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>> this is not the media's fought. it's not the messenger. >> here is the question. the question was a legitimate one. she answered it legitimately. there is rumor, swirling. >> yes, correct. >> bill: this came out of a republic precinct, okay? so, if that rumor gets a face on it, i mean, somebody stands up and says i did it, it becomes a big -- it? >> would hurt the person who did it. >> bill: help herman cain, absolutely. i think any republic contender who did that would destroy themselves. >> absolutely. i think -- you know what? i think the story is already helping herman cain, you saw tho...

>> this is not the media's fought. it's not the messenger. >> here is the question. the question was a legitimate one. she answered it legitimately. there is rumor, swirling. >> yes, correct. >> bill: this came out of a republic precinct, okay? so, if that rumor gets a face on it, i mean, somebody stands up and says i did it, it becomes a big -- it? >> would hurt the person who did it. >> bill: help herman cain, absolutely. i think any republic contender who did that would destroy themselves. >> absolutely. i think -- you know what? i think the story is already helping herman cain, you saw tho...

This has been going around for at least 10 days. i find it hard to believe the campaign didn't know that this was coming and was badly as prepared as they were. you don't start off by saying there is nothing to this whatsoever and then go into well, we don't know anything about it and then yes, i know it but i didn't do it. i mean, that's -- you would rather be where you are gonna be at the beginning rather than be drawn there by the events. a and as we say right now he has got a good answer which was "i was falsely accused. there is nothing to this." that's going to require then for the natio...

Welcome back. we have a new poll out today from the washington post about president obama's approval ratings. chris alisa joins us. chris, these numbers from the washington post pew poll indicates a bump up for the president. take us through it. >> sure. not terribly surprising, andrea if you look back in history after big foreign policy moments, the president usually benefits a little bit from a rallying effect that is what appears to be happening in the washington post poll. president obama was at 49% the last time we did this. we did an evernight poll last night. he's at 56% approval. it is...

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