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Think has a plan to take us forward and if you look at the republican plan it is a plan that wants to resurrect the bush tax policies and economic policies that got us here in the first place. >> but let me just interrupt for a second. >> you can interrupt as much as you want. >> chris: put aside romney and the attacks on romney for a second. talk about the presidents record. he is seeking reelection. here is his record. his economic record. 8.3% unemployment. 23 million americans out of work or...

7 million students with $1,000 more on their loan payments. >> the republican response, representative ann marie berkle laid the blame for the june report directly at the president. >> hes doubling down on policies that are holding us back and making things worse. starting with his healthcare law, which is driving up costs and making it harder for small businesses to hire workers. >> next week the house will vote on a repeal of the presidents health care law. the vote in the republican controlle...

Perspective. names reflect the average job growth in the first six months of the election year in 1980. jimmy carter was seeking reelection. job growth minus 96,000. he lost. in 1984 then, 375,000 jobs created in the first six months. reagan won reelection. then 1992, the number was a dismal 63,000 jobs. president george herbert walker bush lost. then p 1996, 240,000 jobs created the first six months, president clinton won. then skip to 2004, 197,000, president george w. bush won. now, in 2012, ...

Programs has been fairly typical of senator kerry over the years. beyond that, i worry about threats to american sovereignty. i worry about the presidents penchant for multi-lateral im, for his despair to put what we typically consider domestic issues into the international arena. weve seen it in the area of the environment and recall it in his participation in the copenhagen summit and in the area of gun control. many people are worried about efforts to negotiate an international treaty if we r...

President. your guy at this point is well below the 50% approval rating, considered crucial for a president seeking reelection. my question is, isnt barack obama very vulnerable? >> i dont think we should spent a lot of time on your poll because in february, you had the poll -- the partisan spread was 8 points different than it is now. unless you believe there are 7 million less democrats in america today and 6 million more republicans in february i wouldnt put much credence in this. by the way,...

Running neck-and-neck with the president. your guy at this point is well below the 50% approval rating, considered crucial for a president seeking reelection. my question is, isnt barack obama very vulnerable? >> i dont think we should spent a lot of time on your poll because in february, you had the poll -- the partisan spread was 8 points different than it is now. unless you believe there are 7 million less democrats in america today and 6 million more republicans in february i wouldnt put muc...

Republicans now -- however, if gas prices are high, if it hurts the economy, if it sours the public mood, if it makes them feel less well off, that hurts the incumbent, whichever party it is. since its barack obama, that is not good news for him. he would like to see gas prices come down. and the good news for him is that for a president seeking reelection, the gas prices usually do come down after the summer driving season. what comes after the summer driving season? the election season. >> yea...

out 50 games in the upcoming season but yesterday an arbitration panel reversed that call reportedly on a technicality involving handling of a urine sample. we understand that there will be press conference under way. you can see right there with the live cameras. they are awaiting the player, mr. braun, to come out. when that happens, they are out of marryville park in phoenix. we will take you there. grass prices keep on climbing. national average jumped another three cents overn...

with four more years of barack obama. >> ill become the republican nominee because of you. >> why does rudy giuliani say hes shocked and outraged by newt gingrich? he also may surprise you. and the shocking incident has spread outrage around the world. the video that appears to show american marines urinating on dead bodies in afghanistan. ill ask jessica lynch what she thinks. this is "piers morgan tonight." >> good evening, republican front-runner mitt romney being hammered today by ...

wrong, the country may get stuck with four more years of barack obama. >> ill become the republican nominee because of you. >> why does rudy giuliani say hes shocked and outraged by newt gingrich? he also may surprise you. and the shocking incident has spread outrage around the world. the video that appears to show american marines urinating on dead bodies in afghanistan. ill ask jessica lynch what she thinks. this is "piers morgan tonight." >> good evening, republican front-runner mit...