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regime and the frustration of the worlds failed diplomacy. >> we begin with the obama campaigns effort to change the subject and refocus the presidential campaign on mitt romneys business record. team obama buying tv time during the evening news in five battle ground states. wednesday night voter in colorado, ohio, pennsylvania and virginia will see this tv ad attacking the private record at the equity firm bain capital. >> we view mitt romney as a job destroyer. >> to get up on nation...

Companies who make massive profits trying to get around having to pay their fair share? can somebody explain to me how i sound trill here, that what im saying is absolutely not true? >> the argument is here is all of this money offshore, over $1 trillion. if they bring it back, they can invest and hire people. last year during the debate about trying to spur hiring in the u.s., that was a big argument. but if you look at what happened in 2004, the last time there was a repatriation holiday, i th...

In isolation, as you know, mark, buffett rule polls very well. i think the question is, does that mean its necessarily a good electoral strategy? are people going to think just because id like to see the rich pay more in taxes, is that enough to lift the economy out of recession and get things moving again, or do i want to turn to this guy, this turn-around artist, this guy who spent his life in the private sector, mitt romney, and maybe give that guy a chance? he seems to be a businessman. mayb...

Able. >> how did that poll? >> that fairness all of his fairness arguments and balance arguments polls really well across the board even with republicans. but very well with independents and, of course, not surprising with democrats. and again, when we tested these phrases, we did so without attribution, didnt say it was president obama or mitt romney all taken from the speeches they gave to the newspaper editors a couple weeks ago. those where is his best and it polled better than all of the ro...

Howard fineman is editorial director of the huffington post. prize and msnbc distributor. his organization won the prize again this year. chris aliz is also is not msnbc contributor. you want it pay tribute, chris, while our on. new kids on the block. >> did fineman win -- >> no, his colleagues did. he made it clear, he is proud of his colleagues. i give him credit because he is a great man generally. im just teasing here to start this thing. it seems to me the republicans are banking, howard, o...

While our on. new kids on the block. >> did fineman win -- >> no, his colleagues did. he made it clear, he is proud of his colleagues. i give him credit because he is a great man generally. im just teasing here to start this thing. it seems to me the republicans are banking, howard, on the economy taking another fall. and then really having an opportunity. the way it is now it looks like it favors obama but if it takes a bit after fall is called second dip, the president needs to be prepared, if...

Going to be barack obamas opponent, mitt romney. it fits right into their attack on him because hes extra wealthy and because he only paid, you know, less than 20% on his wealth last year and the year before. this is what this is all about. the fairness argument but really attacking mitt romney. >> it was a brilliant question by -- by chris wallace because the president actually pays less in taxes than his secretary, anita breckenridge makes about $95,000 a year. and the president pays less than...

Everything that the rnc chairman said. im just saying because i want to keep you focused, and i want you to answer the question that candy asked. why shouldnt millionaires pay more in taxes? >> they should. we should reform the entire code. >> so you support the buffett rule? >> theres a big difference between the buffett rule and reforming the tax code. i dont quite understand how you -- if people enjoy the majority if not all of their income from investment income, you have to raise the capita...

Extremely high on the wealthy. why? you have wage earners building wealth. its a fairness argument. people get it, very simple and easy to make that argument. why shouldnt warren buffett not pay the same tax rate as his second. republicans have never been able to show a connection between more largess for the wealthy and more jobs. it hasnt happen thad way. the presidents that have raised taxes have ra resulted in higher job growth. and president o >> i think it boils down to a three-letter word...

Would have picked to really make a cornerstone of a huge speech with a lot of cheering people. >> bret: steve? >> to go back to the judges point about whether president obama knows the economics, he does know the economics of it. he gave an answer back in august of 2009, which n which he was specific about the economic impact of raising taxes on the wealthy. this was during a reception. i think it applies during a slow recovery where he says it sucks demand out of economy and punishs business. t...