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Republicans, not get bogged down in a bunch of partisan bickering but let's focus on people who sent us to washington and make sure that we're doing the right thing by them. so i want you to call, i want you to send an e-mail, post on their facebook wall, if you tweet, then use a hash tag we're calling #my2k, not y 2 k, #my2k. because it's about your 2k in your pocket. we're trying to burn that into people's minds here. [ applause ] in the meantime i'm doing my part. i'm meeting with every constituency group out there. we're talking to ceos, we're talking to labor groups, we're talking to civi...

President's tone yesterday if the goal was to come to a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff? >> i think his tone was appropriate because it is even and not an taganistic and fair and balanced in its aproachh and invitesorths to come to the table and indicates a willingness to have a give and take. that's what the american people expect. >> brian: when he said to go visit a manufacturing plant with tinker toys and have a twitter address and hash my 2 k to put pressure on republicans. is that a right tone to get something done? >> i think it is not the president versus republicans. i think the presid...

My 2 k, basically this act of every day americans to get in touch with their lawmakers about trying to get them to move on this, and as you say, the president basically does have a mandate from the people, he ran on this, people know that taxes were on the table. the right knows that revenue is on the table. the president really has all the leverage. >> he has tremendous leverage. i don't remember a president being this such a good negotiating position. but the fact the president is utilizing the social media underscores he knows he has a mandate. the social media is now a major player in the ...

White house. the presidential campaign is over as you know but the theatrics apparently are not. the president is holding an event to put political pressure on republicans as both sides negotiate a deal to try to avoid the coming fiscal cliff. our chief white house correspondent ed henry is live at the white house. so what are we expecting from the president today, ed? >> reporter: jon he is going to meet with business leaders as you say later this hour. he will come out and talk about where he believes these fiscal cliff talks are. you remember on friday he will be in pennsylvania for essenti...