Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20120803:05:43:00
Things done in washington. he's been a pretty bipartisan senator. he's boring, like romney is boring. as you know, doubling down on what you're selling isn't always the worst thing, even if it's boring. competence. really the only thing that is his weakness politically is that he was tied to george bush because he was tied to george bush for a year and a half. you see him there trying to address the one liability that he has. there's no perfect candidate. that's portman's weakness and he's trying to deal with it. >> nia, john has convinced me it's at least portman versus pawlenty. so how do yo...