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National correspondent john roberts is outside at the convention center. >> reporter: there is a theme for every day at this convention. today its "we can change it." but what the romney campaign needs to change is perceptions of their candidate among women. hes down 10 points among women. ann romney saying to the women of america, we feel your pain. >> im not sure if men really understand this. but i dont think there is a woman in america who expects her life to be easy. in our own ways we all ...

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The fact is, the economy is a much more decisive factor, how you feel about the economy and your perceptions of it are more important than how you feel about a specific candidate. >> okay. now, larry, are you at all skeptical of this theory? and what about entities like citizens united? thats new since the 1940s when this minimal effects model started up. and theres seemingly endless supply of cash to influence voters, does that change the situation? >> well, first, i am a subscriber to the theo...

Release any of her tax returns. neither is an apt comparison. john kerry actually released returns from 1999 through 2003 and also released tax returns during his senate runs. as for teresa heinz, romney isnt the wealthy spouse of a candidate, but the candidate himself. in 2008, john mccain released two years of returns, but he had been filling out financial disclosure forms for decades as a senator. romney protests that he is not legally obliged to release any tax returns. of course not. he is ...

Journal" because you have so much in common. today, the editorial page says the dilemma for the white house is calling off next years tax increase would undercut president obamas theme of redistributing income. his liberal base is so obsessed with the politics of envy that is demanding higher taxes no matter the economic or political costs. we have 30 seconds before the president speaks. any thoughts on that? >> im not sure how you get envy of a middle class tax cut. look, the reality is the pre...

When you look at the relationship between stereo types on the one hand and perceptions, and the likelihood that black people will be racially profiled and targeted, the institutional character of the racism is whats a problem here. not individuals not liking black people. it is the institutional force of the incarceration system, of the prison industrial complex that continues to provide a barrier for justice for so many millions of african-american people. >> professor, thank you both for your ...

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