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Better versus mitt romney on the economy. that's probably the biggest challenge for the president. biggest challenge for mitt romney in this poll, only 27% of americans as bill referred to are confident that mitt romney, the former businessman, has what it takes to improve the economy. that's his challenge. he hasn't really solidified that himself despite campaigning for more than a year. >> very quickly. 82% disapprove of the job congress is doing. democrats lead by five points on the ballot test. i think the number that told me the most was 43% said their member deserves to be re-elected. it...

They were trying to dance around but now they're head first. >> okay. >> the one extra piece of baggage they didn't contemplate as much, his first name is congressman. >> rapid fire, go through these numbers. rapid fire, one line each, unless there's nothing to be learned from it. if the election were held today, obama 48, mitt romney 44. >> battleground state number is what i would point people to. much smaller. 49/46. one place we saw evidence of a ryan boost. >> obama job approval, 48 approve, 49% disapprove. >> that 48 and 48, keep an eye, job approval number and your final ballot test is ...

Medicare you can the cost of the program continues to rise but it's at a slower rate. but of course this is medicare, nuance always gets lost here, ask republicans when they were on the business end of this for mullen is '96. it is a fact both sides are counting on. the other piece of baggage, if you will that ryan does bring to the republican ticket is the burden of being a congressional republican, a group that's not very popular these days and if there was any doubt that the president was going to try to saddle romney with that brand, it's no accident that he addressed ryan this way over th...

gillespie on why his candidate gambled on a wonk who is wanting to overhaul medicare. and then risk/reward, ron brown, and cnn's dan lothian. i'm candy crowley. this is "state of the union." the campaign trail is most often a series of mind-numbing days interrupted by the ones that you will never forget, and the days when you know that one way or another, something has changed, and saturday was one of those days for mitt romney. >> what works here, and what works around the world is free people pursuing their dreams. we want those dreamers here. we can accomplish our dreams. >> bec...

And in europe, while americans debate budget hikes and spending, this weekend angry europeans were ousting french president sarkozy and the lessons of the anti-austerity backlash. good morning from washington. it's monday, may 7th, 2011. this is "the daily rundown." i'm chuck todd. what an incredibly busy 96 hours. let's get right to my first read of the morning. buckle your seat belts. we're in the middle of a wild four-day stretch. the president kicked it off this weekend, officially launching his campaign. tomorrow, important primaries in wisconsin. a big test for the tea party in indiana, ...