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See his face. there's benefit there. and also, it has rebounded. a lot of political benefit in both of them as well as for the jersey shore. >> when it comes to christie, couldn't this come back to haunt him if he runs for president in 2016? you don't really want the republican nominee being that close to his predecessor, would you? >> the comeback to that is at that point i was the governor of new jersey and i was doing anything and everything needed for the people of new jersey. when i'm president, i'll do the same thing for the people of the united states. i do not think that will hurt him ...

Know that it would cause the ripples but, instead, we are saying, well, if this could be the outcome in michigan, why couldn't this be the outcome in my native pennsylvania? why couldn't this be the outcome in ohio? it speaks to a fragile position unions find themselves in in all parts of the country. >> louis, does it put the democratic party in a fragile position? many say that the whole reason democrats are behind unions to curry favor and time to vote that you have this huge bloc of people to support you do or die. >> i'm not sure they're in a fragile position but i think this is very dist...

Under the spectrum of mormon phobia. what about a buddhist or atheist or muslim for that matter? >> that's a fair point. the constitution does not put a litmus test on our candidates. what voters should look for is what policies the candidates espouse and how that lines up with their values. the motivations of the policies i don't think should be a driving factor. there many reasons why i don't plan to support mitt romney for president, but his religious faith is not one of them. >> thank you. we appreciate your time today. >> thanks for having me. >> heading into the debate, couldn't this be ...

>> we simply believe that the prospects are better. we think that the political process will outperform s&p expectations. the president is committed, as he made clear in his speech on wednesday, to moving forward in a bipartisan way to reach common ground on this important issue of fiscal reform. >> this is a huge dent in the re-election campaign of president obama. they did not expect this rating to come out yesterday. it's going to totally hurt his ou have this the debt. you cannot continue to spend. that does not fall in line with the campaign speech of president obama. and for that matter,...

It is scripted, and you're right. the youngest actor is 15. i guess, though, a lot of people might say, couldn't this be a good tool for parents to sit with their children and either maybe watch it separately and then come together and discuss it or maybe watch it together if the teenager is willing do that? couldn't there be something positive to come out of this? >> this is no after-school special. there is nothing -- from what i've seen of it, nothing remotely redeeming about this show. it is a dark and disturbing view of adolescence and it may be realistic to the experience of some teenage...