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>> so not taking that one lying down. rick santorum hit back with these words on "morning joe." if i'm a lightweight, i agree, he's a heavyweight. is a big government heavyweight. that's what he said his record was. we need someone who understands that washington isn't the answer to our problems. >> nbc's peter alexander joins us live. mitt romney barn storming now in the last hours through the state of illinois today before they go out and vote tomorrow. is the campaign feeling confident or worried that they're going to have a squeaker similar to ohio and michigan? >> reporter: well...

he's a heavyweight. is a big government heavyweight. that's what he said his record was. we need someone who understands that washington isn't the answer to our problems. >> nbc's peter alexander joins us live. mitt romney barn storming now in the last hours through the state of illinois today before they go out and vote tomorrow. is the campaign feeling confident or worried that they're going to have a squeaker similar to ohio and michigan? >> reporter: well, i think they feel confident. we've had several conversations with top aides and advisers and they want to address the convers...

for america, and for the world. already there's too much lose talk of war. >> the white house press secretary just tweeted the president will be holding a news conference tomorrow with the white house press corps. but nbc news correspondent andrea mitchell joins me right now. strong words from the president over the weekend. but what needs to be addressed today as president obama meets with the prime minister to discuss the relationships, the tense ones, that we have between the two countries? >> this will be a long meet iin. they have a lot of details to go through. the president ha...

and we know that president obama is fuelling up, rolling out a war machine unlike no other in terms of the 2012 race. do you think, and i'll direct it to you on the left side first, that the republican presidential candidates are under estimating or ignoring the obama machine to their own peril at this moment? >> i don't know how you under estimate the obama machine, not to mention that he is doing well in the polls t economy is lifting and the gas prices are an exception, we will talk about that later, i know. but i've seen mitt romney try to fill a high school basketball gym to no ...

and we know that president obama is fuelling up, rolling out a war machine unlike no other in terms of the 2012 race. do you think, and i'll direct it to you on the left side first, that the republican presidential candidates are under estimating or ignoring the obama machine to their own peril at this moment? >> i don't know how you under estimate the obama machine, not to mention that he is doing well in the polls t economy is lifting and the gas prices are an exception, we will talk about that later, i know. but i've seen mitt romney try to fill a high school basketball gym to no ...