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For president. >> let me say this, two quick things. one is, you say that then you read the quotes in your article, right, theres people who say, well, this really was about race and white nationalism. then you read some of the quotes in your article, i dont like his demeanor. thats not playing some role in some of this voting decision as well. >> absolutely. i mean, race is all mixed up in this. article about a young guy who voted for obama and is talking about how he fee put off by the black l...

Their voting decision based on that. we saw that in the presidential election and state of virginia where a governor mccalliffe was just elected overwhelmingly by women who understood there was a huge difference between him and ken cuccinelli. >> as of last year, labeled 27 states hostile to abortion rights. how critical is it for your group to make sure pro-choice candidates are senate and governor seats? >> its not been advancing an agenda but making sure women have access to health care. plan...

Didnt win. suggesting they vote republican all the way down the ballot and on a teleconference in june mitt romney himself told business owners they should be telling their employees how to vote. >> i hope you make it very clear to your employees what you believe is in the best interest of your enterprise and, therefore, their job and their future in the upcoming elections. and whether you agree with me or you agree with president obama or whatever your political view, i hope you passed those al...

The country threatened to shut down his business. he sent ntszs to his employees suggesting they boat republican. mitt romney told business owners they should be telling their employees how to vote. >> i hope you make it very clear to your employees what you believe is in the best interest of your enterprise and, therefore, their job and their future in the upcoming elections. and whether you agree with me or you agree with president obama or whatever your political view, i hope you pass those a...

Can radically shake up the race for president. a federal appeals court has struck down a photo i.d. law that required voters to show i.d. at the polls a. u.s. judge in ohio rejected a republican backed will ylaw that cut three of early voting. joining me now from the site of the dnc in charlotte, dave weigel and editor of the cq roll call daily briefing dave hawkins. we have dave and david. are we clear on this? here we go. good to see you both. dave, ill begin with you. the voting decision in o...

There. joining us now is scott rasmussen. scott, great to see you. what does this say when the president is basically neck in neck with mr. romney in florida? >> there is two things here. first, since rick santorum and newt gingrich have effectively conceded the race, a lot of their supporters who said they would never vote for mitt romney are saying something to the effect of, well, im not happy about it, but i still want to vote against president obama. so theyre beginning to give a little bit...

the prism of halloween. with ellen davis of the national retail federation. >> when the economy is suffering, halloween spending soars. >> im candy crowley. and this is "state of the union." an economic trifecta thursday boosted the administration and maybe the presidents re-election chances, too. new figures show the economy grew by 2.5% in the third quarter, almost double the growth in the previous quarter. and european leaders struck a deal to settle greek debt and bolster the eur...

the prism of halloween. with ellen davis of the national retail federation. >> when the economy is suffering, halloween spending soars. >> im candy crowley. and this is "state of the union." an economic trifecta thursday boosted the administration and maybe the presidents re-election chances, too. new figures show the economy grew by 2.5% in the third quarter, almost double the growth in the previous quarter. and european leaders struck a deal to settle greek debt and bolster the eur...

Be permitted to vote. minnesota state law currently contradicts that. you have the right to vote if youre under guardianship, and only if a court takes it away. so that is against our minnesota constitution. my bill would restore the constitutional position and also just in case somebody is under guardianship and does have the ability to make an independent voting decision, it allows the court and the guardian to work together to give them back that right to vote. but usually the reason why your...

Theres no way she can make an independent voting decision. if i took her to vote, if i said to mark it this way or that way, she would do exactly what i told her. its important that we not put her in situations, in group homes, or any other living situation, where somebody else might manipulate her. so my law is designed to protect those who need that protection, but also restore the right to vote when they are capable of doing so. both ways it works. >> all right. mary kiffmyer thank you for jo...