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After poll, a majority or a plurality of voters don't blame obama. they blame george w. bush. and he is, in a sense, the elephant in the room. something too embarrassing to mention, but something too overwhelming not to matter. and there's other poll data that kind of suggests that consciously or not, when people are going to the polls, they are thinking about maybe we're going to return to george w. bush if we vote for romney. >> how could the romney campaign, or how can the romney campaign, how can it distance itself from the ghost of g.w.? >> i think if they would have gone in and dealt wit...

violently mauled by two chimps in south africa. ahead, the horrifying details of the attack. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." these numbers just coming in. let's go to the battle for the white house. a brand new cnn o.r.c. poll is just being released right now. take a look at just how tight the race is. among registered voters nationally, nationally. 49% say they are for president obama versus 46% for mitt romney. that's with a 2.5% samplining err error. despite the landmark ruling, there's been no change in the number for either candidate since the last poll that ca...

Been shafted, that is going to be lost in all this noise that confuses people. >> now, when you look at the fkt that the american public, melissa, seems to really prefer the president over mitt romney in very critical areas. when you look at the polls, connects with ordinary americans 59 president obama, 28 for romney. honesty, 46% president obama, 32% romney. judgment, 50% obama, 37% romney. consistency 46% obama, 34% romney. so when it comes to characteristics that are important on how someone shapes their view of a person, in very critical areas the president is supported by the american pe...

It manifests itself in a number of different ways. i think that is part of what's going on with eric holder. by the way, i think there's some valid questions about holder's conduct. >> no doubt about it. >> but the -- >> but i think it should be raised on mukasey and everyone else. >> the he's not like us is a way of undermining the poll data you showed where if in fact ordinary americans are feeling like okay, president obama is actually someone who came from an ordinary working family, worked his way up, has a sense of accomplishment. you know, he didn't pay off his student loans until reall...

Politician will hurt them if they don't. its legalize distortion racket and they think their own representative plays in that. one out of four people think their congressman is begs person for the job. >> john: he is probably not the best person for the job? >> most cases, probably true. >> you say a proposal to combine it in a single item and stop the growth will be popular. i can't believe that. every time i talk about cuts people scream at me. when i have seen poll data on cutting any medicaid social security? >> social security is not a means tested. medicaid is means tested. 71% believe i...