host: we are talking to the ohio republican party chairman bob bennett.have questions for him or about the republican party or just want to learn about the state of ohio, give us a call. talk about at what point you saw romney start to move out there in ohio. i have a list of polls. there have been about 31 polls in the month of october and only about four show romney ahead. four others showed the race tied. you say mitt romney is ahead in your tracking polls. guest: i think the model most of them are using is the 2008 model and that was an unusual election. host: in terms of sampling? guest: yes. we know the intensity level -- first of all, of voting dropped off substantially in 20008. the president won ohio by 4.16% of the vote. we think that model -- we do not believe they have matched and that intensity this year. we think it has shifted into the republican camp. if you look at the counties around our major metropolitan areas, this is where we are substantially outperforming. host: i want to ask you -- we have been talking about hurricane sandy and it

two incumbent senator, pennsylvania's arlen specter and bob bennett of utah lost their re-election bidsn 2010. all right, enough of that real news, we'll gather around the water cooler and talk about the angry letters that the white house has been receiving since president obama's re-election. many solidly conservative states have been flooding the white house's we the people website with petition requests to secede from the union of the united states. for help on that john stuart n >> they have received petitions from 20 states who would like to cede from the union. >> wait. i'm not sure exactly which 20 states those are or which people they are in those states but i think i can express how i feel about these states and people in the words of the great william wonka. >> stop, don't come back. [ applause ] >> at least now i'm beginning to understand why southern states were always so hesitant to get rid of the confederate flag. it was like keeping your fat pants after you lose some weight. you're happy now with the new you but pretty soon you'll need those fat pants again. oh, domino's

host: bob bennett, ohio party republican chairman.ngressman term? guest: their solid numbers when direction. now, with the election season here, who is going to be able to get this economy going even faster? there is a jobs bill in the congress right now and speaker john boehner will not bring it up for a vote. that would add another one or two million jobs and getting them back to work with roads, infrastructure, teachers, police, and fire. these are solid numbers, but we've got more to do. we have to make sure we have a president that will be able to get the job done for us. host: four days from the election and using the numbers are solid. how do you say they will play out and other key indicators are you watching going into tuesday? guest: we are seeing a lot of improvements in ohio. one in eight jobs here is directly or indirectly related to the audio industry. we see some key changes in the supply chain for the autumn industry which has had a huge benefit. that is in the short term. the president put a tariff on chinese steel wh

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host: bob bennett, ohio party republican chairman. up next, an ohio congressman tim ryan discussing the role i will have in shaping the outcome of this election. to later, sudeep reddy discuss the latest job numbers. >> these are the stories are textbooks left out, great stories about people in american history. very important moments that we don't know about. the first children -- the first pilgrims came over, they were french and had the good sense to land in florida in june and they were wiped out by the spanish, but that story is left out of the textbooks. the most famous woman in america was taken captive by the indians in 1685 and in the middle of the night she killed her captor. she realized she could get a bounty for indian scalps and she made her way to boston where she was a heroine. they erected a statue to hurt. -- to her. >> kenneth davis on "in depth." he is the best-selling author of the "don't know much" series. >> i have watched shows on the weekends of an interview politicians when they talk about what they're doing

host: we are talking to the ohio republican party chairman bob bennett.ican party or just want to learn about the state of ohio, give us a call. talk about at what point you saw romney start to move out there in ohio. i have a list of polls. there have been about 31 polls in the month of october and only about four show romney ahead. four others showed the race tied. you say mitt romney is ahead in your tracking polls. guest: i think the model most of them are using is the 2008 model and that was an unusual election. host: in terms of sampling? guest: yes. we know the intensity level -- first of all, of voting dropped off substantially in 20008. -- in 2008. the president won ohio by 4.16% -- 4.6% of the vote. we think that model -- we do not believe they have matched and that intensity this year. we think it has shifted into the republican camp. if you look at the counties around our major metropolitan areas, this is where we are substantially outperforming. not only 2008, but also the 2004 turnout. host: i want to ask you -- we have been talking about hu

. >> look at bob bennett. >> look at joe lieberman. >> joe got reelected. >> he got kicked out of they. >> you're supposed to sit there. >> one person at a time. >> the republican base has a strangle hold. you used the phrase of grover norquist. he doesn't have the strangle hold. it is that he can lead this increasingly powerful, increasingly small base. >> we're going to take a commercial break. they are shaking their heads like this. that's straight ahead. also, live coverage of the 2010. there are a lot of warning lights and sounds vying for your attention. so we invented a warning you can feel. introducing the all-new cadillac xts. available with a patented safety alert seat. when there's danger you might not see, you're warned by a pulse in the seat. it's technology you won't find in a mercedes e-class. the all-new cadillac xts has arrived, and it's bringing the future forward. you see us, at the start of the day. on the company phone list that's a few names longer. you see us bank on busier highways. on once empty fields. everyday you see all the ways all of us at us bank are he

if you were running today, wouldn't you be worried about the primary the same way bob bennett, dick lugare list is on and on. >> the issues are so complex. it's like nuclear proliferation, abortion, abortion 50 times in congress on issues related to abortion, medicaid, obviously. partial birth. bypass. i can't literally take these huge, complex issues and have a pledge that covers everything. >> i want to actually go now to the other side of the equation which is on the one hand we're going to have the grover norquist pledge is the shiny metal object. we're in two weeks of doing -- we're all going to run in place until the smell of the jet fuel from national airport starts making its way down to congress and they realize, oh, wait. >> and have a deal this week. there's that option, too. >> get done for the holiday break. once the 14th comes up, the progressive left, are they going to accept something about medicare in this deal at the end of the day? and will they grin and bear it now and then be more upset about it later? reaction of medicare, age going up, means testing. we've been talk

then bob bennett talks about what the romney campaign is doing to win the state.ident obama's campaign. then the october jobs report with sudeep reddy. "washington journal" live at 7:00 eastern on c-span. >> they talk about what their candidates are doing to win the state. this is 45 minutes. host: we are back live in leesburg, va. about one hour west of washington, d.c. it is a swing the county as we go into the presidential election. joining me inside the courthouse is state delegate barbara comstock and brian moran. if we could start with you, why is loud and a swing county? guest: it is an area that has a lot of commuters, a lot of professionals and a lot of people this year from my door knocking going around that are concerned with the increase taxes that we would secund january 1 of president obama were reelected as well as the deep defense cuts which is something that would impact our area dramatically. stephen fuller who is one of the preeminent economists and our areas of the defense cuts could cause a recession in virginia. it would almost double our une

and democrats believe republicans have done this repeatedly to use a phrase the normer senator bob bennett said was mitch mcconnell's idea was to throw sand in the works. and that's what's bringing us to this point of changing things. host: here's your chance to learn about the procedure and change with our guest. if you want to call, (202)585-3880 for democrats. (202)585-3881 for republicans. (202) 628-0205 for independents. twitter.com/cspanwj is our tweet. and you can email us at journal@c-span.org. so what is senator reid proposing? >> before i get to that, pedro, let me just make one point. this issue is a little bit like your debt ceiling one. your perception depends on where you sit. so it was before republicans in the majority with their own president frustrated and talking about how they were going to change the filibuster to enable it to act. now it's flipped around. it's your president and they are saying let's be responsible. so we have had this tension develop, but it's younger senators who push this now and harry reid who resisted for a long time, because he knew he would be

and he said, "well, let's economize that and call you tony bennett." bobf great stories, obviously. but in here "life is a gift," this is kind of -- "the zen of bennett," this is your life -- >> you know, this is about -- i'm communicating in this book to the young folks. >> jimmy: yeah. >> because there's so many performers when they first start, they want that instant fame. and it's one of the tragic things that happen to a lot of young performers, because they invest a lot of money and all that. and then for about 13 weeks, or 23 weeks, they're very famous. but then it drops and they're forgotten. >> jimmy: yeah. >> and they're left bankrupt. it's tragic. you have to think, if you're gonna be a performer, this book teaches you to study in good schools and get a good education about how to perform properly, so that you have longevity. so then you're not just a quick act that's gonna be famous and forgotten. >> jimmy: tony is the man who knows it. >> -- long term, it becomes good. >> jimmy: a couple of the things like, you have nice little things in the c

and democrats believe republicans have done this repeatedly to use a phrase the normer senator bob bennettaid was mitch mcconnell's idea was to throw sand in the works. and that's what's bringing us to this point of changing things. host: here's your chance to learn about the procedure and change with our guest. if you want to call, (202)585- 3880 for democrats. (202)585-3881 for republicans. (202) 628-0205 for independents. twitter.com/cspanwj is our tweet. and you can email us at journal@c-span.org. so what is senator reid proposing? >> before i get to that, pedro, let me just make one point. this issue is a little bit like your debt ceiling one. your perception depends on where you sit. so it was before republicans in the majority with their own president frustrated and talking about how they were going to change the filibuster to enable it to act. now it's flipped around. it's your president and they are saying let's be responsible. so we have had this tension develop, but it's younger senators who push this now and harry reid who resisted for a long time, because he knew he would be b

bennett. >> okay. so, many giants fans the parade should have kept a low profile since they were playing hooky from work or school but ended up chatting with our own bobpot waking up at o dark 30. some even had to cover their tracks. coming up with a creative excuse, an alibi, for where they were actually supposed to be. aren't you supposed to be somewhere? >> yeah. >> where? >> school. >> what did you tell your school? >> i'm at the giants parade. >> you told them the truth? sounds like you have a cold. let me hear it. isn't your son supposed to get an education right now? >> he is getting an education. >> what are you supposed to be today? >> charter school, morgan hill. >> here with what excuse? >> the giants are awesome. >> only five were in class. that's how many were out of 40 were going to be here. >> you told your teacher that? >> sick. >> good thing she's not watching. >> it's a good thing. >> i any the parents will write them notes because they are the accomplices. we ask you to share your giants excitement sending in your celebration photos. we posted them on our website. here are a few. these are pictures through facebook and twitter. how

[applause] >> i just want to answer your question, bob, i would rather in life have it said of me i was tony bennett. i did something and i lost. rather than than i was most people who were educational leaders who do nothing but perpetuate themselves. that's the answer to your question. [applause] we always talk about we all preach it's not about the adult. it's about the kids. the truth of the matter is too many of us it's about us. it's about the adult. it's about my job. it's about keeping my office and so forth. and the answer to your question is, when we have the kind of leadership that actually says the ease sense of leadership -- essence is of leadership is not self-perpetuation. the essence of leadership is transforming broken system. if you happen to be a casualty your leadership will long endure. that will be true of guys like bennet and you and the others who have taken the flight fearlessly. i thank you for that, tony. [applause] >> it's a version of which is in your advocated of change in the issue it's the general answer revolution or -- how radical do you need to be in the area? what