Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20120903:17:30:00
The unemployment rate here is hovering around 9% higher than the national average, and because barack obama won this state by a thin margin, the republicans, mitt romney and paul ryan think they've got a good shot at picking this state up, 15 electoral college votes. we do expect him here in the next few moments, then he will spend the night in north carolina doing a lot of local media. that's how important those 15 electoral college votes are to the romney/ryan campaign. then believe it or not, they will head out west into some very blue territory, going out to oregon and washington. those ar...