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That you guys won't disappoint me because i've already seen who you guys are and you all are remarkable people and you've lifted me up, each and every step of the way. >> all right, mr. president. >> thank you, guys. >> jonathan, jonathon alter, we've never seen a president like that. >> that was a very unusual event. i was in the headquarters during that event and part of the day before. i missed that, and that wanted it to be just for staff. they didn't expect it to be released at all, it wasn't professionally shot. only late yesterday or today did they decide that they were going to go publ...

Actual individuals who will show up to vote. now, you still have to have people who go up and vote. this is a long way from being over. if you have that organization, the bet is and they showed it before in 2008, you can actually make those people show up for vote. >> i sense a little bit more confidence about ohio in you than i do jonathon alter. why is that? >> well, two dozen polls in 2 oh 008 and romney hasn't come ahead -- >> i'm not being pessimistic, i'm just being cautious. it's true that the polls get more accurate the closer that you get to an election and they are not accurate at al...

I don't think we should have. but the fact is that i'm proud of sarah palin. i'm proud of the job she did. i'm proud of the job she continues to do. and so everybody has their own views and i respect those views. but i'm proud of what we did. >> who says the republicans can't make ample and liberal use of the retro activity that romney has so recently accessed going back four years and talking about stuff, referencing cheney for torture. we, he said, being the key word. john mccain's legacy is forever linked to sarah palin. he needs to play nice if he wants continued support from the party's f...

Look, i respect the vice president. he and i had strong disagreements as to whether we should torture people or not. i don't think we should have. but the fact is that i'm proud of sarah palin. i'm proud of the job she did. i'm proud of the job she continues to do. and so everybody has their own views and i respect those view. but i'm proud of what we did. >> who says the republicans can't make ample and liberal use of the retro activity that romney has so recently accessed going back four years and mccain getting back at cheney for torture. we, he said, being the key word. john mccain's legac...

Jindal. so they could go that direction. oftentimes it is not the person that the press most speculates about. there's a long history of this in both parties. so folks that in trade should get pretty skeptical of anybody who thinks they know exactly how this is going to go. you would have to give an edge right now to a conservative choice in both meanings of that word. a political could be conservative and also a safe choice. >> jonathon alter, thank you so much for joining us. >> thanks, michael. nerks, bill clinton will play a key role at the democratic convention. e.j. dionne will way in ...