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Republican primary season in 2008 because he was in favor of comprehensive immigration reform. he had to double back. theyre going to have to get out of that. theyre going to have to be able to say there is a different path forward, not just to citizenship, but to dealing with immigration as an issue, which is complicated, understandably. but start with more actually free market type of solutions and say, hey, look, why are we micromanaging the number of immigrants from each and every country? w...

Absolutely clear. it may not be tomorrow, but certainly in the next couple of months. she said shell stay on until her replacement comes in. she wants out. shes exhausted, understandably so. leon panetta who come phaout commutes from washington to california he wants out. hes over 70 and wants to row tire. timothy geithner the treasury secretary wanted out a while ago and was pressed to say. i would think in the case of panetta and clinton that republicans will be unhappy to see them go because ...

Some people are going to fax and e-mail and the governor in new york clearing the way. if you still have no power, if you dont know where youre going to sleep, if youre freezing at night, i cant imagine the election is your priority now. >> the mayor trying to disseminate over twitter. theyre not on twitter. they dont have access to receive messages. and if they have lost everything, you have to believe that as much -- as empowering as it is to vote, theyve got some really crucial issues right n...

>>shepard: you may recognize this guy. this is bruce springsteen. he and jay-z are at a president obamas rally in columbus, ohio. scheduled to begin shortly the entertainment has begun. also, we are waiting for an event for governor romney who has just walked into the room in fairfax county, virginia. virginia is going to be so important in the early going tomorrow night. right now, they are almost as close as you can be in any poll. it is a virtual dead heat. we will know a lot by northern virg...

For those lucky enough to get to the pump, actually paying for their gas is another concern. >> i just spent $30,000 getting my home repaired and it is all gone. >> we have nothing. no credit cards. nothing in our bank accounts. $15 in my pocket. nowhere to go. no electricity tryst. no food. no gas. >> look at gas all day today. just getting gas now. >> ive been in this lane hour and a half waiting to get to one of these pumps. im hoping i get up there and they say no gas. martha: boy, requires ...

If -- it was the white house that brought it to congress and it was meant to be a sort of sword of dam close held -- dam ma close held over the republicans and they didnt blink. >> he wants to pressure a tax increase or defense cuts and the thinks, understandably, -- he hopes theyll go for a tax -- democrats were willing to risk some domestic spending cuts. so, kim, how is this playing on the campaign trail? mitt romney is trying to make hay with this defense issue in states like virginia, new h...

If -- it was the white house that brought it to congress and it was meant to be a sort of sword of dam close held -- dam ma close held over the republicans and they didnt blink. >> he wants to pressure a tax increase or defense cuts and the thinks, understandably, -- he hopes theyll go for a tax -- democrats were willing to risk some domestic spending cuts. so, kim, how is this playing on the campaign trail? mitt romney is trying to make hay with this defense issue in states like virginia, new h...

About it in terms of terrorist attack. that was lost. mitt romneys chance this time will be a little bit more clear, of course, and he will try to tie foreign policy to his broader economic appeal. the romney campaign has said the obama ads, we will see if they make national security an economic issue. >>shepard: a number of avenues to travel. a couple republican strategists say libya is an issue with which ratcheting up the last month. understandably so. there were concerns among the strategist...

About trying to keep them on-line and on subject. i think once it gets under way however, if president obama begins to stray, then in the response, that its up to governor romney to point that out and vice versa for that matter. what troubles me more, when we have these kinds of debates is that a lot of the questions that come from the american public understandably are not very, very specific. they want to know about tone, they want to know about what youre going to do to help cooperate and the...

Number two, vice presidential running mates always, first thing is do no harm. we learned that obviously from sarah palin. most americans look at the vice presidential debate and say im still going to vote for romney or the president. unless theres a game changer like a sarah palin moment. thats not going to happen on thursday. i go back to my original point. these are two very smart people sticking to the talking points. at the end of the day, now what ryan does do for the ticket is he energize...