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There's nothing racial about this, it's about your perception of your own economic self-interest and i think the-- there is no evidence in this election that the republican party's ideas on tax efficiency or certainly even medicare and social security reform did not hurt them among elderly voters at all in florida. that those ideas are not the problem in this campaign. it had more to do with a technical way that mitt romney ran that campaign, and the pt overwhelmingly, the power of the obama turnout machine. but the republicans should not, i think, stand back and say, how do we reengineer our ...

That they have a problem with those voting segments. >> paul: you know, kim, i can't recall an election where both sides seem so convinced they're going to win coming in the final days, usually a concessions in 2008, mccain really doesn't have much of a chance, a hail mary. this time both sides seem convinced they're going to win. how do you explain that. >> i think both sides have two reasons to win. the 2008 turnout machine and some aspects that look like they'll get a decent job. but on the romney side, enthusiasm of voters and independents swinging to him in a huge way. it's important, it'...

But he suggests that he knows that they have a problem with those voting segments. >> paul: you know, kim, i can't recall an election where both sides seem so convinced they're going to win coming in the final days, usually a concessions in 2008, mccain really doesn't have much of a chance, a hail mary. this time both sides seem convinced they're going to win. how do you explain that. >> i think both sides have two reasons to win. the 2008 turnout machine and some aspects that look like they'll get a decent job. but on the romney side, enthusiasm of voters and independents swinging to him in a...

Is starting to look troubling. the memo's conclusion? that the democratic turnout machine is cleaning our clock. >> in the meantime, romney's campaign is making a last-ditch effort to expand the electoral map. team romney is looking to make a dent in states like michigan, pennsylvania, and minnesota, that were previously not in play. the obama camp is calling out those efforts. >> i will shave off my mustache of 40 years if we lose any of those three states. >> as for the president, he will resume campaigning while monitoring sandy relief efforts. he will embark on a whirlwind swing state tour...

And they all add up to a challenging tuesday next week. >> image problem? that's a new one. romney campaign senior advisers are out and about, making bold statements to reporters, yet providing little evidence. >> the firewall that i think they talked about was iowa, wisconsin, and ohio. and right now, their firewall is burning. >> well, but the polling tells a much different story. it's not looking pretty for mitt romney if ohio. the president has a sizable lead back in wisconsin. and he's up in virginia by five points. the president even has a narrow lead in florida. today, mitt romney campa...