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Considerably. craig? >> pete williams there in d.c. for us, pete. thanks to you. let's bring in nationally syndicated radio talk show host michael and cnbc contributor and former democratic governor of virginia, doug wilder. good afternoon to both of you gentlemen. governor, i'm going to start with you. let's pick up right where we left off on the supreme court agreeing to hear this voting rights case as the nation's first black governor since reconstruction. what is your reaction to the news from the high court? >> well, i was the first elected black governor. >> that's important distinction....

He needs to be real. he needs to acknowledge that he is disappointed with where we are right now. >> why does he need to be self-deprecating? certainly at the rnc we didn't see self-deprecation there. we saw what many said were people praising their background. why does he need to be self-deprecating if he's being a leader? i'm a military kid. people don't often back down on what they've accomplished. you're mess, chris matthews. why does he need to be self-deprecating, michael? >> because he's in charge. the republicans are not in charge. chris is right. if he comes out with the normal conven...

That it will be a better country. the only people who haven't had it tough the last four years are the rich. they've had it easy. i think that's obvious. now they're afraid they might get somebody for the next four years who might start winning the battles. by the way, the best way to beat the right wing is to beat them. if he beats them in this election, they're finished. i think that's the point. the moderates will come back. jeb bush will come back. the people like chris christie will come back. the moderates will retake the party if you smash the right. i'm talking what i think the preside...

The prospect that people, especially if a bunch of independents come in large numbers and those are people more difficult to poll at that stage, we could get some sort of surprise. the question is, is it a strong enough surprise to change the fundamental dynamic of the race. the rest of the field divided in ways to make it difficult for any one person to beat it. >> thank you, john. let me bring in radio talk show host michael. it's good to see you. >> you too. >> before i came in we got a new poll. this was a reuters. it shows mitt romney with 29% it appears that mitt romney is on his way to ...

As you just referenced, ever since "hard knocks," i have been totally into this team, totally into rex ryan. tam ron, i'm also rooting for a hometown guy because the defensive coordinator of the jets, if you can follow this, mike patton jr., is the son of my high school football coach, mike patton sr., the winningest football coach in pennsylvania history. >> you're like kevin bacon, six degrees. michael, the whole point of you being on, michael, was you were going to kind of go after braylon and give him grief. i can't do it. he's in studio, and he's much bigger than i am. so what is the poin...