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Carried hamilton county, which is cincinnati, being the first democrat to do that in more than a generation. were talking about lack ka wan na county in pennsylvania, and scranton. theyre not looking anywhere near that in 2012. in michigan, in wisconsin, you know, its really just sticking it in the eye of catholics. saying what you believe, what your creed is, what your mission is is unimportant, and that you must swallow that or stop doing what you -- what defined you as a catholic church. >> i...

Support, but forcing religious institutions, catholic institutions to provide it does not have majority support. that gets only 49% support of all americans, 46% oppose it. actually, more catholics support it than the general population do. when you say catholic voters only 45% of catholic voters support that, and there is the political problem going into this re-election, isnt it, mark? when you take a position that is only supported and its a very close-cut thing, only supported by at most 49%...

Does that absolutely remain the case, no reconsideration? >> it does, but i think it is important to remember what was clearly stated when this policy decision was announced, and that is that we will be working with those organizations and individuals who have concerns about the implementation of this rule. >> ten years before msnbc even existed, the lone voice of the left on american television was mark sheels who has been participating in a left/right dialogue on pbss "news hour" since 1987. b...

Were out of time for the segment. jane mayer for the new yorker. thank you both for joining us tonight. >> great to be with you. >> coming up, the man whos been arguing the liberal angle on television longer than of us doesnt like the obama administrations position on requiring religious employers to provide contraception coverage in their employees health plans. mark sheels joins me now. later, how the susan g. komen foundation can begin to fix its image problem with one simple strategy. the tr...

Contraception coverage in their health care plans for their employees. my next guest, whos been a liberal democrat longer than most of you have, thinks the president has made a big mistake. mark sheels will join us next to tell us why. the susan g. komen foundation may now be trying to do the right thing, but its still not coming close to try to tell the truth. thats in tonights rewrite. and later, the couple who went to court in california to challenge proposition 8, which has now been declared...

Pbs, he had this to say about the obama administrations decision that will require catholic institutions to provide contraceptive coverage in health care plans for their employees. >> the fallout is cataclysmic for the white house and for the president. >> joining me now is mark sheels. mark, thanks very much for joining me tonight. >> good to be with you, lawrence. >> dont go on and on. we cant talk all night like on pbs, because we have commercials here, mark, okay? we have to get to a commerc...

Romney team is that the structure of the general election is that i think both sides start with essentially a floor of about 47% of the vote. theyre going to be competing for about 4% to 6% of the electorate. its a very narrow slice. now governor romney has work to do. one of the things he has to do is offer a positive vision for moving the country forward, not just the criticism of the president. >> steve schmidt and howard fineman, thank you very much for joining me tonight. >> thanks, lawrenc...