impossible to keep up. that does it for us tonight. we will >> president obama is now the first president to vote early which has inspired me to be the first cable anchor to vote early right here on his show tomorrow night. i have 24 more hours of being undecided. >> the romney campaign is in the lead down the stretch. >> when i'm elected. >> our campaign is gaping. >> here is the thing, trust matters. >> our campaign is gaining. >> when i'm elected. >> we are going to win on november 6th. >> time magazine has the president up by five points.

>> we are going to win by the way. our campaign is gaining. >> obama has the advantage electorally. >> we are going to win on november 6th. >> here is the thing trust matters. >> what he said was crazy. >> life is a gift from god. even when life begins in that horrible situation from rape. >> if it is a legitimate rape the female body has ways to shut that down. >> i'm going to lose my mind.

>> tonight team romney is saying that they have the momentum but some are saying no, he doesn't. >> i might say if the election were held today the president might have a slight edge. i don't think they should get a big head of steam. >> that is what romney and the government thinks. >> obama became the first president to cast an early ballot for the united states.

>> the president voted in chicago a solid blue state of illinois whose 20 votes he will surely win. which is why he spent the rest of today campaigning in the toss up states where tonight he said this. >> i don't know how a guy sits on a stage and you are saying somehow that the people in detroit remember you weren't. the people of ohio remember. i bet on american workers and manufacturing and i do it in this because that always pays off.

>> mitt romney also campaigned in ohio tonight where he continued to pretend that the polls are pointing his way. >> we are taking back america and it is coming soon. >> but he is not taking it back. in nevada president obama leads by 50 points and mitt romney is not taking colorado. new ppp robopolling, shows in wisconsin the president leads. in north carolina, president obama and mitt are tied at 48%.

so, crystal ball, the romney thing doesn't apply to the sing states where he needs it to apply. well, it doesn't apply in the national polls either. out of those polls the one that has to be the most destructive i don't see how that is going to happen. the debates are done. they don't seem to have anything in the bag.

>> let's take a look at the new obama ad. >> it is said that character is what we do when we think nobody is looking. mitt romney thought no one is looking when he attacked 47% of americans. he will make cuts to education. so remember what he said and what his plan will do. >> it is a strong ad and the point is we, the voters have to keep track of what he says. because he won't. he is always changes his position. i think she is so yesterday i don't think they realize that

the entire voting structure is change. that goes to the question you posed. is there momentum? in ohio obama has a 30 point lead. in iowa, a 20 point lead. that is the lead from the ballots from the leading districts. but are they going to make up 25 points in iowa? >> the voting will begin here tomorrow. it is a california ballot. it is complex. >> i have flown in.

a former governor of california to help me. >> it is tough. let's look at an endorsement that the president got today. colin powell endorsement. it started to make sense. this time the entire country could see it coming. >> i voted for them in 2008 and will do so again for president and joe biden next month. i think we are starting to gain altitude. let's cut taxes and compensate for that. compensation does not cut it.

>> that is a republican centrist talking about. >> i think you are right. depending on how the election goes right, you are hearing burn, in terms of gettable endorsements, it is not as important. when you think of people in america who are broadly trusted and respected. colin powell is willing to delve into the partisan issues and not only support barack obama, but explain and critique barack obama. >> that compensation does not

cover the cuts. that is a man who cares deeply about our men and women in uniform. so there is no one better than former secretary of state powell. to get up there and say mitt romney is not being truthful about the numbers and he can't be trusted to fund the pentagon. >> i'm not sure how much the endorsements mean. i want to talk silver's analysis on this. >> i agree with that.

i would say that romney peaks too early -- and it wasn't enough. he still wasn't winning in the battleground states. >> president obama says this of bill clinton in the interview. we also muddies up the we also muddies up the political narrative to sum how blame my poll says that the previous can point that out in -- that were powerful. >> no president, no president, not me, not any of my predecessors, no one could have fully repaired all of the damage that he found in just four years.

years. >> he is the only man that you can make a statement like that from credits -- >> one of the things that he loved the speech. paul ryan voted 91% of the time. mitt romney doesn't have a growth plan and then you compare it are president. clinton was the master of cutting deficits. >> thank you both. >> coming up.

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mitt romney today walking away from questions of his support from the candidate in indiana who said this. >> even we life begins that for in situation of rape. it was something that god intended to happen. >> joy, this one is not going away.

>> no, it is interesting. if he was so confident. >> he is afraid to do so. right next to mr. romney is a young man who said the following. he said i've always adopted the idea that the method of conception only doesn't affect the meaning of life.

>> that is the thing. if romney would say no, he should apologize, the anti abortion right which is a large faction the republican party would say was you do think. he is running ads chosen to longer is they is agree on the policy.

he thinks that you can get pregnant from rape. let's look at this dnc ad that came out today. >> it is something that god intended to happen. >> when it comes to rape. should it be legal for a woman to get an abortion? >> the method of conception doesn't change the definition of life. >> and president obama is backing that up. i want to hear something to was said moments ago.

>> we saw it. you don't want a bunch of politicians in washington making health care decisions for women. that is what i stand for and continue to stained for a president of the united states of america. >> i have to bet that the president has the voters who rank this as a high and important issue for them. is this being used as a turnout tactic? >> yeah, if you look at the poll, the only gap that barack obama needs to make up is the en enthusiasm gap.

paul ryan and the house of representatives tried to pass this into law because of the house of representatives. if they win and get the senate, they will pass that stuff. the obama campaign is trying to convince young women and their supporters. the supreme court is in the balance, bus this is a real threat. >> when this came up, you can

hear in that audience the typical cross section there and a fair amount of the others, you can hear in there, they were getting it for the first time. >> and i think it is a challenge to convince people that the republican party is as extreme as it is. they want to ban abortion in every circumstance. the government tells us that only the worst cases. when we had a mitt romney that showed up. after a whole summer of obama representing him as an extremist. this moment are important because we see that this is mitt romney's party and the position that they are coming from. it is important to remind voters who care about women's rights. this is not just talk. you mentioned the supreme court.

so again, these are not hollow threats. this is a priority and you have people like them taking over the party. and the next supreme court justice will be confirmed by the united states senate where mourdock may have a vote. other races are going to emphasize what the senate is about. i think that is why john mccain did this contortion and then he came around to get in line. he needs this guy to vote for him. you remember the line from the romney ad he will be the 51st to vote. >> for control of the senate.

and that is this giving him the 51st vote. and women need to take that seriously. >> thank you both for joining me tonight. coming up, the president's interview with rolling stone. where he says what i'm dying to say on this show. well, you have all said it. but there are people here you must never hear it from us on the network. we will be encouraging me to say it. the judges are going to tell us whether we can use it. and later mo rocca is here to preview his amazing film. [ male announcer ] the 2013 smart comes with 8 airbags, a crash management system and the world's only tridion safety cell

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you are showing symptoms you can't remember what you said last week. if you start thinking that maybe governor romney wanted to save the auto industry even though he let detroit go bankrupt. don't worry because this is a curable condition. there is a cure. you have to vote. >> in the spotlight tonight romnesia and other colorful words. but he recently used a more

blunt word to describe the other guy. he describes the truth bomb. as we left the oval office. he told obama he had asked his 6-year-old if there was anything that she wanted him to say to the president. after a thoughtful pause she says tell him you can do it. he said you know kids have good instincts. they look at the other guy and say that is a bull -- woe, wait wait this just in.

i cannot finish that word. can we get that screen back that shows the quote? asking the control room to do things. there it is. that is a bullish something. i can tell. that is one of the reasons that the washington post gave today for why it is endorsing him over mitt romney. there is no way to know what he really believes. his contempt seems as sincere as anything else. joining me now our political correspondent of the guardian. you are banned from using that word.

i want to go straight to rush limbaugh. let's listen to what he said. >> he called romney a bull i cannot say the word. he called him a bull crapper. but he used the real word. if there is anyone doing that to us it is barack obama. he is running on trust me, trust what i say. the other guy is a bull, a wire. >> so it turns out that he has finally found a word too ugly for him to say on his show there. that is a first for him especially.

the prudish curtain comes down. we are shocked by this. >> i have been on the phone all day long. they told me what he actually said. he was creating a new word he said bull shifter. it didn't get past the copy editors at rolling stone. one of the examples of this which shocked the president in the first debate was mitt romney claiming that he did not have a $5 trillion tax cut plan. >> i'm not looking for that. there is no economist that says

i will not add to the deficit with my tax plan. and now five weeks before the election he is saying that his idea is never mind. >> believes that any six year old heard run away from the tax cut plan. >> yes, i think so. and to the extend that we saw emotion on the stage. it can be um summarized. this guy? i was hoping that would happen. this is the guy they wanted to run against. he is clearly somebody they feel whose flaws should be obvious. the moderate mitt has made a come back.

the guy who was running before was not someone that a mot rater voter would be able to put into office. >> i think it is frustrating for the president and his team. mitt romney they thought could be judged based on ideas and policies and past in massachusetts. this guy will say anything. i call it the monty python defense. it is hard to have a debate with someone who says the iraq war not so good when he spent ten years depending it.

> cleveland plain dealer remains a family newspaper. they said, but which romney would we elect? the governor sharply conservative candidate? all politicians change over time. but this recent changes lake this policy details all the more troubling. >> you have a frustrating feelings. so that can drive anyone to vulgarity.

using family friendly word which is -- will say what he seed to say in from of the audience that he has. >> there is a great anecdote that the that he said we must when asked about that, he said you have to satisfy into account who i was sending the letter to. >> i think you don't say more or less than that one story.

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commission, at&t said i don't know how can you enjoy it from both sides. mr. randall stephenson is a supporter of mitt for president. for everyone on the stage. >> i'm going to ask a question >> the most powerful ceo's in the country think that is crazy. they think the simpson's bowl framework in $3 in spending cuts

is quote an effective framework for a deficit reduction plan. when mr. stephenson was asked about this unbridgeable gap and romney's plan mr. stephenson says this is bigger than any one political candidate. obviously he knew mitt romney the business man before candidate romney became the captive of the tea party. he believes that mitt can still do the numbers that any ceo can do. it is impossible to do it the way that bill clinton did it. >> what new ideas do we bring to

washington? i always give an answer. arithmetic. >> the reason we need higher taxes is arithmetic. america is left to guess who mitt will take orders from. his old friends the most powerful ceo's?

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if you don't want to break children's hearts do not try to explain the electoral college to them. >> who is voting for colored pencils. who is voting for markers? 14. for markers. markers have won the popular vote. [ applause ] and now we are going to have the real election. in the end the whole election. this will decide the whole thing. how do you cast your vote?

>> colored pencils. >> what is that? >> you are so cheating. >> everyone is thinking it is unfair. >> joining me now is the host of that documentary. mo rocca, so cruel. why don't you wait until we have to allow them to get their hearts broken. >> it will be happen. >> there is a fascinating piece here. where you get into the constitutional right to vote. >> i haven't seen it.

>> i couldn't find anything. >> even using a high-tech device we were coming up empty. i needed help. >> i have been looking all over the country to find the right to vote. >> doesn't exist, i'm not kidding you. >> the constitution made no mention of voting rights. >> did they forget to? >> no. they were unsure in fact whether voting was a right or a privilege. >> and they came up with the electoral college. >> not the best parents. >> you know, a lot of your viewers are saying of course there is a right to vote.

>> but there is not an a affirmative right to vote. >> why there are 13,000 voting districts in the district. >> that means for example, thousands of different contracts by voting machines. you have 11 states that have computer voting without a paper trail. >> i learned from you about this popular vote move that some of the big states are engaged in. >> including california. it is an end run around the constitution. three quarters of the states,

they say they will cast our votes nationally, but when enough states have agreed to it that it will equal the votes. we are half way there and may happen in 2016. >> i have never lived in a swing state. >> the safe states like new york and california are safe. they are turned out 10% lower than the spring states. >> the documentary is electoral dysfunction. it is airing through election day. >> you get tonight's last word. and tomorrow we'll have a