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regime and the frustration of the world's failed diplomacy. >> we begin with the obama campaign's effort to change the subject and refocus the presidential campaign on mitt romney's business record. team obama buying tv time during the evening news in five battle ground states. wednesday night voter in colorado, ohio, pennsylvania and virginia will see this tv ad attacking the private record at the equity firm bain capital. >> we view mitt romney as a job destroyer. >> to get up on national tv and brag about making jobs when he has destroyed thousands of people's careers, lifetimes, ...

Companies who make massive profits trying to get around having to pay their fair share? can somebody explain to me how i sound trill here, that what i'm saying is absolutely not true? >> the argument is here is all of this money offshore, over $1 trillion. if they bring it back, they can invest and hire people. last year during the debate about trying to spur hiring in the u.s., that was a big argument. but if you look at what happened in 2004, the last time there was a repatriation holiday, i think 98 cents on every dollar went to shareholders, went to ceos, went for stock buybacks. you know,...

In isolation, as you know, mark, buffett rule polls very well. i think the question is, does that mean it's necessarily a good electoral strategy? are people going to think just because i'd like to see the rich pay more in taxes, is that enough to lift the economy out of recession and get things moving again, or do i want to turn to this guy, this turn-around artist, this guy who spent his life in the private sector, mitt romney, and maybe give that guy a chance? he seems to be a businessman. maybe he could do a better job. >> we heard on tuesday night from mitt romney in his celebration speec...

Able. >> how did that poll? >> that fairness all of his fairness arguments and balance arguments polls really well across the board even with republicans. but very well with independents and, of course, not surprising with democrats. and again, when we tested these phrases, we did so without attribution, didn't say it was president obama or mitt romney all taken from the speeches they gave to the newspaper editors a couple weeks ago. those where is his best and it polled better than all of the romney quotes that we polled. both polled pretty well but the president's where is better across the ...

Howard fineman is editorial director of the huffington post. prize and msnbc distributor. his organization won the prize again this year. chris aliz is also is not msnbc contributor. you want it pay tribute, chris, while our on. new kids on the block. >> did fineman win -- >> no, his colleagues did. he made it clear, he is proud of his colleagues. i give him credit because he is a great man generally. i'm just teasing here to start this thing. it seems to me the republicans are banking, howard, on the economy taking another fall. and then really having an opportunity. the way it is now it look...