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In baltimore, not many fans turned out for the orioles game against the white sox. why is that? >> nfl? >> that's right. thousands went to the inner harbor for the nfl kickoff event to watch the ravens in denver. unfortunately they lost. and football fans, listen up. forbes asked this question. is it legal to play fantasy football for money? in most cases, playing for money is entirely legal under federal law, but since states look at the law differently, you should consult your local laws. so hopefully you have a good team this year. >> football season is upon us. we turn back to one of t...

Hampering them from getting this off the ground labor day week, specifically they made a promise early on they would not accept corporate money. that hampered their fundraising efforts. the host committee announce they are cancelling the kickoff event at the charlotte motor speedway it was going to be an effort by democrats to show they could reach out to nascar country, if you well and play well in conservative areas in north carolina, states the president carried last time unexpectedly. they are moving the kickoff event to the business district of charlotte. this will facilitate caucus meeti...

Specifically white, poor whites, and the white middle class against this president to delegitimize him. to make him seem outside the main stream. they say he was not born here. they say that we're not sure about his birth certificate. he might be a secret muslim. all of that is race-laced, i would say and is a part of the same political strategy. >> you think that's classic whistle blowing. dog whistles. and it is so obvious but yet, so effective. that's why i think it is important for us to call them out on what they're doing. >> you buy that? >> well, i think that it is true. i think that ra...

>> msnbc's richard lui in washington, d.c. for us this morning. what do the numbers show when it comes to enthusiasm? >> good morning to you, craig. we have some new numbers for you. as you know when it comes to enthusiasm gap there are changes from month to month. this is a gallup poll released today. 55% of those who support president obama saying that they are extremely or very enthusiastic about president obama. when it comes to mitt romney, however, 46% of those who support mitt romney saying that they are extremely or very enthusiastic. that nine-point gap that you saw there, just a mont...

I'm here to unleash my inner cowboy. instead i got heartburn. [ horse neighs ] hold up partner. prilosec isn't for fast relief. try alka-seltzer. it kills heartburn fast. yeehaw! the obama campaign is pushing back on talk of an enthusiasm gap in this year's election. 4,000 seats were left empty at the president's kickoff event in ohio saturday, but obama's senior adviser david axelrod doesn't seem to be too concerned. >> the fact is that 14,000 is 11,000 more than the largest crowd that mitt romney has ever drawn. i am certain that we are going to have an enthused volunteer core and enthused...