partnership with the federal government or have the federal government do it itself a state like delaware new hampshire or you know someplace with a small population that's probably going to be a good choice for them and you're right isn't there an incredible and almost a lucia's irony there about a republican governor of governors and i don't want i don't want a federal takeover of my health care is now it's all going to turn this over to the frets. that's right so you've got these conservative republican saying i'm not going to do it so they say come on in federal government so there is this delicious irony you know i would say as ethan was indicating to your previous question the affordable care act provides a really important foundation but you know many very significant pieces of legislation created a foundation social security when social security act was passed in one nine hundred thirty five it didn't cover over half the women in the workforce it didn't cover over two thirds of the people of color in the workforce but we fix those things. civil rights legislation took a long time to be implemen

delaware. minnesota, nebraska. nevada. new hampshire. new mexico.akota, oklahoma, oregon, rhode island, south dakota, utah, vermont, west virginia and wyoming combined. populations of those. more americans on food stamps. >> we had eric cantor on the radio today. he has more power than boehner. i said if you go up five points as bill crystal says, go up five points. give the president his trophy. he said if i thought it would work and against what i thought was against the republican doctrine, i would do it. it will hurt the economy. let's get over this. we'll know how the next four years will go by the way the month goes. this is new barack obama. but if he back aceway and says call me if you get a deal we're in trouble. >> the president made clear he will not sign a bill that extends the bush era tax cuts or those making more than $250,000. math tells us that you can't get the kind of balanced approach you need. without having rates be part of the equation. >> eric: i have to ask you -- go ahead. >> dana: i'm listening and i'm thinking set aside p

keeping storms further offshore bhiens it could be holding up for snow through parts of new hampshire and delaware thank you maria molina. we appreciate it. >> now back to mitt romney and friends today. doug luzader live in washington with more for us. >> tough landscape for both of these guys. which states do you phit for th obama campaign. it is none of them. they have essentially stopped campaigning at this point. mitt romney added two states to the schedule today. ohio and pennsylvania. these are going to be critical states. they will be watching very closely. especially after the polls close and start getting results coming in. yesterday the romney campaign wraps things up in new hampshire. four electoral votes is going to be a tight race up there as well. it is where it all began for the romney campaign. so many months ago mitt romney announced his candidacy there. last nitrogen he asked the state for their support. >> if there is any one worried that the last four years are the best they can do if there is any one who feels the american dream is fading away. if there is any one who wonders

republicans won the governor's race in north carolina, but lost in montana, washington, new hampshire, vermont, west virginia, delaware and missouri. and remember the overreach of the tea party in the states where many -- so many anti-women, anti-voting laws first began? well, voters shut that down too. california and illinois now have democratic super-majorities in both chambers. democrats flipped both chambers in maine. republicans lost their super majorities in arizona, and democrats claimed new majorities and statehouses in colorado, minnesota and new hampshire. americans stood up for progress, and that's what elections are all about. >> that's why we do this. that's what politics can be. that's why elections matter. it's not small, it's big. >> this election was big. it signaled that the reagan view of government and politics is fading into the past. we are more diverse, hopeful nation, and viewers voted that way on tuesday. >>> joining me now is richard wolffe, vice president and executive editor of msnbc.com, and alicia menendez, host and producer of huff post live. thank you both for being here. >> let any go

and new hampshire has all female tell gas station. maine, delawarend washington approved same-sex marriage and in minnesota, a measure restricting marriage only to men and women was defeated. now, the outcome there makes minnesota the first state in the nation to defeat a marriage amendment. indicate renner is in minneapolis. >> jumping down in elation. they are able to cheer yes. >> we did this together. >> it means everything. all my friends and my community. i have faith in minnesota. i love this city so much. >> it was an emotional win for the community and supporters. >> i said i have two moms. they have no idea about supporting me. >> it's the first step in their future together. >> some day we'll overturn same sex major and be able to marry together. >> so do they have power to legalize gay marriage? >> so they will ask on to be at the top of agenda. >> the directs the conversation it takes is uncertain right now. i think right now, they want to reach away from the fact we kept it out of the constitution. >> rejoicing but never finished and lo

democrats held onto governorships in new hampshire, vermont, delaware, west virginia, and missouri, whatrepublicans have control in indiana, north dakota, and utah." jerry in mississippi, give us your take on election 2012. caller: i voted for romney yesterday. i'm disappointed in the american people, because basically, romney is a christian man, and obama is a christian man to a point. i had to vote for the less of the evils, because if you turn your back on israel, god's people, that's wrong. obama has done that. he has not even visited israel. he is just not my kind of man. but he is the president i will support him and i will be praying for him, because this country is in bad shape and it needs -- [no audio] i don't know if obama can do it in the next four years but it is like industry. if you don't do what you do, what you want to do, you fire him and hire somebody else. that is what happened yesterday. we we hired him. -- we rehired him. thank you. host: that was jury in mississippi, where there senator, roger wicker, won by a big margin. "usa today" editorial -- " boaters hand oba

state red this year and in greenville, delaware, vice president joe biden and his wife jill cast their ballots. yes, they did. >> two small towns in new hampshire got the jump on election day like they always do, opening the boys after midnight. it was a split decision, five votes for each candidate. there were 23 votes for the president and nine for mitt romney. >> looking ahead to tonight, polls began closing at 6:00 eastern time in kentucky and indiana and we'll begin to see important results roll in after 7:00 when polls close in another half-dozen states and we'll have a sense of what's going on, possibly. >> possibly. >> possibly. >> perhaps. >> nbc chief white house correspondent chuck toad, co-anchor of cnbc's "squawk box"a andrew ross sorkin and former new york city mayor rudy giuliani and "the huffington post" sam stein, all morning joe and me. >> the person who followed you, andrew ross sorkin is the guy that we accused of skipping prep school. >> did your parents vote today? >> my parents voted today, and i made it to school on time and i made it out early to be here. >> there's something about the magic of election day every four y

new hampshire, and north carolina. they are the -- day jobs. he's a season of delaware. he has been the greatest son of dwamplete >> at both campaigns, it's interesting, he was jover shadowed palin and ryan. but in the campaign, he was just out there each and every day, you know, the speeches weren't also covered by national caven there was left drang just delivering an economic message centered on the middle-class that was deeply affected. >> do you think biden's going run? >> no. >> you're not? finally hillary clinton. >> yes. smith and you're -- again -- [laughter] >> you know, listen, these are people with brithe political future if they decide to go down that president. >> ok.

from the new hampshire sunday news, "mitt romney makes a final pitch in portsmouth." next, sheila, joining us on the phone from newark, delawareindependent line, good morning. who is going to win and why? caller: i hope that obama does. he is for the people, not like mitt romney, who just lies and tells stories. i do not know what people want to believe anything that he says. he is for the rich. those two guys that give him all that money, they are going to be telling him what to do. i hope he does not get in. he takes his company's overseas and has closed so many companies down, i do not know what people do not see this. he is not for the people, he is for making money. host: thank you very much for the call from "the new york daily news." a crucial face-off, "mitt romney and the president." the election being viewed as too close to call. here are some of the final campaign appearances as we track the candidates. mitt romney, colorado. the president, virginia. 8:30 eastern time, englewood, colorado. [video clip] >> change cannot measured in speeches, it is measured in achievements. four years ago candidate obama promised to d

new hampshire and south carolina. that will start early next year. >> the vice president obviously has a day job. he is a son of delaware, but he has been a great vice president. [applause] in both campaigns it is interesting -- he was overshadowed by at palin and ryan. the valuable role he plays is counseled the president on policy matters, but he was going to ohio, colorado, iowa, delivering an economic message to the middle-class that was deeply effective. >> do you think biden is going to run? >> no. >> finally, hillary clinton? >> yes. >> again, i will -- vice president biden, hillary clinton, these are people with bright political future as it did decide to go down that path. >> i have to be on your time. before we take -- say thank you, allow me to briefly plug the next semester global agenda program. we will explore america's role in the world, the way u.s. influence is felt across the globe in terms of our military, pop culture, technology, innovation, influence on human rights and promotion of democracy and our role as -- what the global agenda website for information about our speakers after the first of the

connecticut, delaware, the district of columbia, florida, illinois, maine, maryland, massachusetts, the polls also will be closing at the top of the hour in mississippi, missouri, new hampshirenew jersey, oklahoma, pennsylvania, rhode island and tennessee. get this. together, these states and d.c., they carry 172 electoral votes. that's a huge chunk of the 270 needed to win. both presidential campaigns know it's crunch time. jessica yellin is with the obama campaign. candy crowley is with the romney campaign. let's go to jessica first. jessica, what's going on over there? >> reporter: hi, wolf. well, we are waiting here and i hear from the obama campaign that they do feel good about one of the upcoming states that's closing, pennsylvania. they like the african-american turnout that they have seen at that state. you know governor romney made a late stop through there but they are predicting to me that president obama will carry pennsylvania and they might even see a higher african-american turnout than we saw four years ago, wolf. >> from chicago, let's go to boston and candy crowley. what's happening in boston, candy? >> reporter: well, inside this room, very chill. they hav

new hampshire today as well. right underneath the surface is emotional, powerful, other very important wins in a key of the delaware's colorado's, etc. those who don't overreach, they figure out the best time to reach equality. right at the same time, we are dealing with a supreme court that could be taking up one or two cases that could really be helped by the hard work of a few more states. >> funny you mention the supreme court. let's talk about that. could you walk us through what might be coming up this this term and what the stakes are in the issues are? >> sure. there are three cases that are pending before the court, waiting to see the supreme court will grant review and hear arguments in the side during this term. it consists of the doma challenges. one of them is one of the court court is most likely to grant review in. all these courts have found federal statutes to be unconstitutional in the supreme court has to resolve that. that is what it does. if it doesn't do that, doesn't do anything. so i think there is a question about which case will be -- the united states switched its position during the admini

new hampshire. there were other important wins that tee up the delaware, and colorado and minnesota where we do not -- where we won that fight and flipped the legislator and have a majority that supports marriage. there are a half a dozen states quote if they do not overreach will figure out the best time to mature we move forward to full equality. there is a new layer of states where we deal with the supreme court that could be taking up one or two cases that will be held by winning in a few more states. >> funny you would mention the supreme court. [laughter] but just talk about that. maybe nan -- walk us through what may come of this term and the stakes in issues. >> there are three cases or clusters of cases that are pending before the court. waiting to see if the supreme court will grant review and hear arguments in the side in this term. the cluster of cases consist of the domain challenges. that is -- one of the cases is the one that the court is most likely to grant review in because all of these courts have found a federal statute to be unconstitutional. the supreme court has got to resolv

fighting on the ground in new hampshire today so right underneath the surface of emotional powerful very big wins there were these other really important wins that tee up the delaware's the colorado's, the hawaii's in the minnesota's where we not only won the fight that we flip the legislature and now we have the majority so there are half a dozen states that are strategic and smart and well timed and don't overreach will figure out the best time to make sure we are working towards full equality. at the same time we are dealing with a supreme court that could be taking up one or two cases that will really be helped by winning, doing the hard work of winning. >> funny you mentioned the supreme court. let's talk about that and maybe man could you walk us through what may be coming up this term and with the issues are? >> sure. there are three cases or clusters of cases that are pending before the court, waiting to see if the supreme court is going to grant review and hear arguments and decide in this then this term. the cluster consists of the doma challenge. i think that is -- one of those cases at least as the one that the court is most likely to grant review and bec

new hampshire today. i think right underneath the surface of for emotional powerful very big wins, there were these other really important wins. that tee up the delawares and the colorados, sal wise, minnesota's come where we not only on this one that fight but we split the legislation and that imagery with a government who support marriage. that are at least a half-dozen states who, if there strategic and smart and well timed, don't overreach will figure out the best time to make sure we're moving towards full recorded. right at the same time we're dealing with a supreme court that could be taken up one or two cases that will really be helped by winning content hard work of winning in a few more states. >> funny you mentioned the supreme court. let's talk about that. maybe, as you walk us through what might be coming up this term and what the stakes are and what the issues are? >> sure. there's three cases or clusters of cases that are pending before the court, waiting to see if the supreme court is going to grant review and hear arguments and decide then and this can. the cluster of case, consists of the dome a challenge. i think that is, that one of

new hampshire and south carolina. that will start early next year. >> the vice president obviously has a day job. he is a son of delaware, but he has been a great vice president. [applause] in both campaigns it is interesting -- he was overshadowed by at palin and ryan. the bible role he plays is counseling the president on policy matters, -- a valuable role he plays is counseled the president on policy matters, but he was going to ohio, colorado, iowa, delivering an economic message to the middle-class that was deeply effective. >> do you think biden is going to run? >> no. >> finally, hillary clinton? >> yes. >> again, i will -- vice president biden, hillary clinton, these are people with bright political future as it did decide to go down that path. >> i have to be on your time. before we take -- say thank you, allow me to briefly plug the next semester global agenda program. we will explore america's role in the world, the way u.s. influence is felt across the globe in terms of our military, pop culture, technology, innovation, influence on human rights and promotion of democracy and our role as -- what the global a