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Florida next. with the polls showing a narrowing in the gender gap advantage the president has had among women a point of emphasis was women in the work place. the questions came up both men went to their records. >> the first bill i signed was something called the lilly ledbetter bill. so we fixed that. and thats an example of the kind of advocacy that we need. >> important topic. and one which i learned a great deal about, particularly as i was serving as governor of my state. because i had th...

To worry about that split screen. >> well, no podiums tonight society so thatso thats probably a good thing. >> the other concern you have to have as his supporters nart roing of the polls. we see a narrowing in pennsylvania, troubling in florida, narrowing in ohio of his lead, new hampshire tied. and women are not as strongly supportive of barack obama in some of these polls. >> look, lets be clear, the gallup poll yesterday is the first and only poll i know of that ive seen in any national or ...

Place. and the reality of the race on the ground is that were ahead. its a little bit narrower than it was before the last debate. but we feel good about where we are, and weve got a great ground game going. we expect governor romney will have a great debate, too. hes a great salesman. thats what he did as a professional, and hes very, very good at it. >> welcome back to "morning joe." the live shot of washington. lets bring in from washington nbc news chief white house political correspondent a...

I believe the polls are narrowing. i tell everyone the only poll i look at is the one on november 6. but it is closer here in pennsylvania than what i have seen in other polls that have been in the national media the last few days. >>neil: why is that? i noticed your state polls saying they have a huge swing and the president not long ago was up 15 points and another 12 points and then ten points but now to be even, that tells me, either a lost independents are coming out of the woodwork or a lo...

On today. >>neil: maybe your policies are helping, but it cuts both way. i am sure you just want them to feel their lot is improving regardless of who politically benefits. why do you think the polls are narrowing? what are they discovering? >>guest: well, in regard to the polls here in pennsylvania, what i see are people that are starting to go back to work. we are slowly getting the economy moving in pennsylvania. we have growth going on in our energy sector, in our biotech sector. we saved jo...

Joining us now craig gilbert the washington bureau chief and national political reporter for the milwaukee "centennial." youve covered sixee legses. how does this compare to the past. >> everything is different the way the campaign works, the media works. as far as wisconsin weve had cycles where wisconsin was at ground zero especially in 2004. this year what jumps out about it in terms of wisconsins role is paul ryans appearance on the ticket. jenna: how will that help. >> he cant by himself cl...

If mitt romney has a great tax plan that can do fanciful things john is talking about, lets let mitt romney be open and honest about what the changes are to the tax code and how it would affect the middle class. if they were so great for the middle class i assume he would be happy the to talk about it. >> politico, george washington university showing obama leading romney by only one point. other tracking we are still waiting on shows narrowing of the race. >> if you look at the polls going into...

Enough. there was also, i think, some folks in the campaign believe this, a danger on the other end. this president does not do pit bull very well. remember, youre likable enough, hillary. he didnt want to come off as annoying, arrogant, dismissive, towards romney because he is in the drivers seat in terms of being ahead, even though slightly and narrowing in the polls. i think we did see today, chuck had it exactly right, a sharper crisper, more acerbic barack obama, and i suspect well see that...

Governor romney has the advantage when it comes to the issue of the debt and the deficit. wendell is live at white house this afternoon. wendell, how big is governor romneys lead on the deficit issue? >>guest: four points. a new poll, after four years of trillion dollar deficits, that may not be ohio voters most important economic concern given they prefer president obama as governor romney as the candidate who does a better job on the economy. a spokesman said "as time progresses the field is l...

Take a shellacking is a difficult job for any spouse. and this just isnt a normal shellacking were talking about. were talking about a loss in november that could put the republicans into a permanent minority status. and i think youll start hearing two words. one, mandate. two, landslide. because thats the way things are looking. you talk to professionals and they will tell you off camera it is getting increasingly unlikely to impossible that romney has a path in the electoral college here. >> g...