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The rest of the numbers dont really matter. couple other things, lawrence. dont forget, despite the similar numbers, the horse race number overall is pretty close right now. i think thats something that the obama campaign needs to worry about. but if they can convincingly answer this notion that barack obama is in over his head with the kind of speech he gave tonight, i think hes going to be in very good shape. as for mitt romney, how do you fix the likability problem? how do you do that? how do...

there in florida? >> yep. im here in florida, yep. >> this is your beat for many, many years as you watch this, as youre kind of going over in your head how many times you have you have interviewed the crews, whens going through your mind? what are you thinking about as we start to watch the craft land? >> you know, i think like so many people here think and of course, you know, my opinion is certainly somewhat skewed that, you know, it had a lot of flights left in them. all of the veh...

Rights, but to help fight for issues they care about, and mitt romney who just doesnt seem to get it. so -- >> david, let me ask you this. what on this -- this poll, to go back to what stu was writing about, its this -- he is sitting there going, wait a minute, the news that is staring me in the face is romney has got a man problem. >> hes got a big man problem. >> a bigger male problem. >> yeah, its interesting. im trying to square that with the likability numbers, this 20 -- >> 40 -- >> 2 to 1...

June. a guy who went on to win the white house. >> to your polls schmols comment, among independents obama at 35%, romney at 29, undecided 36%. >> that is the big number in that poll. its amazing to me. it gives romney a lot of room to grow. the case for romney to say ive had, if youre making the case why hes viable, hes had a horrible four months, huge problems with various constituencies, a huge likability problem, on the economic issues neck and neck, 36% of the independent vote undecided. if...

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Right now. i think thats something that the obama campaign needs to worry about. but if they can convincingly answer this notion that barack obama is in over his head with the kind of speech he gave tonight, i think hes going to be in very good shape. as for mitt romney, how do you fix the likability problem? how do you do that? how do you do that? because if you -- >> got time. >> come up with a better dog story. >> if he could -- if he could do that, he could make more of a race out of this. i...

Way? >> politics is like the eighth grade political playground. nobody wants to play with the losers. it is not so bad that barack obama is quote, cool. heres the problem. mitt romney has a likability problem. barack obama doesnt. the country looks at barack obama and says 46%, hes doing fine. but hes 60 something% in the likability. what is mitt romney? in the 30s. he isnt one of the cool kids right now. how do you get cool? you tear down the cool kid. >> to me, i have to be honest with you. th...