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The democrats are here, they dont like trump and they -- well, not just dont like, they want the investigation to go forward and to protect it, house republicans are here, theyre defending trump, wheres senate republicans? theyve been quieter. a couple have indicated reserve. there are people in the senate republican caucus who are former judges, former a.g.s, they could end up being the key swing constituency among the people in congress, some of the leaders of the senate republicans or respect...

Different than the language kind of suggests. i dont think this is an argument that is going to resonate with swing voters, particularly white collar, white women who are i think the critical swing constituency for hillary clinton. this is something that does resonate with the republican base who views hillary clinton and bill clinton fundamentally as illegitimate. >> quickly, how do you think you best use bill clinton on the campaign trail for hillary? its not just using him out there but in re...

Are they in competition with other people whose endorsement might actually be substantial? >> no, i think thats right. christies thing is not an endorsement, but i would consider its effect to be similar to that of an endorseme endorsement. this is a test of presidential leadership. what youre finding in the polls to the extent there are swing voters in this election, they have very conflicted feelings about obama and the obama presidency. a lot of, for instance, theres been polling in the swing...

Venth, two months or so? been seeing, or youve been seeing in some of your polling? >> the numbers bounce a round a little bit. a couple of weeks ago governor romney had a good week an was up a little bit. a couple of weeks before that president obama was up by a fair amount. but generally both candidates are stuck in this mid 40 percent range. we talk about all the demographics. the president does better among younger voters and women and romney has his core groups, white working class democrat...

Be in the future, that is mr. obamas attempt to not have this election be a referendum on his first three years in office and turn it into a choice between himself and mr. romney. watch for both romney and the president this week to concentrate heavily on the economy. thats obviously the theme of the election. this year theyre going to talk about middle class voters, middle class voters, middle class income families are the swing constituency of the independent moderate middle that make up those...

it was a key question today. the secretary of homeland security, the department which oversees the secret service was in the hot seat on capitol hill. >> to your knowledge, is this the first time something like this has happened? >> there was nothing in the record to suggest that this would happen. >> and in fact, it said one agent that wasnt implicated in the matter but talked to the post off the record said, quote, of course this has happened before. this is not the first time. anoth...

winks and nods in the secret service. is the culture to blame for the scandal? it was a key question today. the secretary of homeland security, the department which oversees the secret service was in the hot seat on capitol hill. >> to your knowledge, is this the first time something like this has happened? >> there was nothing in the record to suggest that this would happen. >> and in fact, it said one agent that wasnt implicated in the matter but talked to the post off the record sai...

york. outfront tonight winks and nods in the secret service. is the agencys culture to blame for the prostitution scandal that has now forced nine agents either out of their jobs or stripped of their clearances? of that the key question today. the secretary of homeland security, the department which oversees the secret service, was in the hot seat on capitol hill. >> to your knowledge is this the first time something like this has happened? >> there was nothing in the record to suggest...

Destruct button than newt gingrich. if he ends up winning the nomination you dont need to have spent six months going after the guy and laying the foundation for general election attack all the information is there, if you forget that he will make six mistakes in the first six hours hes the nominee. with mitt romney you have to work harder to get the stuff out youre seeing that in the past month. perfect example is the tax returns. mitt romney ran for office in 1994, 2002, 2008, all three campai...

President knows is coming and is picking. we have seen him be significa significantly be more confrontational in the last few weeks of 2011. his poll numbers have i think theed -- have ticked up. president obama as a populous as a fighter for the middle class or as a better fighter for the middle class than the republicans. when congress is at historically low approval ratings, picking a fight with them is never a bad idea. i think the president views it that way. its not by accident hes going t...