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Let's talk more about some of these key battleground states from the president's perspective. patrick gaspart joins me live. let's start with the storm here. president has big events over the next few days. he's supposed to appear with president clinton on monday in prince william county, virginia. what's the likelihood of that event happening? second of all, how is he going to balance the realities of governing in a crisis with the perceptions? >> well, craig, first, it's great to be on. obviously, the president has been making that balance for the last several months, almost a year since mit...

And at this point, my friends, i am officially polled out. so let's see if one of the president's top lieutenants can help us. we're joined by patrick gaspart executive director of the democratic national committee and i must say, sir, we're delighted to have you. >> great to be on. >> we look at eight national tracking polls that are published every single day. that's our job, we look at it. tell me, patrick, what is your internal polling telling you about the state of play? >> well, first thing i would say is folks should not ride the poll eer coaster. we have been very clear from guy one th...

>> badly. because i think the country needs it. >> he's looking and feeling confident there just as he was in the state of the union address earlier this the country since then. can he keep his mo going through november? that's a hot question. patrick gaspart served as the white house political director. now with the dnc. and ron reagan is author of "my father." i want to start with patrick. we haven't had you on for a while. tell me about the president. when you begin what we call the kick, has he begun his kick? the part where you really try to put it on? >> chris, we have a ways to go. it's...

Now director at the democratic national committee. patrick, nice to see you. long time. >> great to see you, chuck. envious that you're in florida and i'm here in 20-degree weather. >> well, you know, we'll be back. it's always fleeting. let me start out with the fact it was -- the message that's being sent about what we're expecting in the general election campaign that the president's campaign is all there having to start out with a response ad essentially, not a positive, not a laying the predicate for re-election but having to start out with a response to negative ad. >> well, todd, of cou...

We'll be watching tech stocks. >> maybe i'll find my commodore 64. maybe that will be valuable again. becky quick, thank you very much. well, the republicans weren't the only ones campaigning yesterday. president obama released his first campaign out of the season responding to attacks on him for his early support of the failed solar panel maker. with me now is patrick gaspart, a former political director and