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Because in addition to the 150 people he had a lot which where people used the social media and the internet for the chance to sit at the table with two celebrities with george clooney and president obama. they have to be careful of the photo ops. this attempt to regain the cool factor. undermines the seriousness of the office. >> at some point when you appear in all these shows and it is funny in the moment and it is beyond just a once-a-year are white house correspondents' dinner. singing with al green or hanging out with mick jagger. after awhile you look at the country and we are in declea...

>> that's eric's look. i know governor romney. i've spent a lot of time with him behind the scenes. he is a very funny guy. >> he is? >> he is a very funny guy. politicians on camera and off camera are two different people. what america is looking for, do you want a serious candidate or mr. cool? that's the distinction. >> i don't think there's any doubt the president is serious. you can say the economy will be a deciding issue but does this issue of inspiring america, does it pose a problem for romney? they've tried to suggest that the president is just a celebrity. all that's done is kind of...

>> yes, a gust of wind. >> gust of wind is a nickname for a male hustler we met in chelsea. diane, good to see you. can coolness backfire in terms of being seen as all style and no substance? that happened to me a lot. >> because you are so stylish. i get it now. i think only the no substance part is what can backfire on you. being cool doesn't mean you lack substance. when it comes to presidential candidates trying to emphasize they are cool in general usually doesn't do them any harm. the classic question everybody asks is who would you rather have a beer with? if you look back it was clinto...

But then says -- the more they do that, the more enraged independents become. that's what happens, chris. we lost 9 million independents in 2010 that voted for house democrats in 20 on 08 and 2006. we're oning back independents, we're winning back seniors, we're winning back women, because of this excessive ideology, these wrong priorities that house republicans persist in on every single vote of every day. the more they do that, the more there's buyer's remorse. and the more it looks like this could be a wave election again. >> i want to mention president obama, who obviously is on the ticket...

Market. >> can you dig it? i knew that you could. was that the least cool guy? >> very different from president obama. >> that's not putting on a show. >> and very different from president obama's testimony about his own experiences. >> i don't mean to say pejoratively that mitt romney isn't cool. barack obama is, but -- >> i have to pick up on time. >> i agree. >> i think this cool factor, i think the kids would call it having swagger, is important to these young folks. they're not at the point where they're wearing t-shirts for barack obama anymore, but i do think they can identify. because ...