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Florida, colorado, north carolina. but he has that couple that with big chunks of electoral votes like virginia, ohio. that's the only way he can make the math work to get to 1270. >> great break down. john, thank you so much. and we were looking at video of mitt romney arriving in new york heading to hofstra university for the town hall debate tonight. we have that video for you here at msnbc. it started as a nerve-racking experiment, town hall debates. here's a look at the young tradition that started in 1992 by the numbers. first off, a zillion. the first moderator, carol simpson said the...

But i'm always primed just in case he is. so i'm perched, i'm looking at him, i'm smile, i'm giving a thumbs up if he can see it. >> so, john, the question is, to reverse the momentum right now, what does the president need to do tonight, a knock skrout punch or medium performance? >> i think he's in a lot of trouble quite frankly because we're seeing a lot of the mid western states all of a sudden moving towards romney. states like pennsylvania that weren't even in play. so it puts the president in a position that he really has to hit a home run. and that's very hard to walk into a town hall ...

"des moin "des moines register" saying quote -- former astronaut and senator john glenn is over the moon for president obama. he's featured in a new campaign ad airing in his home state of ohio. >> growing up in ohio you learn to size up a person by their character. and that's why i'm supporting president obama. >> missouri senate candidate todd akin's campaign is growing with the help of one famous family the duggars. michele and jim bob along with many of their 19 children, will join akin on the campaign trail today before branching out on their own. "the daily show's" jon stewart still gett...

Let's bring in john harwood. john, so in 2008, president obama won those groups that romney is now doing well with. the latest data shows the president kept his double digit lead among women. do we see a tighter margin? the president's support is sky high among african-americans, latinos he's up by more than 60 points. and the numbers are good, but at this point, are they enough to win is what the obama campaign is wondering. >> well, the obama campaign could still lose it. mitt romney is very close to them in battleground states. but at this moment when you look at the electoral map to get to...

Campaign, you've got a couple, what do you tell them, focus on tone and attack or more on body language and facial skregss? >> i think both. you have to focus on the person asking the question and make sure you treat that person with respect. pay attention to what they're asking. and i think remember the audience at home will watch that person to see are they satisfied with the answer that they receive and how are they treated. secondly, get your answer in, but then pivot to your message. as jonathan pointed out, he cannot let these lies and sort of misstatements, if you will, go unanswered. >...