be faithful and bear true allegiance to his majesty, king george iii, so help me god. congratulations. william franklin does whiindp getting his very powerful influential position and so there s a great deal of suspicion about benjamin franklin giving his son allegiance to the crown. i much thank you, father. i know this was your doing. i merely mentioned your name to the right people. you earned the honor. franklin is finally achieving the level of influence he s always craved but he s doing it at the wrong time. to pay their enormous debt from the french and indian war, britain hits the colony with oppressive taxes, as americans turn against the crown, franklin s british loyalties make him a natural target. this is the moment when the
reporter: you know, i don t know. i m not sure that these decorations certainly aren t for the general public. they re more for the special folks who get to go in here and celebrate halloween with sasha and malia. you can see them from the street. point that out. jenna: there you go. you can walk by and see them but very few get to the door for candy. good point. security concern. thank you so much. happy halloween, by the way. reporter: and to you. jon: as wendell just told you, this is president obama s 12th visit to ohio today since he was elected. clearly an indication of how important this state is for democrats and their political aspirations. so what do voters in that state think about all the attention they re getting? check in with molly line, in tommy s diner in franklin s, ohio, outside columbus. what are folks there telling you, molly? reporter: you said it. this is a state where 2012 matters. ohio voters are interesting microcosm.