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In that type of thing, no, the ballot boxes aren't stuffed. you can verify these elections for sure. but prior to the election is when you say, this isn't exactly a western democracy when air waves are dominated -- >> just to go back to the question of media, what people think happens or what actually happens on the grounds. the fact is the state controls about 5% of radio and tv stations. 70% is in the hands of private hands. maybe 25% is in the hands of these community stations that have sprouted up. ratings skew towards private or cable. cable actually -- the cable stations don't have to, e...

>> yes. >> jamie: if you have the cable stations you want, like the fantastic fox newschannel and you want to add those, does it cost the cable company that much more to add mony? isn't at this time flick of a switch? what negotiating power do we have? >> so, what's going on, the ndo have more power, more leverage. you know, just the fact that there are a couple more options with satellite and phone companies, that means they can say, we are going to work this provider and want with this provider. the fact they can say that, it gives them the leverage to charge more when it comes to subscripti...

Come naturally to mitt romney. >> as nice as the clips were and the speech we all agree was a great speech and he delivered it nicely, the problem is that's going to be replaced by lots of him speaking off the cuff in crowds where he hasn't performed smoothly. where he says the wrong things or gets into trouble which has been his default. so you know, that memory of him will fade. we'll get into the debates and that's a whole other piece of it. but these campaign moments have not been his strong point, to put it mildly. >> and he's got to pass the batten to himself, doesn't he, in a way, micha...

Simply disillusionment with the president, himself. an article in "the new york times" this weekend argues superpacs may not have a big impact on the presidential race. he writes, where a lot of house seats in control of the senate hang in the balance a sharp gust of advertising can often blow the results in one direction or another. but a presidential campaign is different. there's probably a limit to how many 30-second spots all of these groups can cram on to cable stations during late night showings of "turner & hooch." what about late night showings of adventure in baby sitting? would that...

>> listen, let's not focus on what spokesm people are saying. they get in and fill in space on the cable stations, i care about what the candidate says. governor romney's been clear about what this election is about. about reinvigorating our economy, releasing entrepreneurial spirit. those are the things this election's going to be decided on, not what a spokesperson says. >> take a look at how the chairman of the rnc bungled a response on cnn this morning. >> president romney per fernstrom, what is the rnc's position on this? >> the same as mitt romney's position is, tit's a tax, that' the on...