physical, sexual, verbal, controlling, or cyber abuse. 28% of college men reported experiencing similar behavior. 22% of college women report being the victim of actual physical or sexual abuse or threats of physical violence. joining me to talk about this study, senior vice president of liz claiborne incorporated which initiated the survey by knowledge networks. she is also director of liz claiborne s love is not abuse campaign. thanks for joining us. were you surprised by these numbers? you know a lot about what s happening with abuse. i wish can i could tell you i was very surprised but i m not surprised. in fact, one of the survey findings, nearly one in three women of college dating women had experienced relationship abuse at some point in her life jibes exact when i the national statistics. these are chides are not being taught in any way, shape or form, truly, what a healthy relationship is. why is that the case? with so much information out. there your organization, another
ted strickland and raise money for democrats despite polls showing republican voters more fired up for the mid terms, white house press secretary robert gibbs hit the sunday shows with a positive prediction for democrats on november 2. there is an excitement about what the president is trying to do and there is an energy around it and we are seeing that in shrinking congressional generic ballots and in a shrinking enthusiasm. one third of those who voted for obama in 08 are are considering voting against democrats in the mid terms and half say they will definitely show up on november 2. the associated press knowledge networks poll also shows just as many mccain backers either supporting democrats now or considering it. still, mccain voters in the poll are more fired up. two thirds say they are certain to vote next month. this is going to be a referendum on the