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1980. >> i think the platform matters less as a predictor of what the nominee or the candidate will do in office and more as a political document. i think the democratic platform this time around isn't going to matter. it's mr. obama's record. >> reporter: one plank from 2008 unlikely to be repeated this year, their vow to close the detention facility at guantanamo bay. >> bret: thank you. if you are road this holiday you are paying more than during any other labor day weekend ever at the pump. national average is $3.83 a gallon. that is up 17 cents from labor day 2011. a top official at custo...

1980. >> i think the platform matters less as a predictor of what the nominee or the candidate will do in office and more as a political document. i think the democratic platform this time around isn't going to matter. it's mr. obama's record. >> reporter: one plank from 2008 unlikely to be repeated this year, their vow to close the detention facility at guantanamo bay. >> bret: thank you. if you are road this holiday you are paying more than during any other labor day weekend ever at the pump. national average is $3.83 a gallon. that is up 17 cents from labor day 2011. a top official at custo...

Susan estrich -- susan estrich managed the platform debate in 1980. >> the platform mattered less of a predictor of what the nominee or candidate will do in office and more as a political document. i think the democratic platform this time around isn't going to matter at all. he's mr. obama record for better or for worse. >> one plank from the democratic platform of 2008 unlikely to be repeated this year, the vow to close the detention facility at guantanamo bay. bret? >> bret: james, thank you. if you are on the road this holiday, you are paying more than during any other labor day weekend ev...

>> brian: could you keep it down a little bit? he's chopping up eggs. >> steve: the nonpartisan program fighting 10,000 dead people registered to vote. the group compared death records to voter rolls to complete the list. the board of elections says it's reviewing the list and will take appropriate action. north carolina does not have a voter i.d. law, meaning you do not have to show identification to vote. you just show up and vote. >> brian: joe trippi's fault. he makes the order during our show. getting ready to hit the road this labor day? get ready to pay more at the pump. the average cos...

I got on my computer and looked at the numbers backwards. >> i called, i won $200,000 in the powerball. she said -- oh, my god. i said are you ready. ma? the truth is i won $337 million in the powerball. >> he took the lump sum of $241 million which is cool after taxes, $157 million. what is he going to do with it? he says his family can now retire. >> heather: do you think? wow! >> gregg: good for him. >> how does reading the numbers backwards. he got it right. speaking of numbers this labor day is shaping up to be the most expensive ever for drivers. aaa reporting the average price for a gal...