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Brown. i think everybody here would -- if either candidate cracked some joke would be saying, come on. >> i dont know. i think humor can be a very powerful weapon, and irony can be a very powerful weapon. i think it would actually humanize and make the candidates more appealing. >> it depends on the joke. >> i think its very dangerous to crack jokes in the era we live in because that joke becomes a flying sound bite and just boomerangs in your head. >> if somebody would have -- if either one of ...

And thats a lot more complicated of a thing. especially now that the president knows that that is mitt romneys game plan. hes going to come in and try to make a rhetorical attack to the center. he has a game plan coming in so he knows how to deal with that. i would say, again, while the stakes are very high for the president, that cannot be overstated. i think romney has a very tough challenge -- >> since, steve -- since i tend to see her point because krystal is right, since he distorted, lied,...

>> and mitt romney is focusing on ohio in a big way. andrea mitchell, before we get to mitt romneys foreign policy speech yesterday which we want to focus on, are you surprised at all by the changes in these numbers? >> not all that surprised. i am surprised by the extent of the change in the womens numbers in michigan. >> i am. >> but i talked to a congresswoman in colorado, the morning after and she as a strong obama supporter was really disappointed that he had not raised womens issues in tha...

Will be meeting with top officials in benghazi. specifically we are told to talk about some of these issues, including security concerns that existed at the consulate. those are some of the questions that are going to come up on wednesday during those hearings that will be held on the hill. so there are a lot of questions that the white house has been fielding for a number of days now. certainly counterterrorism adviser john brennan will be meeting about those. as you know, the white house has b...

Potter will be his treasury secretary. >> hes not going to be able to cut taxes for rich people. he doesnt want to. the idea of pro growth taxes -- >> didnt he say 20% across the board? >> he did, but he also said if you take up the deductions, rich people wont get a big tax break. thats the truth. if you go through the principles and think about it, how do you design a pro growth tax policy? you have to take down the race and get rid of deductions. the numbers can add up. there is a long legisl...

There werent a lot of bright spots for the president. this was romneys night. everyone on both side saying that. one effective thing the president did, pointed out romney is still short on details on a few key things, health care plan, his tax care plan, as well as as frank-dodd. did he score any points as far as romney being a blank canvas? >> there were a few vulnerabilities when you talked about entitlements, tax plans, he has to square these numbers. he dug himself some holes, that the obama...

Tomorrow night. its mostly fantasy, but its essentially, tamron, romney say, look, im not the idea log ive been running as. i needed to do this to get this far in the process. i think hes the massachusetts mitt and not the inkarn nation that sought the presidency. im surprised by the timing. im not surprised by the interviews you make reference to. im surprised it took that long to get there. the troops dont need more red meat. wild horses could not keep them away from voting against barack obam...

Dont be surprised if we hear a version of this answer when it comes up wednesday night. >> if you could go back to that fundraiser, would you have said it differently? >> its not productive for someone to get into the detail of how a campaign is going to cop l together the people i need to win an election. im a president for 100% of the american people and thats the real% people care about. not 47 versus anyone else. i will be president for 100% of the feem. >> of course, 47% is something were h...

Says quote we have real vulnerabilities in the system. by vulnerabilities what they obviously mean are voters inclined to vote for president obama. republicans think that one easy way of targeting those voters is by aiming their voter suppression laws at black and latino voters who poll overwhelmingly in support of president obama. the most reliable republican voter is of course the white male voter. mitt romney leads president obama with white males 58 to 34 in the latest numbers from gallup. i...

Faced with that evidence, colorados secretary of state says quote we have real vulnerabilities in the system. by vulnerabilities what they obviously mean are voters inclined to vote for president obama. republicans think that one easy way of targeting those voters is by aiming their voter suppression laws at black and latino voters who poll overwhelmingly in support of president obama. the most reliable republican voter is of course the white male voter. mitt romney leads president obama with wh...