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The president held a prep rally in the east room and suggested he was not that flexible. >> i am open to new ideas. i am committed to solving our fiscal challenges. but i refuse to accept any approach that isn't balanced. >> reporter: the confronteddational approach fired up democrats as the president hit the road again again, making his case on the fiscal cliff. >> it is too important for our families to not get it done. >> reporter: the president did have that lunch with romney, which yielded only an awkward photo. and there was little outreach to rank-and-file republicans, beyond one on one...

You're feeling coming from the blue dogs, from the progressives about the meeting today. are they going b to coming out of this meeting in a united front, so to speak, after president obama talks to them about this issue? >> usually when president obama meets with the senate democratic caulk cause or the house democratic caucus they come out fairly you fighted. it's seen as a prep rally where he gives his status and what exactly is going to be moving forward. in terms of what progressives and blue dogs do, look, any type of agreement you're going to see that is going to be made of democrats is...