> joining us now to talk about the secret service and scandals that have rocked washington is abbie phillips. this has not been good for president obama. >> every scandal is another thing that is distracting from what the president wants to say to the american people about his reelection efforts. the secret service scandal has been really drawn out. it seems like it will only continue. part of the problem with the scandal is that we do not know where things are going to end up. we do not know how bad is going to get. we have had a handful of officials resigned. many are still calling for the head of the agency to step down. luckily, for the president there are some republicans who are coming to his aid. this is not exactly his fault but there are others out there who are looking at this as an opportunity to put a magnifying glass on leadership at the federal level. >> what do you think the president can do to deflect the criticism? >> one of the key things is going to be getting a different story in the headlines bridge between the secret service and the problems at the gsa the white house h

joining me now, reporter abby phill phillip. two new polls we're going to look at.hio, president obama has a six-point lead over mitt romney. in florida, the president has a two-point advantage there.ç of course it's still very early. but how is the white house reading numbers like these in these key swing states? >> well, they're certainly not jumping for joy just yet. this is just the beginning for them. in these states, they're going to be looking at the individual numbers, looking at specific constituencies, like latino voters, working class white males, like women voters. these are going to be groups that the president has to make inroads with and outstripe mitt romney. two points is simply not enough, especially in a place like florida where a lot of electoral college votes are at stake for the president. >> the obama camp has a 10-to-1 lead over the romney camp. $104 million for the president, $12 million for romney. but do these amounts matter right now? >> absolutely, the head start the president had at the very beginning is no longer going to matter. mitt