he says, to win, romney must open big tent to sympathetic families. stop fearing far right which has no where else to go. otherwise, no...

Theres not a lot there. even beyond solving that empathy gap, theres a danger for romney "nightly news" in t in the debates to see there arent answers there behind the talking points. when youre on the stage with your competitor, and they can push you on points, he has to get better answers or feeling like its competent and knowledgeable is going to fall apart. >> we dont take the electoral college, not the popular vote. people say heres whats going on in ohio and in florida, and youre like, no....

Four events could change the course. he apparently squandered the first. thats why there is some concern. i agree the numbers arent that important. basically, the last 50 years they t average bounce is five points. looks like obama got it. romney got. the bounce today is more afemoral than in the past because of the rapid news cycle. >> bret: some people say romney got his bounce with the paul ryan pick at the beginning, a separated bounce. >> all right. like a triple jump. give you that, but it...

Tough challenges, the jobs crisis and dealing with that is really difficulty. when you look at the reality of what the president is trying to do and how the republicans have basically shut the door. governor romneys problem is theres nothing hes going to lead the country in a different direction. theres nothing to it. when governor romney goes out there and talks about it, people sit there and say can he really do it? on top of that -- this was the power of the convention. there was a clear empa...

Covered the good, the bad and the ugly and plus, the damage that a category 1 can do. the evacuations in the wake of hurricane isaac, and the storm left widespread damage and dumped more water in the area than katrina and pushing up gas prices this holiday weekend. we are live in louisiana. good morning from tampa, florida, and the last day of the republican national convention, and it is friday august 31st, 2012, and this is the "daily rundown" "aand im chuck todd. lets get to the first reads o...