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Monday. what are both campaigns saying about it? what do you expect to see? >> well, obviously this debate focuses on foreign policy. that's notable because mitt romney doesn't really have a long record or close to a non-existent record in foreign policy at all. he was governor for four years, didn't really deal with the issue a lot then. then obviously his trip to london didn't go so well this summer. so the question is, does that mean going into monday that in the expectations game or expectations low enough that he can just do already and receive a passing grade. that's what i'm going to be...

A question that jon stewart said the response was not optimal, but those words are clearly not optimal. >> greta: i've not that much. it says every piece of information wetting, as we got it, we laid out to the american people. that's president obama. the picture gets fully filled in. here's what i say, when four americans get killed, it's not optimal. >> right. jon stewart's question, he was playing off the optimal word. not an optimal response clearly from the president. this whole libya situation is a big target, generated and grown over time for the president over the last month. romney ha...

Embassy. >> no doubt the kind of weapons that were use ongoing assault that it was not just a mob action. >> gretchen: all of those days later still did not call it a day of terror. romney folks will be camping out making sure they perfect his performance for next monday night on how to handle the entire libya situation. i agree with you. that was a lay up with that question. even though it was a 48 hour old question. it was a lay up what bret o'donald will tell us. is that a cand date on a debate stage should never ask a question. it is like being in a courtroom. you never bring up something ...

As you know, this administration has been hammered over its handling of the libya situation. mitt romney preparing in boston. those who know mitt romney well say he is very comfortable in a town hall format. he practiced dozens of them. president obama, by contrast, has not really held a town hall in about nine months. a lot riding on this debate coming up on tuesday. >> nbc's kristen welker in virginia. let's bring in shawn spicer. communications's director for the republican national committee. thanks for being with us. >> you bet. >> governor romney has been in ohio 34 times since securing ...

For the middle class. those who have been affected most horribly by the last four years of the bad economy. they will get a tax cut. >> bret: 30 second left. you heard robert gibbs about the libya situation. your take on the administration, and how that is going and will you jump on that? >> well, with all due respect to robert i don't think he was being honest with you. i think what we're seeing is the unraveling of the obama foreign policy. overseas we have people attac attacking our embassy. the muslim brotherhood has come power in egypt. our friends in israel have been set adrift. we have ...