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Partisan witch hunt, in the words of luke just moments ago. at the same time, we know that aberdeen has not been on the campaign trail the last few days. that's highly unusual. she is almost a constant presence out here with secretary clinton. clinton herself won't actually be on the road early next week, jose, as she hunkers down and preps for this high-profile hearing next week. i'll tell you, out on the campaign trail, you don't hear a lot about this topic from clinton's most ardent supporters. these are the people coming out here, supporting her, rallying for her, so it's not unusual that ...

Vision and what she intends to do. everyone would like to see bill clinton front and center in all of the states and being a surrogate -- he's a superspouse -- >> don't you think he would help her. >> bill clinton could help all of us. he'll be a tremendous asset to the campaign. >> he's a double-edged sword and he understand that. he overshadows her. he's got incredible political talent, natural political talent. she doesn't. she's got to work at it hard. she has the likability problem, trustworthiness problem. it's awkward, other spouses will be here. bill clinton is in town. he's watching i...

Something different to get ahold of this early on? >> i think it would be wise for her to do that. i think again the campaign for a long time, they are keep herg guarded and keep making the argument they just want her to be talking to voters. everything is very scripted with speeches. compare that to republicans who are being accessible. answering hundreds of questions. they want to be able too talk to the voter. and even with donald trump and his comments he's the one the media is so attracted to and getting all these answers from and he's willing to answer any question. hillary has decided t...

Connecting with questionnaires, getting this idea that he can handle real people, can the president get people to give him another look? a case can be made. this debate is now the most crucial with next week's. plus, four races that tell a story of not just big money but also a clue about which party can claim victory in november even if control doesn't necessarily change hands. good morning from washington. it's 22 days until election day and it's monday, october 15th, 2012. i'm chuck todd. for a few of you, it's another irs deadline. let's get to our reads of the morning. with three reads ...

Statistical tie among registered voters. president obama polls at 46%, mitt romney polls 47%. when asked which candidate is more likable, 61% of registered voters say president obama. only 27% say mitt romney. chris wallace asked mitt romney about the likability problem. >> governor, does it bother you that according to the polls, people don't "like" you more? or is that not important? >> all i can do is be who i am? remember that popeye line? "i am what i am and that's all that i am"? >> mitt romney says during his speech thursday night, we won't be talking about my life. we'll be talking abo...