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Labor does have a bit of an upper hand on this one. but then again, you look at all the stuff being offered as concessions. it's going to hit the working class. they know the history of the negotiations. they know the entitlement programs that the cuts that tend to be made affect them more than others. but republicans -- they have an image problem when they are out there saying we need to protect the tax rates of the top 2%. everyone knows the recent history of income inequality. >> could the uncertainty hurt the economy? i know you have talked about that and written about that in the past. wh...

And they all add up to a challenging tuesday next week. >> image problem? that's a new one. romney campaign senior advisers are out and about, making bold statements to reporters, yet providing little evidence. >> the firewall that i think they talked about was iowa, wisconsin, and ohio. and right now, their firewall is burning. >> well, but the polling tells a much different story. it's not looking pretty for mitt romney if ohio. the president has a sizable lead back in wisconsin. and he's up in virginia by five points. the president even has a narrow lead in florida. today, mitt romney campa...

>> steve: a lot of people, skeptical people are looking at it and going, the race is so tight right now. for the incumbent to be tied with the challenger right now, not particularly good news for him. but the challenger has got a lifetime of business experience and he's got business ideas. at the 11th hour action the president comes up with what you would consider i think a crazy idea? >> it is the 11th hour. the president does not have a strong pro-business image. he's got the exact opposite. he's an antibusiness guy. he comes up with this idea at the very last minute. it is a political answe...

He's got an image problem. and he's got a ballot problem, and they all add up to a challenging tuesday next week. >> image problem? that's a new one. romney campaign senior advisers are out and about making bold statements to reporters, yet providing little evidence. >> the firewall that i think they talked about was iowa, wisconsin, and ohio. and right now, their firewall is burning. >> well, but the polling tells a much different story. it's not looking pretty for mitt romney in ohio. the president has a sizable lead back in wisconsin. and he's up in virginia by five points. the president ev...

Native american issue is not polling very well in massachusetts. not that many people really care about this. and he just seems to be taking out ads, billboards, and all of this stuff subpoena does he have an image problem in his campaign? what do you think? >> his first campaign he ran as the nice guy and the guy you can hang out with, have a beer with. it's exchanges like that that i think he's showing who he is. you have to believe them when they show who they are. and senator brown has done that. i think there's a hint of not respecting teachers. as the son of a public schoolteacher, the b...