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900,000 to 400,000. if those voting patterns hold and they could break for romney you just dont know but if they hold it shows incredible mobilization among obama voters. i know were short on time. theres a sentiment that was touched on last time they were trying to stop obama and this time they are trying to stop all of us. i think when that takes hold its a strong geotv message. well see how that shakes out. >> jennifer, you wrote in "the washington post" that the presidents early voting advan...

This race to 1980 which is pretty close between jimmy carter and ronald reagan and ronald reagan went onto a route. i dont think that is apt. i think president obama did fairly well at the debate this week. romney has the momentum. it could come down to the last week, some type of october surprise. romney has the edge at the moment. jon: it could come down to differences in voting patterns between men and women. jenna was talking about this last hour. men as an election threat have long favored ...

Terms of voting patterns... >> greta: i think its starting to at least chip away. >> its a long term process. >> i think the republican primary dz a lot of damage to that project. i think your last guest would probably agree. he felt like the republican party had to change messaging to that and the by he went after rick perry people forget one of the key ways he knock out rick perry was going after hi on immigration. i think there may have been an opening because of the economy hitting hispanics...

Terms of voting patterns... >> greta: i think its starting to at least chip away. >> its a long term process. >> i think the republican primary dz a lot of damage to that project. i think your last guest would probably agree. he felt like the republican party had to change messaging to that and the by he went after rick perry people forget one of the key ways he knock out rick perry was going after hi on immigration. i think there may have been an opening because of the economy hitting hispanics...

Terms of voting patterns... >> greta: i think its starting to at least chip away. >> its a long term process. >> i think the republican primary dz a lot of damage to that project. i think your last guest would probably agree. he felt like the republican party had to change messaging to that and the by he went after rick perry people forget one of the key ways he knock out rick perry was going after hi on immigration. i think there may have been an opening because of the economy hitting hispanics...

Just how extreme and out of the mainstream paul ryans record and his voting patterns are. on the other hand they see hi parse words like any politician and willing to toss aside his allegedly firmly held beliefs now that its politically inconvenient for him. >> when we look at this paul ryan, congresswoman, were looking at a man who has these great convictions, very passionate, but now he seems toy playing political. he said in an interview last night he was not trying to threaten access to birt...

Of a womans right to decide. so i think that women -- and weve known in the past that this kind of issue can really swing womens votes. especially pro choice republican women, independent women. they dont want an extremist like this whose plans and programs and policies are adamantly anti-woman, anti-womens health. everything about ryans program is anti-woman. so i think it will -- reaching women in the suburbs, reaching independent women, reaching young women, i think it will have a real resona...

Ryan puts to rest any question about where governor romney is on the right to decide. so, i think that women and weve known in the past that this kind of issue can really swing womens votes. especially pro-choice republican women, independent women. they dont want an extremist like this. whos plans and programs and policies are adamantly antiwoman, antiwomens health. everything about ryans program is anti woman. reaching women in the suburbs, reaching independent women, young women. i think it w...

Ryans stance and what it would mean if he were the vice president and i think that romneys choice of ryan puts to rest any question about where governor romney is on the issue of a womans right to decide. so i think that women -- and weve known in the past that this kind of issue can really swing womens votes. especially pro choice republican women, independent women. they dont want an extremist like this whose plans and programs and policies are adamantly anti-woman, anti-womens health. everyth...

Clinton white house that there are a lot of differences between these two elections. i think that this analogy breaks down fairly early in the process. jenna: one of the ones of the variables are point out is the economy. in 2004 you say it was not the paramount issue. it was a big issue but not quite as big as it is. you bring up the fact that the american voter has changed dramatically so since the election of 2004. tell us a little bit more about that. >> since the mid 1990s the popular house...