the even states probably tip over. but all of the polls i m seeing rasmussen, they all have it even. washington post, mitt s down one. and the energy enthusiasm have got the to make up for that. greta: i can t even imagine what these two men are going through. well, you know, as i say you take a look at mitt and he looks like i have done the best i could. in is a great country. and it is in the lap of the gods if you will. and that sense, didn t you get that from watching him in the the closing remarks. he is very tired you can see that. greta: i think they are both exhausted and it has been a long couple of years. we ll see tuesday night. still another 36 hours to go. pat, thank you. thank you. greta: the romney campaign has a surprise and now says pennsylvania is in play. we will new numbers and democratic strategist joe trippi is here to talk about them. dick morris say said last week
unlike two weeks ago when the president went sight seeing at the hoover dam the day before his debate in denver, yesterday mr. obama made no public aernest pas, staying behind closed doors at debate camp in williamsburg, virginia. with mitt romney also lowing lay during debate prep in boston, the wives of the candidates reached out to voters on the eve of debate. ann romney in pennsylvania, the first lady of the united states spoke to supporters in ohio. i know no debate is ever the same. it will be fun to watch be maybe more fun for you than for me. but one thing i know for sure, mitt s prepared. mitt s confident. mitt s got a good presence about him and mitt s running because he believes in america. this morning, let me tell you what i did. i cast my ballot early for barack obama. yes!
dishwashing photo-op at a soup kitchen in ohio. it turns out that the charity s president was not happy with this photo-op. i m going to talk about it with martin bashir. first, ann romney weighs in ahead of tonight s big showdown. mitt s prepared. mitt s confident. mitt s got a good presence about him, and mitt s running because he believes in america. and be sure to check out our news nation tumblr page. you ll find updated pictures. as we go to break, i think this is from martin bashir s cd you can buy on itunes. i better get a percentage of that. martin will join us shortly. [ female announcer ] ready for a taste of what s hot? check out the latest collection of snacks from lean cuisine. creamy spinach artichoke dip, crispy garlic chicken spring rolls. they re this season s must-have accessory. lean cuisine. be culinary chic.
this is one of the biggest debates given the dynamics of this race i think probably since 1980. let s bring in our debate tuesday political power panel, jonathan capehart, carolyn finney, and john braidbernd. it s debate. you re looking forward to this. exactly. john, we ll tart with you. 21 days to go and there are signs that team obama perhaps facing some real challenges both ann romney and the first lady talked about the stakes for tonight. let s watch. mitt s prepared. mitt s confident. mitt s got the a good presence about him. and mitt s running because he believes in america. does he look at for you encouragement? you know, i can never tell.
confident, mitt s got a good presence about him. look at you for encouragement? you know, i can never tell, but i m always primed just in case he is, so i m perched looking at had him, smiling giving a thumb s up if he can see it. and good day. i m andrea mitchell live at hofstra university in new york. we have a big crowd here. a thumb s up to them and let s play 20 questions. president obama and mitt romney come face to face with real people tonight, 80 undecided but likely voters chosen by gallup from this community be around hofstra. moderator candy crowley of cnn will choose which 20 will get to a ask those questions if they get to all 20. joining me for our daily fix chris cizilla, msnbc contributor and managing edito of post politics.com. hey, chris. hey there, andrea. love that lively crowd.