we have keith boykin, republican strategist trey hardin, and erin mcpike. great to have all three of you here. and erin, the associated press wrote, in a world where amazon can track your next book purchase and you must register to buy allergy medicine, james holmes spent months stockpiling ballistic bullets without raising any red flags with authorities. erin, this is obviously a serious problem in this country. both sides could probably agree on this, but they won't. >> you're right. but i think the bigger thing here is that the white house has already said that president obama will not be pushing for more gun control. and you just had on congresswoman schakowsky, who is saying we need to have a national conversation about this. i don't think that's going to happen when you already have a democratic president in office, in the white house, saying they're not going to push for more. we have some people like new york mayor michael bloomberg who's pushing for it, but unless more people like that, big names come out and start talking about it, it doesn't seem

and erin mcpike reporter for real clear politics.nk you both for coming on the show tonight. >> our pleasure. >> thank you. >> governor, let me start with you. how worried should romney and his campaign be about this likability factor? at which point does it become too late to change poplar opinion? >> well, it's not too late yet. but it's getting there. and he should be very worried. george bush beat al gore, he didn't win in the popular vote but was able to win the electoral college in great part not because the american people thought he was more competent to be president than al gore, but they thought he was more likable. sometimes the american people, al, they think i'm going to live with the president, president's going to be part of my life virtually every day, i'm going to see him on tv, et cetera. who do i want that person to be? that's president obama's long suit. people like him. they think he's a good guy. they think he's trying hard. unless he can turn that around, i don't think the tough issues of the economy can overco

erin mcpike, good to see you. thank you. >> thank you. >>> more terror arrests in britain ahead of the summer olympics. yesterday cops grabbed six people near olympic park. today another handful of suspects were announced. the latest on that crackdown is next. plus, western leaders now trying to come up with a new way to stop telling in syria and they could be getting more help from a man described as a very close friend of syria's are president. that's coming up. my, delivering mail, medicine and packages. yet the house is considering a bill to close thousands of offices, slash service and layoff over 100,000 workers. the postal service is recording financial losses but not for reasons you might think. the problem ? a burden no other agency or company bears. a 2006 law that drains $5 billion a year from post office revenue while the postal service is forced to overpay billions more into federal accounts. house bill 2309 is not the answer. >> there's breaking news out of central florida. the neighborhood watchman

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are trying to get the country back on track, the small business owners, as i was discussing with erin mcpike, isn't that a little, i don't know, arrogant, i hate to say, but maybe? >> well, i'm not going to say that. but what i will say is i think if you like obamacare, and you are happy with the supreme court's ruling, then, you like the idea, get over it and let's go full speed ahead and if you don't like it the view is the legal avenue was closed off as a way to kill obamacare by chief just roberts but the political avenue is there and chief justice roberts in his decision, basically invited people, said, you know, we don't decide and we don't judge whether or not a law is good or bad. just whether it is constitutional or not. that decision is to be made by the voters. and, so he kind of invited people, if you don't like it. vote against it. if you like it, vote for it. but, this certainly ended the legal debate and did nothing to end the political debate. >> jamie: that was a fascinating comment, i thought, from justice roberts, basically, inviting -- that the debate would continue, so,

. >> jamie: erin mcpike, we always enjoy having you on sunday mornings, thank you so much. >> thank you>> eric: shocking and unbelievable fox news voter fraud investigation, drug money from cocaine and marijuana trafficking funder voter fraud. yep it happened in eastern kentucky where prosecutors say in one case, $400,000, part of the drug money, went to buy the votes of 8,000 people at 50 bucks each. and one major trial, you just saw the photograph of admitted cocaine and marijuana trafficker kenneth day who served as also at the clay county republican elections commissioner and testified at a trial and he told prosecutors, quote: i have been involved in politics most of my adult life, buying votes. i always buy votes. i bought my first vote with half a pint of liquor and he said, quote: people on the ground who had the power and money to buy the votes, as time went on, $5 a vote, $10 a vote, i paid as high as $800 a vote. election after election. day in and day out... every election i ever worked, it went on. both democratic election judge eugene lewis, another cocaine and marijuana a

. >> let me bring in the white house correspondent, major garrett and erin mcpike. and i think he was there in 2008. >> july. i was there with you. >> for the candidate, what do does

. >> let me bring in the white house correspondent, major garrett and erin mcpike. happy july 3rd to both of you. the president took a trip like this and i think he was there in 2008. >> july. i was there with you. >> for the candidate, what do does it do? >> every candidate who seeks the nomination. barack obama had it locked up back then. going to israel demonstrates solidarity and commitment and a vision for u.s. there. back four years ago when candidate obama was there, he had a two-fold vision. accelerate the peace process and confront iran. with diplomacy, a lot of big sticks and a lot of big carrots. the carrots have not worked out, but the sticks are starting to work. they are tougher and more international and one of the things is he is a candid and forceful and factual evaluation of the policy. the obama administration makes the case that it works steadily on sanctions and they are tougher than they were and beginning to have a color effect on the life and the way the government views the ability of sanctions to change their behavior. romney will have to c

erin mcpike is national political reporter for "real clear politics" and joins us now. erin, see if you can explain that. you have more people saying the president and his policies have made the economy worse and yet he is in a virtual tie with mitt romney in the head-to-head matchup. why? >> well, first of all, as far as governor romney is concerned the country still doesn't know him all that well and over the next few months the campaign will be introducing him in greater passion. now as far as the economy is concerned we've seen a lot of data in the past two months that show over the past two months economic growth has slowed. these thumb members reflect that -- numbers reflect that directly for the president. once economic growth slows and the country feels that the economy is not going very well the president takes a hit. jon: so voters were also asked, has the, well there is the number. has the obama administration made the economy better or worse? the fact that fewer people think they have made it better, that has got to be a troubling sign, a troubling trend for

jon: erin mcpike, from "real clear politics". thank you. >> thank you. jenna: we were talking wither run in d.c. we're lucky we have power in our studios. jon: maybe it is emergency generators. jenna: millions are without power from d.c. all the way down the coast to the midwest. brutal heat bearing down in big swaths of our country. we'll tell you how those affected are trying to cope and what is3x ahead weatherwise as well. jon: it wasn't that long ago that asteroids slammed into the earth flattening more than 700 square miles of mostly timberland. now a group of scientists want to make sure it doesn't happen again. we'll tell you what they are planning. hi. we're spreading the word about new honey bunches of oats fruit blends and their unique taste combinations. like peach/raspberry. with one flavor in the granola bunch and one on the flake. two flavors. in harmony. honey bunches of oats. ke your day hes better. jon: a fox news alert. the boeing versus airbus competition goes on. airbus just announcing it will open a plant in alabama. airbus, a europe

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erin mcpike. real clear politics. chris, you're the great political watcher. moment by moment.biden attack on the cuts medicaid, medicare, which affect not just poor people, but in the case of middle class people, medicare operation, procedures you won't be able to get, whatever goes on, it's going to hurt people at the same time, this fella, paul ryan, who advertised the fact he's a fair budget cutter is protecting the rich while he hurts the poor. obama never endorsed ryan. but the other guy has. is this going to be an issue? >> well, democrats think so and i would say this is you mentioned biden made these comments to a group of seniors. i think this is an attack or a point that democrats think wings wins them the most points, most credibility. really cuts against romney the most against the 60-plus voters. talking about cutting medicare and social security, we refer to it it is a third rail of american politics for a reason. back in 2005, george bush tried to do something with social security. we know how that wound up. that's the danger with paul ryan about fundamentally r

erin mcpike, patricia murphy joining us of citizen jane politics and contributor to the daily beast andf course, buzz feed editor in chief, ben smith, also known as theeart and soul of the internet. the presidential election is exactly four months away and today, there are some new responses from president obama and governor romney about these disappointing june jobs report. basically, the president said that these 80,000 jobs that were created last month is a step in the right direction, but not go enough. >> we can't be satisfied because our goal was never to just keep on working to get back to where we were back in 2007. want to get back to a time when middle class families and those working to get into the middle class had some basic security. that's our goal. >> meanwhile, governor romney called a press conference after the numbers were released from his vacation in new hampshire and said the report is another kick in the gut and it reflects the president's failed policies. >> the president's going to have to stand up and take responsibility for it. i know he's been planning on goi

dana milbank, erin mcpike thank you for your time tonight. >> thank you. >>> coming up, president obama goes to the key swing state of ohio with a tough message for the romney campaign. i'll talk about the campaign strategy with the raging cajun james carville. he joins me live here in the studio. >>> also is anthony weiner making a political comeback? he's back in the headlines today. in a big way. >>> and the kitten who took on the koch brothers. i mean the doberman. that's coming up. [ kate ] many women may not be properly absorbing the calcium they take because they don't take it with food. switch to citracal maximum plus d. it's the only calcium supplement that can be taken with or without food. that's why my doctor recommends citracal maximum. it's all about absorption. nah. [ dennis' voice ] i bet he's got an allstate agent. they can save you up to 30% more by bundling your policies. well his dog's stupid. [ dennis' voice ] poodles are one of the world's smartest breeds. >>> folks, have you joined us on facebook yet? the conversation is going all day long. today our "politicsnati

erin mcpike, patricia murphy joining us of citizen jane politics and contributor to the daily beast and of course, buzz feed editor in chief, ben smith, also known as the heart and soul of the internet. the presidential election is exactly four months away and today, there are some new responses from president obama and governor romney about these disappointing june jobs report. basically, the president said that these 80,000 jobs that were created last month is a step in the right direction, but not good enough. >> we can't be satisfied because our goal was never to just keep on working to get back to where we were back in 2007. i want to get back to a time when middle class families and those working to get into the middle class had some basic security. that's our goal. >> meanwhile, governor romney called a press conference after the numbers were released from his vacation in new hampshire and said the report is another kick in the gut and it reflects the president's failed policies. >> the president's going to have to stand up and take responsibility for it. i know he's been plannin

let's bring in my panel, reporter from real clear politics, erin mcpike. st for the hill, karen finney. good to see all three of you. it is awesome to have you. >> hello. >> i will begin with you, erin. first to the blowup over bain here. a former partner of bain appeared on "up with chris hayes." he asked him after 9:00 when mr. romney left to run texas salt lake city olympics. >> he is the chief executive officer during this time. >> legally on documents i suppose, yes. he's not attending any meet. >> no meetings at all. he never showed up at any meetings. >> i will tell you this, it was ten years. can i remember every single meeting? no. but i remember mitt was gone. we had a management teamworking hard to manage the company. we had to negotiate for terms of mitt's departure and everybody's departure at that time and it was difficult to get any time from mitt to get him at -- his attorneys said so do that because he is so busy working on the olympics. >> okay. when you hear all of that, does that clear anything up? or does it open the door for more quest

joining me is erin mcpike. doug hadaway, and robert trainem. hello to the three of you. ere with the red ties. how did that happen considering? erin, i will begin with you as we talk about congressman, carolyn mccarthy, whose husband was killed, son wounded in the long island railroad shooting. sh she was on "meet the press" this morning and talked about the lone gunmen that came along far too often. >> there is one thing they all have in common. they had a gun with large magazines. so they could take down as many people. the police responded in 90 seconds. yet he was able to take down 70 people. >> pretty powerful argument there, are we going to see another assault weapons ban on the house floor like we did back in '94? >> i don't think so. i have been stunned as some of the conventional wisdom coming out in washington very different from what the congressman said on "meet the press." they said, don't expect any gun control laws to change. i think we will hear a lot more on that than this is a time for gun control. people are focusing on the psychological aspects rather

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erin mcpike in studio here with me, morris reed and 2008 consultant to mitt romney and the senior advisermann in 2012, wesley donahue. good to have all three of you here. wesley, i will reach out to you first go first to framing jobs. the new op ed in the "new york times" asks why the recovery under president obama has not been stronger, here is what it sways a quote. part of the reason is the result of obstructionist republican politics, including the fiasco in 2007 over raising the debt ceiling which dented confidence in congress' ability to steer the economy. so as an analyst, wily, doesn't this provide the president with a pretty powerful argument? >> i think the entire editorial was nothing more than garbage, starting with the premise that americans ever trusted congress to steer the economy. they ne the president is going to turn us into another greece if republicans don't obstruct some of these insanely liberal ideas he has. >> so, who does have the power to dreck the economy, steer it, wesly? is it the president? a lot of analysts who say he does not have the power to do it. >> no

. >> erin mcpike coming in from real clear politics. appreciate it. >>> to west virginia now. a situation so dire it's almost unimaginable in a country with as many resources as the united states. it's been five days now since those devastating storms hit, yet hundreds of thousands of people still without power. and now the food supply is starting to dwindle. here in the united states of america in the state of west virginia 3,000 people in one housing complex alone reportedly had no food for two days. brian todd is on the ground for us in the middle of all of this. brian, give us the very latest. how bad is that situation in west virginia? >> reporter: the food shortage, wolf, is continuing. and officials here are scrambling to deal with it. we just visited a shelter where they're distributing food to people, some nonperishable food to people who are in there who lost their power. we're going to have more on that later. we can also update you on the power outages. the latest numbers we have this afternoon are that roughly one-quarter of the customers in this state, about 270,