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Its rotten, a corporate pioneer, outsourcing pioneer, a rich wall street guy who wants to shaft the middle class, take care of his rich buddies on wall street. the obama team -- obamas pollster actually did focus groups on those and found out that the flip-flop argument didnt move voters nearly as much as the rotten core argument. youve seen the obama campaign really sort of employ this with greater effect over the last few months. they spent a lot of money, millions and millions of dollars, eve...

Its rotten, a corporate pioneer, outsourcing pioneer, a rich wall street guy who wants to shaft the middle class, take care of his rich buddies on wall street. the obama team -- obamas pollster actually did focus groups on those and found out that the flip-flop argument didnt move voters nearly as much as the rotten core argument. youve seen the obama campaign really sort of employ this with greater effect over the last few months. they spent a lot of money, millions and millions of dollars, eve...

Their own struggles as a family. he talks about life as a parent. what it is like to raise kids in this economy. he is doing fine at a president. he does speak in personal material where mitt romney doesnt. will we see him do it? he might have to. thats where the likability gap is between barack obama and mitt romney. barack obama talks about his personal life in many ways and mitt romney just doesnt. >> what youre doing, even if you dont delve into those more deeply personal shows, what youre c...

Thats where the republicans need to make up ground. if they can do it, president obama will be out of a job. >> ill say two things. one, it was an air game, and he blew them out with super pac money, his opponents, in the primary. it was not necessarily a ground game. thats one. secondly, and with regard to what was just said by ford, is look. when youre losing votes in the hispanic community, when youre in a gender gap with women and losing votes there, almost a 19% gap between obama and romney...

The electoral college and whether or not mitt romney can win north carolina, virginia, and ohio. if he can do that, hell be the next president of the united states. a big issue for mitt romney right now is the likability imap that he has with president obama. president obama has got twea a 29-point edge. mitt romney needs to make that up. >> well look at that likability gap in just a second. well get to the swing state polls. "usa today" and gallup did one recently which has obama at 47%, romney...

A lot of independent moderate voters, hes not well defined in their mind. >> can a dig any fied patrician like mitt romney do that in a linlindsay lohan culture? >> he has to go back to why he was an american success story as a businessman. he has to discuss why he was competent governor. most people dont know a heck of a lot about mitt romney. if he can do that, he will close the likability gap. >> the guy is in trouble, and theyve got to find as ford did say, a narrative that is compelling, an...

>> bob: tell you about the polls that are out. nationwide, -- pardon me? >> kimberly: two minutes, bob. >> bob: nationwide, mitt romney leads by 48/47. the second poll, romney also is leading. excuse me, among independents, 38-48/38, which is good for romney. the battleground states, this is the one that decide the election. obama is ahead. there are things i found that were concerning if i were romney. 17-point likability gap between obama and romney. no person with less likability in polling w...

>> bob: tell you about the polls that are out. nationwide, -- pardon me? >> kimberly: two minutes, bob. >> bob: nationwide, mitt romney leads by 48/47. the second poll, romney also is leading. excuse me, among independents, 38-48/38, which is good for romney. the battleground states, this is the one that decide the election. obama is ahead. there are things i found that were concerning if i were romney. 17-point likability gap between obama and romney. no person with less likability in polling w...

Independents by ten points. and good news for the president when we look at how his standing compares with other incumbent presidents seeking re-election. his 49-46 job rating is almost identical to where george w. bush was. its lower than bill clinton at this point in 1996 but much better than the last president to lose re-election. he was already upside down at this time. compare obama and romney on 13 characteristics and trades. president obama is seen as the candidate more in touch with the ...

Else. foreign policy. >> dont ask dont tell. dont talk about anything but just the economy. thats really what he staked his entire campaign on. the problem with that and the challenge for him is that it depends on the economy being bad. his message is sort of a negative message. things are awful. you have to get rid of this guy because its horrible. its bad. if people dont feel that way in november then he hasnt left himself any positive message for people to say ill still switch to that guy. >>...