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Is not credible. >> what if a guy says i made a quarter million bucks, if you do it my way, we win. if you have a guy as successful as me, well have a better country. my wealth is my case for my presidency. the fact is, historically what they would have said, theyre interested in ending poverty by leveling up, not leveling down. >> lets look at some of these, i dont think anything what we say here is as good as you say in the campaign, you describe your choice between the president, i want you t...

Failed. msnbc political analyst cynthia tucker and visiting professor at the university of georgia. heres the crossroads campaign. it will begin airing tomorrow. its going to run, as i said, in swing states across the next three weeks. big money behind it, 10 $10 million. it is aimed at people disenchanted with the president. lets watch, karl roves money in action. >> i always loved watching kids play basketball. still do. though things have changed. they cant find jobs. and i cant afford to ret...

Opportunist since niro. >> we got the clip that youre talking about, lets watch. here she is taking a shot at the president. >> i dont think they should be mad about that. i think its one thing to celebrate the fact that they did such a great job. its one thing to have an nbc special from the situation room. all to me is perfectly legitimate but to a campaign ad is one of the most despicable things you can do. >> thats what they did. >> yeah, thats what they did. for once, she was actually right...

Get rid of that. >> the steam thats behind the issue of defunding planned parenthood. >> do i believe supreme court should overturn roe v. wade, yes, i do. >> turning back the clock on womens issues, does it work? >> it absolutely works. you just look at the latest swing states. i think the latest virginia numbers romney was 18 points behind with women. thats a lot to overcome. you know, coming to a point where women are even questioning if they can support the republican party anymore. >> you k...

Every imaginable ruse and ploy to restrict it. >> he has supported gun control issues in the past, and he made a permanent ban on assault rifles, and while running in the senate, romney supported an assault weapons ban and the federal brady control law. in 2007, he was asked about his past positions on guns and here is what he said. >> my position on guns is the same i have had for a long, long time. and that position is that i dont line up 100% with the nra. i dont see eye to eye with them on e...

Polling, somewhere in the low 40s% of people like the bill. those number vs. not changed much in the past two years. it wasnt like david in the administration saying just want until people hear about the bill theyre going to like it. were two years alon and the numbers havent really moved. can they win by starting a fight with mitt romney? >> the supreme court is going to hear about the case. and the website thinkprogress put together examples of mitt romney defending the principal that you have...

The context, yes. >> i get the irony. here is santorum talking about how carry its going to be -- speaking of going over the top, gene, you respond to this. it reminds me of the johnson add on goldwater. its called obamaville, and theyre painting a bleak picture of the next two years under obama if he should get reel elected, lets watch. >> madge a small american town two years from now if obama is reelected. small businesses are struggling, and families are worried about their jobs and their fu...

Cnbc today, and made a gaffe that could hurt his guy. >> is there a concern that he might force the governor so go so far to the right it would hurt him with moderate voters in the election. >> i think you hit a reset button for the fall campaign, its like an etch-a-sketch, you shake it up and start all over again. >> here is what newt said about the etch-a-sketch, he showed a picture of one. here is a copy. he is showing an actual etch-a-sketch, lets watch. >> given everybodys fears on governor...

The kind of the way they talk now. is this when kids were mad at each other in school? you lightweight. is this how far weve gotten in civility, they call each other that stuff? >> yes, i think so. and we discussed this on the program yesterday. neither one of them has a very positive message and they have resorted to tearing each other down. i will note that in. remember hillary clinton. shame on you, barack obama. that was her version of the same street corner talk. when youre tired, you get m...

Changed, quickly. >> if you have both, you have a problem. if you have both readily available guns and a law that essentially takes away accountability for a shooting. if nobody saw it, theres no accountability. >> then you have a neighborhood watch system where a guy brings a gun out on watch. >> you are asking for trouble. >> its just toxic. thank you so much for coming on the program today. thank you, as always, eugene robinson. the parents of trayvon martin will be on the "today" show tomo...