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we begin this hour with a very important change in the presidential race. according to our brand new cnn/orc poll, a majority of the nations voters now say they want to re-elect president obama. take a look at this. the president has 52%. hes seven points ahead of mitt romney whos at 45%. just a month ago the president in our poll was ahead 49% to 46%. significantly the president now according to our latest poll is above 50%. our polls also show what voters think of mitt romneys potent...

Commander, unfavorable opinion of the commander-in-chief. voters are awaiting a major decision from the romney campaign, the mystery could soon be over. abcs john karl has more on that. >> reporter: what does a dancing horse have to do with mitt romneys announcement of a rung mated -- running mate -- more than you think. this is ann romneys horse, rafalka, that competed and failed to advance to the final round of the olympics. that means mrs. romney is clear to return to the u.s. d be by her hus...

Commander, unfavorable opinion of the commander-in-chief. voters are awaiting a major decision from the romney campaign, the mystery could soon be over. abcs john karl has more on that. >> reporter: what does a dancing horse have to do with mitt romneys announcement of a rung mated -- running mate -- more than you think. this is ann romneys horse, rafalka, that competed and failed to advance to the final round of the olympics. that means mrs. romney is clear to return to the u.s. and be by her h...

They may think they are smart running this ad and patting themself on the back but this blows up in the face of the candidate would they are trying to help. in this instance it is so over-the-top and so mean and so off target, that it will hurt obama and his reputation more than it will hurt romney. >>stuart: i turn your attention to the vice presidential stakes if i may and bring to your attention, chris christie. headline this morning, that he has come to an agreement in the state of new jerse...

And yet florida is a key swing state for governor mitt romney. >> yeah. nobody likes rick scott but he is the host governor he will get a slot the i dont think it will be at a time when too many people are watching but you cant ignore the host governor when he is of your party. gregg: noticeably missing, you made reference to this, are some of the potential gop vice-presidential contenders. lets put them up on the screen. governor tim pawlenty, senator robb portman, senator marco rubio, represen...

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business with b.e.t. founder bob johnson and former hewlett-packard ceo carly fiorina. im candy crowley, and this is "state of the union." first today, mitt romney. cnns gloria borger caught up with the republican presidential nominee yesterday in indiana, and he hit back on president obamas proposal to raise tax rates for people making over $250,000 a year. >> i think it would be an enormous mistake for us to raise taxes on anyone right now with the economy and the trouble its in. i...

Washington post to meet and get an understanding of the united states. >> greta: i gave them "on the record" hats and they walked out to return to their countries with the hats. i thought, they looked good in them. you can see our full interview with secretary rumsfeld at gretawire.com. straight ahead, it is a question everyone wants answered -- who will governor mitt romney choose as his runningmate? times running out. tone, are there new clues? dick morris is here to talk about the veep states...

Veep-stakes shifts into high gear. two potential runningmates have been asked to be ready for an announcement at any time. >> wow. >> most expect this to come next week. >> i cant wait. i have got to tell you. it just changes the dynamic of the race at that point. >> and ends all of the media speculation. lets get past the -- who is it going to be? lets roll. build-up to the republican convention end of the month. were getting there. >> thats right. we are almost there. then golden girls, the ...

To that, or are you the type of guy who holds things to a halt, who changes the dynamic? thats what youre seeing, for instance, with jim demint who built his reputation by saying im going to blow up the traditional republican party and recast it as the tea party. >> and even further on the margins are the dick lugers and the bob doles and the kay bailey hutchisons who seem for that matter to be neanderthals within the republican party, speaking of which, of course, a newer version of that party,...