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And obama can't bring people. in the month of october they're pulling more than 10,000 people into rallies. the key take away here is the era of the national campaign is over. you have to think of it as a big pinball machine rigged with magnets to key states. these candidates don't focus on other states anymore. we look at a handful to spend a lot of time. >> that really new in the modern era? has that changed over time? >> it has. there was a great piece in national journal today that talked about how california used to be a swing state where places went back and forth. we see these things ch...

Conventional wisdom has been wrong in all cases. joining me now is politico's chief white house correspondent, mike allen. mike, we're here to beat up on ourselves. >> there's plenty of people who would love to take a swing. >> why do you think, here it's a moment or a weekend to take a step back, rethink, listen to people from around the country and around the world. why do you think that everyone guessed wrong on the supreme court? >> great thing about being here in aspen, some people call it d.c. summer camp, is the chance to sort of hit pause on our lives. somebody talked about how you and...

>> scott walker has the luster of battle on him, he just won this big victory, and conservatives are saying that he is the guy who showed the way forward, thousanded the mechanics and the message. just reflecting what i heard from republicans today. >> out of all of the possible vps, nobody has lit up the pinball machine yet. thank you for copping on the show. coming up, most days he is your best ally, other days he is ammo to the other side. and another top al-qaeda leader gets droned. when is president obama going to get some credit for nailing the terrorist network, and the most overlooked ...

Eukering for a spot? >> scott walker has the luster of battle on him, he just won this big victory, and conservatives are saying that he is the guy who showed the way forward, thousanded the mechanics and the message. just reflecting what i heard from republicans today. >> out of all of the possible vps, nobody has lit up the pinball machine yet. thank you for copping on the show. coming up, most days he is your best alley, other days he is ammo to the other side. and another top al-qaeda leader gets droned. when is president obama going to get some credit for nailing the terrorist network, an...

Can you imagine the outcry -- >> fine. you can say he is strategically off base. but, again, you are saying this morning he's doing it for cynical, political reasons. i don't think he is. i think he really believes. >> i think you are right about john mccain. here is the question. do you think mitt romney adopting that posture is cynical or deep in his heart deep conservative -- >> it's cynical. >> okay. >> the thing is mitt romney is data driven. i have said this and republicans can be upset. he doesn't have a world view. if he had a world view in foreign policy, he wouldn't be bouncing aroun...