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Well. so it -- according to the associated press, just about an hour ago, apparently the president is going to be sending joe biden to do a rebuttal to what mr. romney said yesterday. so why doesn't the president go because according to his schedule, he doesn't, you know, his calendar is open. people are asking jay carney about that yesterday, here's what he had to say. >> it's the president's decision not to go to the naacp maybe suggests that he takes the black vote for granted? >> well, for campaign specific questions about voting blocks and things like that, i'd refer you to the campaign. ...

And democratic interest groups and big democratic donors have to be very concerned that mitt romney could end up outspending the president and winning. >> jimmy, our latest nbc news "wall street journal" poll shows that enthusiasm is down among the president's key voting blocks from 2008. down 17 points among those between 17 and 34, 11 points among independents. jimmy, is the fund raising lag a function of that lack of enthusiasm? or are some donors simply deciding to wait until later to give in this race? >> well, i think you have a couple of things happening. first and foremost, i don't dou...

Least put him on the short list. i don't think we can necessarily rule at the possibility that he may still be 0en that short list and there may be early stages of vetting going on without his knowledge. in other words, doing the baggrounding before they go to him and request documents detailing his finances and personal history and the like. so i wouldn't be surprised to see this, the veep sticks circle bag around and include him again and a lot more speculation until mitt romney actually choosing a nominee here. >> and producer adrian -- thank you, adrian. if rubio doesn't end up on the romn...

-- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> we begin in wisconsin where voters have three more hours to cast ballots in an effort to recall their republican governor scott walker and replace him with the democratic mayor tom barrett. both parties see it as a potential weather vane for november's election. the exit polls are fascinating to begin with, number one and number two show a very close race and how polarized and partisan the electorate is. we mentioned governor walker's efforts to limit collective bargaining rights, strongly disapprove of the efforts, 38% of those voting today s...

It's not fair, okay? i was the first one that said it should be legal, but now you're the one getting all the credit. >> that's not true. >> oh, yeah? oh, really? then why are you all dressed up? >> i'm going to a gala with lady gaga and elton john. >> oh, see? that should be me. vice presidents never get to go anywhere! >> jason sedakis as joe biden may be right. maybe vice presidents do deserve a little more credit. according to a study in kansas, selecting your veep is a critical decision. when done right, vice presidents allow campaigns to hit voting blocks without damaging support from yo...