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Ohio. so it would -- it's going to be fascinating to watch. also, iowa comes into play, another close state. the des moines register endorsed romney, the first time they endorsed a republican candidate for president since richard nix non1972 so that's a big deal. >> got a gut feeling? >> yeah, but i save that for las vegas. >> all right, chris. good to see you. it's going to be a fascinating tuesday night in nine days. >> you bet. can't wait. >> absolutely. for more on chris's interviews with senators from the key battleground states, "fox news sunday's" got them for the latest upcoming electi...

Those guys in the senate who had guts to get out there -- >> and stood with you and took the slings and arrows -- >> they knew it was right. they don't like everything in this. i don't like everything in this plan. >> man -- >> nobody's going to like everything because it's tough. there are no easy solutions. but the work that they are doing, those four plus senator chambliss and warner, is going to really make the difference. i think you're going to see something come out of the senate that looks very much like the bowles-simpson plan. >> here's -- i want to ask a pointed question. but has th...

They'd of been savaged by the white house. the savagery will have to stop because they're americans first and not republicans and democrats. >> let me be pollian issue for a second. this could be like what you led when you were chief of staff to president clinton. the vision between the white house and congress. maybe it does lead to compromise. >> to get that done, i had to spend months and months locked up with n conference rooms with newt gingrich and trent lot. you owe me a lot -- the truth is, you have to listen. and what i think the president has done is he showed us a little bit of leg ...

Erskine bowles, alan simpson, thanks for coming in. thanks for the hard work you put into this great report. let's talk politics for a minute. when you announced the plan back in december and you got more votes on your commission than people thought you would -- >> 60%. >> 60%. still not enough to force a vote in congress because of the way this was created, is there political momentum? i know senators warner and chambliss say they're putting together a bill to capture the report, but is it going to be able to drive its way through a congress that's still stuck playing fooplay playing footsie ...

To be talking about immunity. but that subject may come up again down the line. richard. >> kelly, thank you so much for that. nbc's kelly o'donnell at the white house. joining me now is nbc senior political editor beth. we heard what's happening from kelly really two things that the white house does not want to hear necessarily, any sort of piece of information that may make this story any deeper or longer than it already looks -- that it appears to be. what do you make of what's coming up in this week for the senate intelligence committee? >> yeah, the senate committee seems to be the place ...