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To look at taxes, and thats what the people in america are really aching for. >> well, you know, i actually think that, in a way, you have a point. because they are talking about how to lower taxes, thats the center of his campaign, we should know how much taxes people like him pay. hes running on the idea people like him need a big tax break, and so if hes paying, well, we already know he paid 13.9%, which is a lot less than i pay and a lot less than most viewers pay and the other years are alm...

Go to our blog and leave a comment. well bring the results later on in the show. i am joined tonight by bloomberg view columnist jonathan alter. also with us, michael kinsley, who is also a columnist for bloomberg view. gentlemen, great to have you with us tonight. michael, well start with you. michael, you wrote today that the ad, it may be tough, but its not dishonest. do you agree it really puts the focus on the serious issues, genrically speaking, overlooking this whole campaign? >> sure, ...

Call it what it is. >> well, you are doing just that, and its very interesting statistic you point out there, but if its that intense and severe, could this not throw the state for mitt romney, could this have that big of an impact, senator? >> it could have that kind of impact, ed, but i want to encourage folks in ohio and other viewers across the country not to be sidelined and sidetracked by the foolishness. my republican colleagues are stuck on stupid and dazzled by dumb, but the people in t...

What happens when theres a split, the secretary of state, whos a republican, has intervened to limit early voting hours in places like cleveland, columbus, akron, and toledo. thats how they are getting away with this. >> republicans in the state say slashing the early voting is all about cost. why is that a lie? >> never let the truth get in the way of a good story, ed. the republicans have a lot of good stories but not a lot of truth. what is the cost of the state of ohio returning to the debac...

The republicans dont want that to happen again. its that simple. lets turn to ohio state senator nina turner and also ari berman, contributor for "the nation" magazine and "rolling stone" magazine and author of hurting donkeys. great to have both of you with us. senator, i want to ask you, are people in ohio, are they on this, and whats their reaction? >> people are outraged, ed. i mean, no one should have to beg to vote, and that is exactly what is happening in ohio in the predominantly urban a...

Early voting from 8:00 to 5:00 does not make sense for them. we should be expanding the franchise and not trying to take the right to vote away from poor and working class people and urban people, ed, and that is exactly what is happening in ohio. >> ari, you dug into this quite a bit in "the nation" magazine, how are republicans getting away with this? >> well, they are getting away with it, ed, in the same way they are getting away with it all across the country. they got power in 2010, first ...