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2008 but he was the first democrat to do so since lindon johnson in 1964. so it is by no means a reliably blue state. but the obama campaign is helping to keep virginia in the blue column. they are doing so, they hope, by arguing that the president will look out for the pr of middle class wheel mitt romney cares more about helping out the real wael think. let's see what he had to say at his first stop in glenn oa virginia. he got rained on but let's hear what he had to say about mitt romney and republican fles congress. >> they will spend a lot of time talking, but if you cut through...

dangerous heat wave impacting people right now. take a look at how much of the united states is affected. we have 20 states under heat warnings or advisories right now and the sizzling temperatures aren't just uncomfortable, they can be life threatening especially for people who don't have air conditioning. in the northeast storms knocked out power to millions of homes. brian, thank you for being there for us. people may not be able to get their power back for ang entire week. that's what we are hearing. what are they doing in the meantime to stay safe? >> reporter: poppy, they are b...

Welcome back to "hardball." the economy has been a drag on president ba's reelection efforts but where it'll be decided is in the swing states. the story is much different there. in 2008 obama moved nine states going from bush, he won them, then go for bush in 2004. brought limb into his column. today in five states, ohio, virginia, iowa, new mexico, and colorado, the unemployment rate is below the national average. in iowa's case far below. in short, the jeeg fgeography m working for the president. sam, let me ask you just generally about the way the local economies -- up here in boston would...

The economy has been a drag on the reelection efforts, but it will be decided in the swing states. in 2008, obama moved nine states that were formally bush and brought them into his column. now colorado, ohio, ohio, virginia, and new mexico. in short, the geography of recovery may be working for the president. we have a reporter for the huffington postand one from the washington post. let me ask you about the economies, my old boss would say that all politics is local. my question, do people go by what they see on the economic reports like on cnbc and the financial pages, or do they go by what...

shall be valid or recognized in this state." cnn political editor paul steinhauser is live in washington, d.c., this morning. boy, has this been playing out. we first heard the vice president joe biden. he says that he endorsed marriage equality and he is a roman catholic. how is this going to play out politically in washington? >> it puts president obama, in a way, in a bind because vice president biden and other top members of the administration has come out in favor of same-sex marriages. he does not. he supports domestic unions. but he does not support an amendment like the one i...