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But thats a reality, chuck, thats going to permeate throughout the remainder of this campaign for these guys. >> can i tell you, our friend james hoeman who writes the daily 202 had this, you know, noted, had this lead in, had this anecdote from matt bennett, a former adviser to vice president gore, talking about this rule of law. he said this, one of the scariest things about donald trumps assault on previously trusted institutions is the risk it pose the to peaceful transfer of power. can anyo...

Is -- james hoeman from the "washington post" did a nice job on this. it really is straight from the roy cohn handbook, always be on the attack, always be the guesser. otherwise youre weak. >> why do you think its so hard for him to say sorry? >> how about this, because it works. say what you will will the man, hes the president of the united states. how do you think he got where he is, right? notice when hes citing these sources, every time he cites these sources from conservative media outlets...

James, thanks for your time. >> good to see you, tamron. >> absolutely. so you have a list, ten i believe, for each candidate. we broke it down to two that you believe should be posed to the candidates. let start off with the president. first thing up, you say that you would ask about the stimulus, that it was not big enough. specifically, what do you say to the millions of americans who might have jobs today if you had made the 2009 stimulus package bigger? as many leading liberal economists ar...

Because the truth is if he is the barack obama the country has come to know and trust, he is going to do a great job. >> i tell him that, you know what, sweetie, you had five boys, you learned to argue really well and make your points years ago. just go with that. >> so of course that was first lady michelle obama and ann romney offering or telling us the advice they offered up to their husbands before tonights big debate. so, here is quick look at the format, just to catch you up to speed early...

Didnt change the way that he promised. . let me put the romney list. people can look at it on politico. many people tonight deduct mortgage interest from their income taxes, slashing their tax bim buys thousands of dollars every year. can you guarantee to those viewers you wont eliminate the cherished tax break from the middle class? and at the same time, name one tax loophole you have in your plan to eliminate to help balance the budget? he has been charged is question several time now john -- ...

To romney, go unanswered without the candidate being specific? >> well, i wont be surprised at all but the nice thing about a debate is that i think the moderator, jim lehrer, is going to take a step back and allow the clash between the candidates. i think if romney gives a nonanswer to that question we just talked about obama will say, no, answer that question and that will generate an exciting back and forth and make for a great debate. sfeefrnlt it all goes down that way. james, thank you so ...