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Romney camp today at a breakfast briefing, they are very confident with these numbers. they say it's a very favorable way, a tied race, to go into their convention. >> it's a tied race going into the convention and a few interesting things of note in that poll, when it comes to the issue of the economy, it seems that americans do believe mitt romney is the right guy to get the economy back on track. when you look at other issues, how the republicans would want to deal with medicare, women's rights, who understands the middle class, the president still wins on that. so heading into this convent...

>> you could have vetoed it. who comes to the gulf coast in hurricane season? >> look, this is the chance you take, i guess, in life when you got to take those chances, particularly when you have a diamond place to come to. we're excited to be here. we vetted this through. everybody knows what the risks were and what the upsides and downsides were and the upsides clearly, clearly outweighed the downsides. to all those folks out here who are whining and blaming and second-guessing, get over it. if you get wet, roll with it. you're in tampa, for goodness sakes. enjoy the convention. we're about ...

Reproductive freedom and also to screenings for health care, for cancer screenings, planned parenthood. is that the right signal to be sending when you're trying to signal that there's a broad tent, a big tent? >> i disagree with something in your premise. first of all, the gap is about 6%, i think it's 49-43, obama. >> ten points in our poll, eight points in other polls. >> but your point is, it's been traditional that there's been some of that gap. i think starting with this convention, the more people hear the vision of mitt romney on jobs and financial security, which i think are very impo...

George bush's handling with michael brown and director of fema the at time. his handling of hurricane katrina in many ways led to the final slide of his approval ratings. it dredges up lots of things. putting aside the obvious concern for victims and everything there, just politically, the split screen imagery of the gulf coast and here and if there is parties and rallies. it is just a further challenge to handle that they would rather not. >> it is a matter of tone. they can do it in their speeches but it is the other optics. plus he is currently planning a big indianapolis rally leading into...

For forum santorum aid alice stewart. . bill burton, david brodie, major garrett, susan page, mike kranish and jim vandehei also. we are following breaking news, tropical storm isaac. in the next hour we will get the latery advisory on the storms. also joined by new orleans mayor. also jefferson parish, many of you will recognize the names, devastated by hurricane katrina. how are they preparing this time around? also, breaking news, republican convention in tampa where the gavel is set to come down to open the convention at the top of the hour and we know that isaac has already had an impac...