Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20120312:13:39:00
But obviously, the president is the president. and it does -- you know, we know how that gets affected. but right direction, wrong track tells us the mood of the electorate. and then the generic ballot can tell us sort of which party is in this case -- which party is more down, since everybody seems to be down on both. the right direction, wrong track. some will say, hey, it's the only number you need. >> well, that's true. but i think if you take these three numbers together, it gives you a deeper data set. and also, when you look forward, not just in a presidential election, we originally de...