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Doubling down. >> i know these numbers are gathered by a series of wild assumptions. maybe they weren't right at 8.5, at 8.4. but it seems coincidental that one month before the election they would end up at 7.8. i don't want to take back one word of that tweet. >> remind you of anything? we'll discuss the first cousin of the birther movement, the jobbers. and a look at america's trust issues next on "now." [ female announcer ] most whitening strips

As mitt romney's team tries to ride the wave of momentum, hoping as a way to turn the page and maybe get a political bounce of their own. let's bring back our panel, perry bacon jr. and tara mcguinness. you wrote about the jobs numbers. let's take a look at that. consider that if labor force participation had held even since january even it was 8.3%, the jobless rate would be 8.4 if the job participation rate were the same as when president barack obama took office, the rate would be 10.7%. obama can spin the numbers any way he likes, but this is not an economic recovery in a meaningful sense....

You do a tweet now after the power you used to have. i mean, tweeting, doesn't seem like something i'd hear from jack welch and i mean it. here you put out the word, unbelievable jobs number, fair enough. these chicago guys will do anything so they changed the numbers. what evidence do you have that they got to the bls? >> i have no -- >> that the chicago guys got to the bureau of labor statistics and jimmied these numbers by 0.3%. >> i have no evidence to prove that. i just raise the question. >> you didn't raise the question. you said these chicago guys will do anything so they changed the n...

States. that's what we've got. we've got to plug into the energy and take us to the finish line. >> why don't we give chip something he can rally around. mike huckabee and mitt romney on television together. you can be their executive producer. >> they've been on tv together and have good chemistry. >> when it comes to mitt romney, the narrative of this being a referendum on president obama is not working for him. doesn't he need to cast a bigger leadership calling people to rise up. >> i think there two part. three numbers matter. unemployment at 8.4% and the price of gas four bucks affects e...

Unemployment rate s there is rule the administration can not comment and spin numbers. you come off the convention and if the numbers are not good, first thing in the morning american people you know momentum may go into reverse. >> is there a chance president knows about them tonight before the speech? >> we're told he was briefed about the numbers. there is he did get a heads up of what the report would look like perhaps tweaked a couple lines. it's unclear at this point. we'll find out whether he aadjust lines. >> i guess the story is that there is 8.3 where we are last month. so 8.4 or 8.2...