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Counter position to biden, theres really nothing there. i think they will shift to broader, bigger themes, but you can see the kernels in both of these of what they would be saying. president obama saying weve come too far to turn back, and governor romney saying its not good enough. youd be foolish not to change course. those are the nutshells of the arguments. they have been building up for the last six to nine months. over the course of the next few weeks, we will be hearing those in much cle...

Right, 32rs, wrong direction 61%. y >> you realize the president is winning one fourth of people who think the country is headed in the wrong direction. >> its amazing. >> right. >> you mentioned paul ryans congressman. congress job approval, approve 12%, disapprove 82%. >> the country is united baby. we have united the country. congratulations. u.s. congress. >> bipartisan. >> is there any way, chuck, 12% approve, any way we can -- >> i want to know who these people are. >> and live near them...

They were trying to dance around but now theyre head first. >> okay. >> the one extra piece of baggage they didnt contemplate as much, his first name is congressman. >> rapid fire, go through these numbers. rapid fire, one line each, unless theres nothing to be learned from it. if the election were held today, obama 48, mitt romney 44. >> battleground state number is what i would point people to. much smaller. 49/46. one place we saw evidence of a ryan boost. >> obama job approval, 48 approve, 4...

Were not getting anywhere right now. the direction in our polling shows 31%, people think were in the right direction. how does obama defend the direction were in right now against the guy who says, ive got a new direction for you? >> i think he points to the specifics in the plan. and to go back to what we were saying about this a minute ago, im not prematurely elated about this, i think the obama campaign is elated. i think the arguments are out, when they go out and do polling and focus group...

Everything you said is obviously true and i believe in it. but heres one tricky part, we have the proudest point i think in "the wall street journal"/nbc poll, the question, do you think the countrys going in the right direction, wrong direction, and what these two guys are offering today is a different direction. how can you sell if youre obama and biden the same direction were on right now when only about 30 some% of people think its the right direction? how do you do that? >> first of all -- ...

"the situation room". we begin with the state of unemployment in america, just three months before election day. both democrats and republicans have something to seize on in the newest jobs report. employers say they added 163,000 jobs to the u.s. economy in july. thats better than economists expected, and something for the obama camp to hang its hat on. but the romney camp is pointing to this figure, the overall unemployment rate unexpectedly rose to 8.3%, because american household...

Black, she did not fit the description of the name she gave, and they could not identify her? >>arthur: i am supposed to take the role of saying, well, for harm, but, this is a little one that is hard to defend. she get the ball rolling by giving a fake name. and, so, obviously he is to blame in a sell suit there are things called contributory negligence so it will be found that to some percentage of this, it is her fault, by starting the ball headed in the wrong direction, but, i mean, zero fol...

entertainment. where are we, kol wolf? looks like a thumping campaign for romney. he had a great week of debates. seems to got his mojo, i guess, in a way he maybe lost it the week before. whats your overview? >> its a big night for mitt romney. no doubt about that. he seems to be well positioned right now for february. most of these contests whether in nevada or arizona or michigan, hes got some major advantages even in colorado lets say. hes going to do well in february. but you corr...

News from yesterday is very good. the consumer confidence is improving and the sense the economy is headed in the wrong direction is also dissipating. but that being said, theres still a lot of concern and a lot of worry and i would just conclude, jamie, the person who was hired in december, wants to know that theyre going to actually have a job for the long-term, not just be a victim of seasonal hiring. >> jamie: particularly in november, the president would like them to keep their jobs. >> abs...

News from yesterday is very good. the consumer confidence is improving and the sense the economy is headed in the wrong direction is also dissipating. but that being said, theres still a lot of concern and a lot of worry and i would just conclude, jamie, the person who was hired in december, wants to know that theyre going to actually have a job for the long-term, not just be a victim of seasonal hiring. >> jamie: particularly in november, the president would like them to keep their jobs. >> abs...