Of pot ses a dead even race, this is florida, this is for 29 eelectric rall roll votes, righw the trend of late is mitt romneys friend. Marco rubio, find senator from the fine state, to show you how popular rubio is, i somehow mistake this with fans of mine. But he is is always here early and prompt, that make you stan out among your colleagues. He made the mistake of showing up early, not good, he was deluged but police and gracious poly the and gracious. My favorite question can you react to the debate, pretend the debat has happened. I am a cyc i am not a psychic. Neil what did you think . Romney did great. Neil the argument is more on the president. Because this is his strength, Foreign Policy, right . Not mitt romney. Do you agree . I dont. I think that the president is an experienced debater, our problem is not he does not give good speeches but his torn policy is not concise, he has not articulated a clear view of americas role in the world. I think that is part of the problem with his for own policy it is not organized around a coherent view of americas role in the world. I saw that will be a question. The president will have to answer that. Neil and mitt romney will have to articulate his view. The argument is he botched it when trying to explain the libyan thing. Look, i think important thing is not i dont know why people say he botched it. Reality is barack obama spend 15 days telling the American People that what happened in benghazi was a spontaneous uprising from the streets. Neil that does not cut it for you. After he said it one time, he said for 15 days it was not. It was a spontaneous uprising, and sent his United Nations ambassador it took 5 sunday shows to say that. He poke before United Nations and said, that they spent two weeks on, that evidence of clear and mounting, in open source and intelligence that showed it was not the case. Neil Economic Issues cannot come up, mitt romney could frame them in context of our debt is a National Security issue, as generals and joint chiefs of staff have said, do you think he does or should . I think that the Foreign Policy issue is interrelated with the economy, people will want to see is mitt romney capable of being commander in chief, he is. He is a an excellent decision maker. He has made great decisions, most important thing you need from your commander in chief is, he is a good decision maker. And Foreign Policy issues are related. The question about latin america and western hemisphere, there is extraordinary opportunities that weve walked away from over the last 4 years. Neil do you include trade deals that the president has been hot and cold on. Looking at Free Trade Agreement with panama, it took years for a while white house not care, when about an Energy Platform to create the United States, canada, mexico, brazil, colombia, and it could displace the middle east as largest source of energy on the planet for years. Neil you say that mitt romney has to come up with bigger ideas, not just a critique . His vision. I think tonight is an opportunity to say it in front of a broad audience, he has been talking about trade in latin america since early days of campaign, tonight i think that issue will get a lot of coverage, a great opportunity for mitt romney to talk about what he has been talking about from the beginning, big idea about Foreign Policy and in. Neil lets talk about your state, florida, polls show, governor has a slight lead, depending on the reading, but he is scoring surprisingly well with latinos that is divergent from polls in other states where his ticket is surging but still 65, 35, what do you make of that . Florida has many hispanic voters who may be registered to one party or the other but vote for the best candidate and have been hurt by this economy and the downturn in the economy. Looking at statistics, the Hispanic Community is being hurt. You are seeing that in the polls reflected in florida. Mitt romney is offering a solution, what is hurting the president is an outline governing the agenda for next 4 years. You look at outline could barack obama has failed to layout an agenda for the next 4 years, what is he doing different, to get right what he has gotten wrong. He does not talk about those, that has hurt him among all voters, but really hispanic voter who to not like negative campaigns. Neil tonight, rap against mitt romney she does not present a grand vision you allude. To does he have on, not say whether we would go to war with iran, because, to differentiate that, the only distinguishing factor, does he need to present a bigger view. Some people interpret is as bs. Lou. Es. This is a fact, welle that debate any time they want, as far admit mitt, i think there are two things purpose, one is that important to understand that many of reason why this situation has gotten worse, is because of the decisions of this Administration Early open he thought that by going to middle east, president would give great speeches and all of a sudden then middle east would turn into our favor he would be able to persuade them the way he persuaded voters in the u. S. , he misread the situation. Neil they just hate us. Not just hate, there is a conflict in place, between folks that want world to live like them, they see u. S. Standing in their way, you dont want women to go to school, you dont want women to drive, they hate our freedoms and they hate our democracy, they see u. S. As a force for of that the world they try to dreyfus out, but drive us out, but the president bought into this notion, the way that middle east of the way it was because we were mean to them, and they don didnt like george bush. And what happened, president obama did nothing, he said im not going to interfere. Neil what should mitt romney do to distinguish himself there moving forward we want to avoid war, Armed Conflict should be last solution. The last alternative. And the firmer you are in leaving that option on the table, the less likely you will have an Armed Conflict. Lets go back 6 months, as we worked in senate on trying to get a bipartisan package of sanctions against iran, white house was trying to water them down, every step of the way, every concession that senate and house made are in ca sanctions , ran iran, white house of watering them down. If we had a president to lead the antions wtion sanctions we e in a stronger position . Final question, what did you think of the debate. I thought first two were great. Neil thank you senator marco rubeo rubio. Neil we want to let you know, i am on fox, news, auditorium, they will go at it, you might notice the table and in this venue, it will be similar for as as it was in kentucky for the Vice President ial debate, by that two will be sitting the table with Bob Schieffer between them. What was supposed to lend itself to a polite exchange proved anything but. So the table does not guarantee that. But it is one thing to watch tonight. It is broken up to 6 segments tonight. Pretty. The format of denver but Foreign Policy and sitting down. I think that covers it. With me again. Dick durban from illinois, good to have you. Good it be here. Neil a lot of your colleagues have said, not now this whole libyan thing, what happened to benghazi what they knew and when. Requests for documents, but now it is his achilles heel. I dont think so. A dangerous world, these things occur. We had sscontrol and other like uss cole, and others like this, but some say someone on a president s watch lost their lives is a condemn nation of his Foreign Policy. Neil you can understand it seems with the weapons of mass destruction issue, president bush Many Democrats did not waste a second, wanting to know, where did you screw up, how it was done this involved immediate loss of 4 american lives, it is at least similar is, it not . Similar to war in iraq . Neil similar to what an administration knew. I can tell you that there was something close to deception with weapons of mass destruction, there were none. In this situation. Neil that was information that everyone had at same time. It turns out it was Bad Information we had that led us into a war. Neil maybe Bad Information here. We dont know that that is why the investigation is underway. What troubles, is what congressman issa did a document dump on the internet, of Sensitive Information including identities of many libyans who are risking their lives to help us it may be good political fodder, but not good when it comes to security of United States, lets find out who was responsible, and as president said, hold them accountable. Neil if the appetite in senate now such that, funding for libya, or funding in middle east, period, will be hard to come by in this environment among democrats and republicans. It is very delicate. It is a very important and good and timely question. Were trying to figure out who our friends are, the cast is change. Neil senator mccain was with me, he said lets not give up on our moderate friends but many other conservative colleagues, like ron paul said to hell with it not another penny. You put your thing or it, that is the debate in the Senate Perhaps america. We have to take care, many of these countries are going through a transition, they will decide their future, values and alliances to walk away from them because of a demonstration or something said by a leader may be shortterm thinking, longterm is that middle east continues to be important part of the world with valuable allies like israel, and major countries like jordan who made great sacrifices to stay with the United States in many important areas. Neil this whole fiscal cliff thing, you told me last time we were here, in kentucky. Maybe that better part of valor to extend rate, cuts, sort it out whether barack obama is elected or mitt romney. I think i got the gest of that. Is it your sense Something Like that will pan out . I little different, the gang of 8, 4 democrats, 4 republicans, we feel we have to step forward, agrre on how much deficit will be cut, and 4 trillion is the right target from my point of view. Neil the president said that tax hikes o on the rich are not included it is not happening. I agree, we have to find the way to buy the time necessary to putting it that 4 trilliondollar dial there, needs to be a down payment to show were sincere. Neil thank you very much. We cant keep meet could like this. I think this shaf last debat. Neil we have a lot more coming up in the prespin room, you can see many in the debate hall this is busy for a before debate environment for them to be here. I did get a kick out of marco rubio. The questions they were asking him, how do you think the debate went . Well have a lot more after this. Music is a universal language. But when i was in an accident. I was worried the heth care system spoke a language all its own with unitedhealthcare, i got help that fit my life. Information on my phone. Connection to doctors who get where im from. And tools to estimate what myare may cost. So i never missed a beat. 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We mine president obama his own chairman of joint chiefs of staff sailed number one National Security issue is the deficit, he can weave importance of a Strong Economy and Strong Military and strong Foreign Policy all together. Strong military, a appropriate Foreign Policy. Neil i read admiral michael muellen said that nation with our current level debt cannot hope to sustain for very long our superioriorty. That is a opening for governor romney to talk about his vision. He has a stronger vision from the economic point of view, tonight he can articulate his vision, with americas role, global leadership. A challenge for president obama tonight. Is he understands difference between Foreign Policy and counterterrorism policy, that. How you deal overall with the situation in libya, and syria, and et cetera. How you deal with russia, the list goes oendless, he does not seem to have rhyme or reason his involvement in Foreign Policy issues seems to be spur of the moment. No over arching vision. Neil but president will say, hurd, Osama Bin Laden is dead, and al qaeda on the run. But, would to be wise for romney to get knee deep in this . Oral ways bring it back on the economy and the jobs this, is been a slippery slope for him whether it was his trip to europe or, just note his strength, he has to cool it. I think he needs to appropriate balance, neil. I think, this is an administration that thinks that al qaeda is an organization, they dont appreciate the challenge that western world has an ancient mind set they are dealing work al qaeda is on the run, running to yemen, somalia, and pakistan. Neil you are in that karl rove camp, take their greatest strength anddthrow it back at them. Well their perceived greatest thing. The fact is that president so focussed on domestic issues and frankly the work. The wrong antidote. Neil this is not the top 5 it not as big an issue as the economy and jobs and debt. They need to use libya and pivot to a broader issue, this is systemic of this administration failure to articulate a policy to deal with middle east. You can point this things that president obama has done or failed to do, that has demonstrated weakness or indecision in this part of the world, and militants are iinclined to take advantage f that perception, and i dont think that is is perception it is real. Governor thank you so much. Neil an open letter, United States today, usa today, one of people who signed that is with me, and only me, after this. The capital one cash rewards card gives you a 50 annual bonus. And everyone likes 50 more [ russian accent ] rubles. Eh, eh, eh, eh. [ brooklyn accent ] 50 more simoleons. [ western accent ] 50 more sawbucks. [ maine accent ] 50 more clams. Its a lobster, either way. [ male annncer ] the capital one cash rewards car with a 50 annual cash bonus, its the card for people who like more cash [ italian accent ] 50 more dough whats in your wallet . Neil a lot of people ask me, neil, we love you, we love watching on fox business, what is the edge we get with you, you can look at lower right portion. The futures market react, as it happened and foreign Market Reaction as it happens, we might throw in in baseball scores for you, a particular game that is a big deal tonight, only if you behave. Other thing for you are sweets. Your instant reaction as you watch this. Also, our web site, as you get this. You can call yourself anything on twitter, ill leave the name out, i made the decision. Tonights debate could make a difference for many others. Still more. Coming in. I want barack obama to get grilled about benghazi and how mitt romney to say how he would handle it differently. All good points. Learned all i need to know about both candidates from each of their books and watching fbn. Demand it. This i want good honest debate, no namecalling, lies, interrupt interruptions, i agree but i think they could get nasty. Were in middle of this. Is it my information, rich, or is spin room, unusually. Hectic today and loud today . It picks up 15 minutes be before the debate is over, but they are getting word out now. Reporter everything in this Campaign Season has been rushed ahead, debating, and campaigning and discussion, and spinning in the spin room hours before, senators and congressmen from both parties coming in uing in s ahead of time, they are still here, a lot are going back, getting their on message meetings. Here, media, all throughout the spin room it has been happening for last few hours, and you are right, at a level that i have not seen this has been a strange year for the election. You talk about for so many years people said, the debates dont matter. If there is ever a year debates do matter, this is the year. This is a unique elect season, it is all starting early, that is true with the spin. Neil you know, rich. I dont know whether your camera can do this, but both camps have positions set up for interviews, and serogate to talks there is the obama section and romney section, i noticed in first debate. It was interesting like obama people were caught off guard. Almost like a makeshift corner with a camera thrown in there. And then the romney camp had to cut class, they have the same, i would say, engineering. They recognize how important this spin room venue is to get their people out. Right, you know you see obama set up here, to be fair this was more done up a couple hours ago with Live Television equipment, and live interviews. You go to the Vice President ial debate, romney set up looked like this for all 4, but in Vice President