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O'donnell. how does this stack up to what the republicans are putting on the table? >> well, it's clearly a matter of they ran out of patience. they couldn't sit around waiting for this nominee to emerge and they started running that general election campaign now. which means biden has to mention multiple names when he goes out there and does this. but, of course, every one of them oppose what the president and steve were doing with the bailout of the auto industry. and so, you just got the feeling with joe biden that it's -- i've been dying to say this for months and months and months, since ...

Other's ideas and throw them all together. >> i think that's an interesting point. rather than wait, why not make the point that a lot of republicans are making, which is, wait a minute, romney's supposed to be the front-runner? he's supposed to be the nominee and can't put away newt gingrich and rick santorum? you know, how -- just how weak is he? and how are they all going to kind of marinate in their own ideas? i think that's an important point and definitely one that they're trying to get their teeth into now. >> i think i'm mentimentioning at once is a way of reducing romney's status. >> ...

>> remember, in a general election, we have not had a more, you know, four-point race in decades. and from 1988 until 2008, no -- with the minor exception, you know, a little margin for kerry and bush in '04, no presidential winner got above 50%. and this is such a narrowly divided electorate. and i think when the conversation unfolds you think, well, this is a broad national conversation and people are going to react that way and that's how it turns out. it's an electoral college system where it depends on very few number of people and very few number of states who wins the presidency. >> loo...

Today ahead of tuesday's primary in illinois. after a pair of losses this week in the south, mitt romney's campaign is making a concerted push in the state, including sending governor chris christie there today to stump on behalf of romney. the latest polling from the "chicago tribune" shows romney and rick santorum in a statistical tie in illinois. newt gingrich comes in at 12% and ron paul at 7%. and just wondering, does anyone he hear we're going to hear this is a must-win for romney? it seems like -- >> you know what it is? it's basically the first time that it's going to be santorum and r...

Actually improved more than the unemployment rate of any other state of the country over the last three years. >> tavis smiley, i'm going to bring you out of your comfort zone. this will be fun, but try, okay. you see biden there. it seems like a pretty good winning message, one of perhaps hopefully many they will have for president obama's reelection team, you never know. but if you were the republicans right now, what would the message be? what would be the counter to this? what do you think they should be doing versus what they are doing? >> that's a good question. and i don't know the answ...