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Was in power the senate seat that he held went to mark kirk, a republican. more voters in illinois voted for a republican congressman than a democrat congressman, first time in 30 years we have a majority republican delegation from the president's home state. wisconsin, indiana, michigan have republican governors and republican house and senates. i think that's pretty telling. i think paul ryan's joining the ticket helps us in the midwest as well. iowa's going to be a battleground state as well. but i think what senator johnson hit on which is what's so lacking, what people say back home is wa...

Is it still effective or is it losing its punch, do you believe? >> no this is a point of real clarity. the public, what i'm hearing from my district in suburban chicago, they have no interest having a tax hike foisted upon them particularly when the economy is in such tough shape right now. you will see the house gop fight to repeal this bad law. it is increasingly unpopular with independent veters the president desperately needs in his re-election bid. it is increasingly unpopular with women voters who make 85% of the health care decisions in this country. we'll continue to push those type o...

The president of the united states said you know what? america is open for business. we actually want to make america an attractive place for business investment and job creation. take a whole different attitude than what this administration is providing. >> same study that fox news did showed 47% want modest reform. what is modest reform, the republican version of modest reform? >> again, i think you take a look at what are the real cost drivers? i've seen studies that show the cost of defensive medicine from 1/4 trillion to 3/4 of a trillion dollars per year. you know, you start addressing t...

fight with lyndon johnson over medicare and the words he used was that it would compel all americans to spend their sunset years telling their children and their children's children how it was when men were free, and that is what it is like. and however, medicare has been sustained and approved, but the public sentiment lay ahead. one thing we have not gotten and what the president has been trying to do today which as you say is to make a clear understanding of what this bill is about. because lincoln said with public sentiment nothing can fail and without it nothing can succeed. so ...

Worthwhile spending. by they want to make sure as much of it has been spent as possible before this law is possibly overturned. megyn: the congressional budget office calculated without the mandate -- if they strike down just the mandate insurance premiums on the individual market would be 15% to 20% higher. so if they strike down the mandate are our premiums going up? >> premiums are going up unless they strike down this whole thing and we have the real health reform that deals with the cost drivers. this just serves the special interests and drives the costs further up. the cbo said this bil...