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At 30% in the polls. the iowa governor is barely above that, and in wisconsin. these are critical states. if republicans cant win ohio and florida they cant win. i think romney is going to win ohio because of what the legislation has done in the last two years. the republican brand is in trouble. the primary hurt them, and what theyve done in the states since 2010 has hurt them. >> newt gingrich continued to attack mitt romney today. youve raised a very interesting possibility. i want to read yo...

Loans, other things not done until the agency add director and you can expect the president will hit hard on that and emphasize all of those points. >> when they look at them and say, this is loophole government at its best, are they the ones with the upper hand and how to fight back when they look at how other administrations handle recess appointment. >> it is true that maharry reid and the last two years of the bush administration, they are called pro form sections in the senate, blocked pres...

You drop out you can be best friends. i was on the trail with mitt romney and his family for a very long time and we got to know each other and he has a wonderful family. he is a statesman. i actually like him a lot. he has a fantastic personality off camera that i hope he sort of brings on camera at some point as he still campaigns. >> they call him the 25% man. so do you think he can break that number? >> oh, yes. completely. i think people just need to get to know him better. i think the more...

Romney and his family for a very long time and we got to know each other and he has a wonderful family. he is a statesman. i actually like him a lot. he has a fantastic personality off camera that i hope he sort of brings on camera at some point as he still campaigns. >> they call him the 25% man. so do you think he can break that number? >> oh, yes. completely. i think people just need to get to know him better. i think the more you get to know people like, you know, rick santorum, the less you...

The re-election strategy starts with a lot of math. stay with me. i know its friday night. its math in the form of a few different pathways to the 270 electoral votes the president needs to win re-election. pathways in which theyve officially expressed belief. one, win florida. floridas 29 plus 251 equals 280 and 2 more years. floridas republican governor, rick scott, extremely unpopular. the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in november in florida was 10%. second route back to the white hou...

Electoral votes the president needs to win re-election. pathways in which theyve officially expressed belief. one, win florida. floridas 29 plus 251 equals 280 and 2 more years. floridas republican governor, rick scott, extremely unpopular. the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in november in florida was 10%. second route back to the white house, win western states that senator john kerry didnt win, like nevada and colorado which candidate obama did win. and maybe arizona. yes, john mccain a...

>> another route, described by the re-election campaign, win ohio and iowa. both of which president obama won in 2008 and senator kerry lost in 2004. the president had extraordinary success in the midwest last time around, but that was before three straight years of high unemployment gripped the country. and then there is the south. or at least the up parts of the south. north carolina plus virginia plus senator kerrys 251 electoral votes equals the presidency. now, the president won both states...

And i thought that was pretty telling for the year. >> maria? >> i think its one of the civil rights issues. i think were living in a historic time. >> and also gay marriage. we told a bold step. the american people decided that was something at the forefront for them. >> i would say probably the main thing that happened was the changing of the discussion from deficit to income inequality. i think the defeat of sb-5 in ohio, after the sweep the tea party and republican governors did, i think pro...

And and ohio, 18 votes. this is the path i fine the most fascinating, the industrial midwest, where he struggled the most during the prime plaer and in the general election tougher. this is critical, this is where the economys struggling with the exception of iowa, as charlie points out. >> this is really -- we say its iowa and ohio, but its ohio, ohio, ohio. if he doesnt win ohio, hes -- it doesnt matter if he wins iowa. its about changing what the election is about for obama to win. he has to ...

President obama makes a new push this week to extend and expand the payroll tax cut. hell do it on wednesday, in vice president joe bidens hometown, scranton, p.a., a state crucial to their re-election. we can expect to see more of biden himself in pennsylvania in ohio and florida. battleground states where democratic strategists say he could be a stronger asset than the president himself. im joined by cnbc chief washington correspondent john harwood. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. >> ...