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A lot fewer voted for hillary clinton than voted for obama. >> we knew it from the start, right, that both these candidates had historic low approval ratings amongst americans. we also knew from the start that hillary clinton had a likability problem and had a trustworthiness problem. then there was this drip, drip, drip during the entire campaign coming out of the e-mail issues. you tell me to tell you what this campaign should have been called was sex, lies, videotapes and e-mails. we had the ...

Continue to plague her? she also has a likability problem. >> well, i would say a couple things in response. first of all, hillary clinton has wanted to focus on policy and her plan to help middle-class families, to help children get ahead in america. and we have seen donald trump turn this into -- it was hard to watch the debate, and thank goodness, i could switch back and forth with the packer game on sunday night. that said, what really distressed me about donald trump in the debate performan...

54/46, shell bet trump. 54/46, bob? >> yeah. do you know how many hispanic voters will had come out and vote against trump if they get the opportunity? >> bob cusak, youre smiling. whats the grin about. >> i think likability is far more important than policy in politics. hillary clinton has a likability problem and a trust problem. donald trump certainly is liked by a solid 30% to 40% of the republican voters hes getting now. can he broaden that? how would he do in the debates? hes a pretty good...

Learn something new but every day. good stuff, guys, thank you. hillary clinton is playing up the charm in hopes of winning over republican-leaning voters. but is it enough to solve her likability problem? a conservative radio show host us accused carly fiorina from using the women card in language.

Theres only one invokana®. ask your doctor about it by name. right now on "andrea mitchell reports" super tuesday, one year out from the presidential election, theres a new front-runner today for the republican nomination. >> polls go up and down. they will continue to go up and down. the only one that really matters is next november. clinton climbs. hillary clinton widening her margin over bernie sanders in our new poll but she still has a likability problem. as sanders launches his first ...

Partisan witch hunt, in the words of luke just moments ago. at the same time, we know that aberdeen has not been on the campaign trail the last few days. thats highly unusual. she is almost a constant presence out here with secretary clinton. clinton herself wont actually be on the road early next week, jose, as she hunkers down and preps for this high-profile hearing next week. ill tell you, out on the campaign trail, you dont hear a lot about this topic from clintons most ardent supporters. th...

Vision and what she intends to do. everyone would like to see bill clinton front and center in all of the states and being a surrogate -- hes a superspouse -- >> dont you think he would help her. >> bill clinton could help all of us. hell be a tremendous asset to the campaign. >> hes a double-edged sword and he understand that. he overshadows her. hes got incredible political talent, natural political talent. she doesnt. shes got to work at it hard. she has the likability problem, trustworthines...

Something different to get ahold of this early on? >> i think it would be wise for her to do that. i think again the campaign for a long time, they are keep herg guarded and keep making the argument they just want her to be talking to voters. everything is very scripted with speeches. compare that to republicans who are being accessible. answering hundreds of questions. they want to be able too talk to the voter. and even with donald trump and his comments hes the one the media is so attracted t...

Connecting with questionnaires, getting this idea that he can handle real people, can the president get people to give him another look? a case can be made. this debate is now the most crucial with next weeks. plus, four races that tell a story of not just big money but also a clue about which party can claim victory in november even if control doesnt necessarily change hands. good morning from washington. its 22 days until election day and its monday, october 15th, 2012. im chuck todd. for a ...

Statistical tie among registered voters. president obama polls at 46%, mitt romney polls 47%. when asked which candidate is more likable, 61% of registered voters say president obama. only 27% say mitt romney. chris wallace asked mitt romney about the likability problem. >> governor, does it bother you that according to the polls, people dont "like" you more? or is that not important? >> all i can do is be who i am? remember that popeye line? "i am what i am and thats all that i am"? >> mitt rom...