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And support whoever the nominee is, in part because we recognize that the country is in danger, led by barack obama. we are going to come together and make sure that we get the country back on the right track. >> sean: paul ryan, you have been criticized because you want to deal with the structural problems of our economy, the record debt, deficit and take on what is called the third rail in politic, which is entitlement spending. that means medicare, medicaid, social security. you are willing t...

And support whoever the nominee is, in part because we recognize that the country is in danger, led by barack obama. we are going to come together and make sure that we get the country back on the right track. >> sean: paul ryan, you have been criticized because you want to deal with the structural problems of our economy, the record debt, deficit and take on what is called the third rail in politic, which is entitlement spending. that means medicare, medicaid, social security. you are willing t...

Raised from 2-12%. he went to the republicans after the inauguration and readdressed and said this is what i want to do but they said, it might cost us seats. but not tackling the issue will cost us seats. well be behind you, so far behind you you wont be able to see us. >> john: he went on to a.m. every state talking about this. >> we did communication, cities in 60 days type of program and we had him out there doing multiple things. the poll testing of the messaging of privatizing social secur...

It is about a government that cant seem to focus on whats good for america. all theyre focused on is short-term political advantage and trying to create a disadvantage for the other guy. the business confidence and the publics confidence that would come out of the federal government getting us out of this mess would be the single biggest job creator. you go back to even in the clinton era, we raised taxes and job creation went up. >> the president is a smart guy by all accounts. why do you think...

Beating mitt romney by 4 points. interestingly the dont know group takes third place at 19%. in a few moments larry sabato tells us about the most dangerous place for a candidate. that would be on top as we have seen time after time. martha: newt gingrich is doing a little bit to put the poll numbers to work for him. hes keeping up the heat on entitlement spending. he went to new hampshire and tried to sell his plan to fix social security. taking on the third rail in the middle of the campaign s...

Program is the heart of it, but i ask the same question, which is, is medicare the third rail? look, youve said, reportedly, to the speaker of the house, john boehner, i wouldnt push this ryan proposal because politically its going to hurt the party. >> well, i dont know where that quote came from, but the point is, what are we going to do about the problem? we know that -- oh, you want to talk about medicare? the president says medicare needs to be on the table, the vice president says medicare...

Those issues and more, two key senate leaders from each side of the aisle, the republican leader mitch mcconnell of kentucky, and from the other side of the aisle, the senior senator from new york, chuck schumer. we will begin here in the studio with the leader of the republicans in the senate, senator mcconnell. welcome back to "meet the press." >> good morning. >> i want to show you the scene from upstate new york, that special house election. kathy hochul prevailed and here was the scene when...

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