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Let's keep that on the screen, and, ed, explain why that's important. >> first of all, in terms of intensity, that is going to dictate who is more likely to vote in the election, number one. number two, that gets into all the economic models -- i mean all the political models in terms of can he win, can he not win, which all the political models are predicting that president trump will not win re-election where the economic models are predicting he's going to win. but i think the key is, is that shows whether you're connecting with the voters. he's always had very strong intensity amongst his ...

Kind of held back initially, hoping that maybe the president would come to him and nancy pelosi and do revitalization of american infrastructure and cut a big deal with them. there was none of that. there was no compromise to bring better health care that's cheaper and that covers everyone. there was -- go back to the old playbook of tax cuts for the rich, and tax cuts for the rich that are even more skewed than those under reagan and bush. so i think that is why you're seeing these numbers move the way that they are, because a lot of these people, i just have this feeling that they are not --...

Of them showing the president leading. in the face of that, the sea of blue, why does the romney campaign see that they're going to win in the face of that. >> they're looking at the intensity numbers and the fact that the president on the ballot is at 47.5, 48.1, 48.2 in state after state. i think that's at the real danger point. if you're at 49 or 50, that's a very different deal. at that 47 or 48 number, romney campaign believes the numbers are going to break for them on election day. >> do you think that? >> i think there's a chance. i wouldn't be surprised. i think with my head, i look at...

The writing was on the wall. we were going to lose the election. and so it brings out the best in some people. it brings out worst in other people. the senior people on the romney campaign, both sides are confident that they're going to win the election on tuesday. so that isn't coming from the top echelons in the romney campaign, for sure. >> the confidence of the romney campaign, we both know both sides project confidence. there's more reason for romney than for you guys at this point in 2008. but you do look at the swing state polls coming out. rafts of swing state polls coming out at this ...

Seeing the leaks about paul ryan's future in this we didn't want you, we want ed when you look at the swing state polls overall, why does the romney campaign see that they are going to win even in the face of that? >> they are looking at two things. they are looking at the intensity numbers and the fact that the president on the ballot is at 47.5, 48.1, 48.2 in state after state. and i think that's at the real danger point. if you're at 49, you're at 50, it's a very different -- that's a very different deal. at that 47, 48 number, romney campaign believes the numbers are going to break for the...