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>> i feel like i was duped by mitt romney. i'm going to vote for president obama. >> that was a new ad from the pro-obama super pac, priorities usa action, criticizing mitt romney's record as massachusetts governor. it aims to counter the claim that a president romney would be able to turn the economy around. the main theme of the gop convention will be president obama's economic record and yesterday, republicans unveiled a debt clock which they promptly turned on and walked away from. the irony was lost on no one. under president george w. bush, the republicans were the worst offenders, addin...

Haven't gotten a lay of the land. >> steve: we are here in the tampa bay history center. 500 feet from where we are, right through the darkness is tampa bay times forum and where the rnc will convene later today for a minute and recess until tomorrow . what they will do. rn c will reveal a gigantic debt clock. we have one in new york city . there you can see is the debt clock in the rnc. reminding people we have a problem here in the country. >> gretchen: i believe when prebuous hits the gavele down it will start. >> brian: republicans are responsible for that, too. a lot of people saying what...

Bailout. what is going on here? what do you think you have to capitalize on when he speaks. >>guest: a couple of things. the country is very concerned about the debt. the debt is a huge issue in every state. and you have a president who has had four years of trillion dollar-plus deficits. we are now in an incredible $16 trillion almost, in debt. >>neil: you think that is resonating, the debt clock showing how much debt is add since the convention started will resonate back home? >>guest: it will, and it will be the fact that we have had a credit downgrade and governor romney in massachusetts s...

012 republican national con vention went according to contingency plans. chairman opened proceeding and started obama debt clock to watch it rise in the gathering and led prayer of first responders dealing with isaac. that was it for day. >> the 2012 republican national con vention stands in recess subject to the call of the chair. [ applause ] >> reporter: rnc officials downplayed talk that the storm might cause more of the convention to be canceled. the final gallup poll before the convention shows romney up one point, 47-46 over the president. the leader in the gallup poll at this point in ...

Governor romney. what are you doing, carl? >>carl: not in tampa because the candidate is not in tampa and ann romney was supposed to speak tonight but they canceled the proceeding now. the chairman of the republican national committee gavelled it to order and announced a debt clock to track how the debt grows while the republican national convention is underway, said a prayer for the first responders dealing with isaac and gavelled it close. mitt romney is here in boston, the headquarters is in belmont. there are staffers who have been trying to figure out how best to handle this. it is a very...