Page 5 - Approval Level News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Bob schrum, does somebody have an advantage beyond the numbers that shows this is a razor-tight race? >> i think there are a couple of things underneath these numbers that are actually pretty good for the president. first of all, as nate silver from the "times" has pointed out, the president has led in 80 pgt of t 80% of the polls in the swing states. secondly, romney is losing hispanics by 48 points. as steve will tell you, you can't lose hispanics by 48 points, be a republican candidate and get elected president. thirdly, i think romney insisted so strongly that this was purely a referendum....

Head-to-head couldn't be any closer as we put it up on the screen. it is romney 45 and president obama at 43% according to "the new york times"/cbs poll. bob schrum, does somebody have an advantage beyond the numbers that shows this is a razor-tight race? >> i think there are a couple of things underneath these numbers that are actually pretty good for the president. first of all, as nate silver from the "times" has pointed out, the president has led in 80% of the polls in the swing states. secondly, romney is losing hispanics by 48 points. as steve will tell you, you can't lose hispanics by 4...

With a very rare thing in the senate and now it's an every day activity. it's become what they call the 60-vote rule and you have to get 60 votes to do everything and harry reid who used to tactically use it when they were in the minority says big mistake, we have to reform this. we can't keep going like this. >> well, there's a total inability to govern right now and so you have to -- what bill clinton is expressing is the frustration that people are sending people to washington just to pontiff if i indicate or to get something done. you see this great pair ro docks and the approval level of ...

And so you have to -- what bill clinton is expressing is the frustration that people are sending people to washington just to pontiff if i indicate or to get something done. you see this great pair ro docks and the approval level of congress is, what, 6, 7%? they are not happy that it's gridlock but that -- by the way, mr. murdoch is the not the first person who said i didn't come here to compromise. >> what did you say to the liberal history of taking no compromise positions in certain areas, certain segregation and others? we can all think of something, even today, that you would not comprom...

That the president continually at loggerheads with the u.s. chamber of commerce. i think that's problematic for president obama, and it ought to be noted. i also think it's appalling when his spokesman literally says we'll do this with or without congress. i know congress' approval level is in the toilet, but still you're right, we have branches of government, megyn, that ought to be respected. and i think any of us obama critics who have been told of his narcissism and his will to get things done his way or the highway aren't really surprised by this latest round. megyn: simon, ed henry was o...