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Wednesday. and hes making headlines by push his own version of the dream act. chip saltzman, ted devine, advised campaigns for president. good morning, gentlemen, good to see you. >> good morning. >> weve talked on the program, ted, about what mitt romney is doing to vet possible candidates. if youre someone who wants to be tapped, what do you do? >> well, there is an inside game and outside game. you mentioned marco rubio playing the outside game, giving speeches, the inside game that is import...

Republican congressman from upstate new york who seemed to be able to do that by making a case that would help working americans, get reagan democrats. and it worked politically. but they were able to make that case convince league. now we have a guy who is a 1 percenter. talks like a 1 percenter. has policies that favor the 1 percenters and he wants to sell that as being good for you auto workers when i wasnt for the bailout? theres a gap between policy and who is selling it. thats where hes go...

just cant connect with. fresh off his win, he was in ohio today speaking with workers at a fence making factory. but check out the crowd waiting to cheer him on. a half empty room of supporters. not what youd expect from a man who won two states last night. heres what it comes down to. this dragged out primary race is hurting his favorability. lets look at president obama in 2008. at this point in the race, in 2008, president obamas favorability numbers were above 50% and climbing stea...

at a fence making factory. but check out the crowd waiting to cheer him on. a half empty room of supporters. not what youd expect from a man who won two states last night. heres what it comes down to. this dragged out primary race is hurting his favorability. lets look at president obama in 2008. at this point in the race, in 2008, president obamas favorability numbers were above 50% and climbing steadily every month. but check out willard. his favorability cant break 37%. you can see ...

Expenditure groups. the president should stay positive, focus on one thing and that is jobs. that should be the mantra of the campaign, the mantra of what he is doing in washington, and i agree, he should keep bringing it up. make sure he keeps -- force them to vote on it week after week after week. >> i couldnt agree with you more, governor tad, and if i were to advise the president, i would tell them to listen to you two guys. a wise man once told me, if you see a man on the edge of a cliff ab...

Spending, that he cares about jobs. over and over again. thats what i talk about straight through to next november. because the republicans i think, again, by being obstinate, not meeting the president halfway, are not meeting to things that they voted for in the past and the president made that point beautifully. i think tad is right. is he really finding his stride. republicans are opening the door and the president is going through it. >> tad, have you been a great strategist. worked 2004. i ...

And democratic strategist tad devine, former senior strategist to the gore campaign and former senior adviser to john kerrys 2004 campaign. thank you, both, for joining me. governor, how easy are republicans making this? blocking hundreds of thousands of jobs? how easy are they making by continuing to do this? >> well, i think its -- from their standpoint, a tragic mistake. its allowed president obama to pivot and run against a republican congress that has done nothing. if the republicans said w...

on what ohios workers fight means for your fight. >> if congress continues to stand only for dysfunction and delay, then im going to move ahead without them. >> and one year to go. and new poll numbers blast the myth that president obama is losing his base. strategist ed rendell and ted devine on the presidents re-election chances. >> public servants shouldnt get a better deal than taxpayers. >> gop warfare, republicans on the wrong side. scale as 76% of the americans say the economy i...

stand only for dysfunction and delay, then im going to move ahead without them. >> and one year to go. and new poll numbers blast the myth that president obama is losing his base. strategist ed rendell and ted devine on the presidents re-election chances. >> public servants shouldnt get a better deal than taxpayers. >> gop warfare, republicans on the wrong side. scale as 76% of the americans say the economy is weighted against them. howard dean on the rise of the progressives, and gett...

house for a showdown with the president. just as he is holding a campaign to pass health care. >> i want every member of congress to hear this chant. i tried to explain, i dont get worn down. i wear them down. i dont get worn down. >> he will be tested, because tonight it will be the turn of the hispanic caucus of congress, demanding action for them on immigration reform as the president seeks their votes for his health care bill. is there a quid pro quo? and as washington focuses on...