then i was george h. w. bush's campaign manager against ronald reagan in the fight for the nomination in 1980, and yet ronald reagan asked me to be his white house chief of staff. somebody explain that to me. [ laughter ] and we were sitting in the white house just reflecting on a lot of these events. i said, you know, mr. president, if president ford had asked you to come on the ticket with him in 1976, it's my opinion he would have been elected. we would have won that election, 10,000 votes would not have been a problem. and you might never have been president. and he said that's probably right. he said but i will tell you this, jim. if the president had asked me to take that position, i would have felt duty-bound to do it. now, that's not totally consistent with what the reagan campaign told the ford campaign in 1976 when we said let's have a unity meeting, and the reagan campaign said we'll have a unity meeting provided you won't ask governor reagan to be on the ticket. and we said okay, because president ford

reagan has hit a home initiative , george h. w. bush, bill clinton, george w. bush, barack obama. while there are some of my own personal views about how i thought president bush handled the situation that readers might disagree with, there are also things that readers would be surprised about in terms of what president bush fought in terms of diplomacy with north korea, which is not normally something that would associate. that was a natural thing where i can add something that perhaps other authors who have written on the topic would not be able to. >> host: and you don't necessarily taken a logical perspective in your evaluation of the other administrations. you do those kind of critical reviews of successes and failures of other administrations. one of the -- i guess the basic pieces of the book is that north korea is the impossible state because no one inside is empowered to overturn it and no one on the outside cares enough to risk the cost of changing it. i want to ask about bulk of those. in particular starting with the one is in power to overthrow. what you think that has

george h. w. bush grew up with a sense of loyalty and duty part of his legacy as the example he set in life. and the movement in which volunteers become points of light by helping people in ways government doesn't. for a world long on edge with fear of war between the super powers managing the peaceful end of the cold war may be his most notable achievement. now president george hw bush a man and his mission. >> i don't think you will ever find a more thoughtful or consider rat person than george bush. >> president bush is probably the most complete person i have ever met. >> if you look at his history, he was a member of congress. >> he is smart. he's humble. >> he was chairman of his party. he was bams dorr to the u.n. >> he is funny. he is spontaneous. >> he was second representative to china before we had an embassy. then he came back and he was director of central intelligence. >> i remember when we first started the campaign for president in 1979 george had his speech he would give about the obli

ronald reagan went after lead in gasoline, george h. w. bush when after acid rain. these were republican presidents, everyone, and i daresay, they would not recognize some of the members of their own party in the house today, and they certainly wouldn't vote alongside of them. .. los angeles was the smog capitol of the world. and the waterways of our heartland were so does a crowded and polluted that the kaj of the river which really caught fire. we have come of long way since then. some would have us believe that our job is done. well, it isn't. not when a copper mine in alaska can still present one of the greatest areas in the world. we have more work to do. now when a renegade oil welcome put at risk the fertile waters of the gulf of mexico. we have more work to do. not when commuters across this country are terrified of hydraulic fracturing, not when thousands of our children suffer from asthma, exacerbated by air pollution, and not with the ravages of climate change reached deeper into our lives every single day. we have got more work to do. no single party can

to president george h. w. bush and barbara, all members of the bush family who are here, it is a great privilege to have you here today. to president and mrs. bush, welcome back to the house you call home for eight years. the white house is many things at once. it is a working office, it is a living museum, it is an enduring symbol of our democracy. but at the end of the day, when the visitors go home and the lights go down, a few of us are blessed with a tremendous honor to actually live here. it's fair to say that every president is acutely aware that we're just a temporary residence. we are renters here. we are charged with the upkeep until our lease runs out. but we also leave a piece of ourselves in this place. today, with the unveiling of the portraits next to me, president and mrs. bush will take their place alongside the men and women who built this country and those who worked to perfect it. it has been said that nobody can ever understand what it's like being president until they sit behind that desk and

the first lady hosted a private lunch for president bush and his wife, and a former president george h. w. bush and barbara bush. this is just under 30 minutes. [applause] ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states and mrs. obama accompanied by george w. bush and mrs. laura bush. ♪ [hail to the chief playing] [applause] >> good afternoon. i am chairman of the board of the white house historical association. the association is honored to be part of this historic ceremony and to have played a role in preparing the magnificent portraits about to be unveiled. the association was founded 50 years ago with two specific missions, the first is to educate and inform the public about the history of the white house and the distinguished groups of americans who have inhabited it. it is an exciting time for us. we marked our 50th anniversary. to the north of the white house we have just launched the new national center for let us history. the next year, to the south, we will open a new white house the visitor center. it will give millions of visitors a new understanding. if we acquire som

you have a clear international coalition, everything looks legit but it's much more aged -- george h. w. bush than any other modern president. i think that's obama's way, i don't know i'm qualified to weigh in what is right or wrong, but it's a very, very different approach than what, for example, that romney is offering. >> in the middle, go ahead. >> first of all i'd like to thank you, rachel, for everything you do. i think if there were more rachel mapped out kind, the country would be a lot better off. [applause] >> that's very nice of you to say. there are more rachel matos. [laughter] >> and sadly, i've got a quick comment, and the question. >> are you just give it to the question? we need to end in a few minutes. so brief question. spent i'd like to say that i was drafted in 1968. i found it extremely valuable thing to happen in my life. i also found that my family and all my friends became extremely interested in the outcome of the vietnam war. the day i was drafted. the question i have is, money is behind war, and i want you, please come to say something about the corrosive influence

george h. w. bush in 1991. who cares about the facts we're going impeach impeach.sident obama, you can't reach out to he's these people. if i were obama you know what i would do? look at these guys. they don't care about the facts? they'll come after us no matter what. i welcome their hatred. you want to play? i'm the president of the united states. i'm going to show people how we're going to do this thing. i'm going to fight for progressive ideas. and i'm going to take the fight. don't go around looking for agreement from these radicals. they are not going to give it to you. they're only going to fight you harder. speaking of which when the president does that, for example, on the issue of immigration, it actually works for him. he came out with a policy that said if you're a counseling young kid coming to this country i'll give you two years to work in the country. guess what happened, tremendous support in the latino community. first of all, latino oprah who came out and did an ad for obama because she was so impressed by this move. let me show you that. >> pres

undersecretary of commerce and later as chief of staff to both president reagan and president george h. w. bush. he talks about president ford's leadership style and policies from. the presidential museum in grand rapids, michigan, this is an hour. >>> good afternoon, and welcome to the ford presidential museum. my name is elaine didier, and it's an honor to serve as director of the museum here in grand rapids and the library in ann arbor. this afternoon is a special program in honor of our 30th anniversary and we're delighted to have all of you here. it's a great pleasure for us to have susan ford bales with us today. she is a highly articulate spokesperson on issues related to breast cancer and with her mother, betty ford, helped establish october as national breast cancer awareness month. susan has been extremely active with the betty ford center and its programs to address addiction and served as chairman of its board for five years. susan also has a very special role as the official ship sponsor of the uss gerald r. ford aircraft carrier cvn-78 that is under construction. this new ford cla

hosted a private lunch for the former president and first lady that included former president george h. w. bush and barbara bush. this is 30 minutes. ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, the and mrs. obama accompanied by george w. bush and mrs. laura bush. ♪ [applause] ♪ ♪ >> ladies and gentleman, the president of the united states and first lady, michelle obama. the company by former president george w. bush and former first lady, or a bush. ♪ ♪ [applause] >> could f. been in. i am chairman of the board of afternoon. i am chairman of the board of the white house historical association. the association was founded 50 years ago with two specific missions, the first is to educate and inform the public about the history of the white house and the distinguished groups of americans who have the -- inhabited it. it is an exciting time for us. we marked our 50th anniversary. to the north of the white house we have just launched the new national center for let us history. the next year, to the south, we will open a new white house this their center. it will give millions of visitors -- the visitor center. it wil

savior university at the president's award from president obama picture john stroger is with george h. w. bush bill clinton signed a certificate from bill clinton could fetch a pretty penny >> difficult to put a price because which was is where the value will be important to chicago and cook county but only because it is damp with the value >> plenty of chicago items included campaign memorabilia local news articles trophies and certificates of videotapes county board meetings in 1987 and dear john letter from county treasurer maria pappas sorry called you a scum bag. check the chip grant callbacks replicas and an old diary apparently from todd stroger is pressing his dad's stroke in 2006 and run for board president campaign working on my image and need to repeal a stronger can understand a quiet person. >> money go to the auction house and the two men who purchased the storage locker where the items were found in april. most were not have seen the light of day if not from the john stroger family. item sold as one lot to anybody interested can do so until 8:00 tonight to be auctioned saturday

george w. bush useed it six tiles, bill clinton 14, george h. w. bush once, and reagan, four times.y had a hearing in the house to see if they would hold the attorney general in contempt, oh my god i'm on the edge of my seat. which way did this go? let's find out. >> the clerk will call the role. >> there isa. >> aye. >> mr. isa votes aye. mr. burton votes aye. mr. cummings. >> no. >> mr. cummings votes know. mr. towns. >> no. >> mr. towns votes know. >> 23 ayes, 17 nos. >> the ayes have it. and a contempt report is ordered reported to the house. >> cenk: shocking. it turns out in committee controlled by republicans, the ayes have it: it's not a done deal. it goes to the full house and we'll see if they take that to the next level. that very rarely happens but you very rarely have a congress filled with republicans like this. let's go to joe williams, correspondent for politico. it's great to have you on. it's been awhile. >> yeah, i appreciate it. thanks a lot for the invite. >> cenk: absolutely. let's start with the white house first. they did the executive privilege in the mornin

it appears that former president george h. w. bush is having trouble getting around.bush told cbs news that his 87-year-old father needs a walker with wheels to get around these days. he says while his father is slowing down physically than he is still mentally sharp. by the way, his mother, barbara bush, turns 87 today. happy birthday. 5:41, 58 degrees. learn how the child sex abuse scandal at penn state has prompted the university to create a new policy for employees. and entertainment news, not the sweetest thing for singer lauren >> fears would come in above the top of the hour at 6:00. we will take a look at the extraordinary relationship betweenmark shriver and his peace corps-founding father. he has a new book. and six flags is rolling out its newest pride. the apocalypse coaster. jummy olabanji took a ride. not exactly a winning moment for charlie sheen. he went berserk on a security guard and somebody caught it on tape. those stories and more coming up a 6:00. there's a new challenge for the man behind the popular p90x. work out 90 tony horton has trained a n

he is not bob dole and he is not george h. w. bush. d al s tald they were running they ran sort of old, tired campaigns. they ran 20th century campaigns. jo mccwacrly he adn ai ckma iwed. mitt romney does not suffer from that at all. there is no bigger political killer on the scene than barack obam you have to send a political killer in to go again a tiil a govnor romney can taste it. he can taste the presidency and he will run and do everything he can to win this office. he is not afraid of barack obama. the otrhi tt coag methey cign is starting to out community organized a community organir. [applause] >> sending buses to respectfully heckba a hat. heing of community organizing in chicago was the sort of master of modern day -- he didn't know what to do. they are not used to it when you hold up mirror to them. .hey didn't know how tandl yiloro r icey'tat d they fall apart and team romney is getting good at it. visibility t take out the other side in the dates if you watch previous debates of gornor romney he isasat is e r e tge any p

george h. walker bush or george w. bush endorsing romney or when you see bill clinton supporting president obama, does it affect you? let's hear from a caller in las vegas. caller: good morning. i don't like the idea because it can cloud a current president's record. at the same time, it can help his record. coming from previous president bill clinton, before george w. bush had a very good record and backing obama, so it could be in 50-50. he on romney's side, if tours the country with george w. bush, he might as well and i've been run for president, because george w. bush still has a very negative rating around not just our country but around the world. . that's a host: let's hear from a republican. john is in new york city. caller: first, i want to say that i registered as a republican only so that i could vote in the primary for ron paul. presidential endorsements are great. they provide [unintelligible] i was a little confused about what i thought about romney, thinking that he would be a better candidate than he i

former president george h. w. bush, there he is, taking a moment to honor his son as well.r indeed. >> that is wonderful. >> that is great. >>> high stakes at the national spelling bee. >> guetapens. tapens. g-u. >> and it was down to two. who is the new champ. did she pull it off. find out coming up next. >> plus, we're checking traffic and weather. we could get severe weather today, even tornadoes being talked about as a possibility. stay with us. time now is 5:43. to have created an icon and quite another to have done it generation after generation. to the long line of legendary mercedes-benz sl roadsters... ♪ the 2013 sl. >>> time now is 5:46. a new national spelling bee champ is crowned and it happened at the national harbor in prince george's county. >> it came down to 14-year-old snigda natapahti. >> g-u-e-t-a-p-e-n-s. >> all right. there it is. she whips the national spelling bee. she earns a big hug from her brother and parents plus $30,000. a $2500 savings bond and a $5,000 scholarship. >> i looked it up. >> stay tuned for ask allison later today. >> i'm impressed

>> i went to maine to sit down with the 88-year-old former president, george h. w. bush who talk to me about politics today, about being a dad his one true love. he showed me a lot of home movies, and some really wicked socks he was wearing. you have to see these tonight. >> now that is a tease. that we have to see. good deal. looking forward to it. have to see the president's office. >> they are wicked, pauli. >> you can watch those stories and the sox tonight on world news. >> back here at home now, and man was heard on the job in montgomery county today. a man was in the bucket truck when a tractor-trailer drove by. it clipped the bucket and knocked the man out of it. the worker was caught by his - and was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. police said a tractor-trailer driver did nothing wrong and will not be facing any charges. four d.c. contractors are being treated today for flash burns. they were working on a gas leak in northwest washington about 10:00 this morning with officials say the gas ignited. additional crews were called to the sce

but with george h. w. bushs a president, and remember the name of the jackass from louisiana -- david duke. he won some primary and they said oh, my god, a klansman and all this. so bush gives a press conference which he says, i want to appear as if i am distancing myself. [laughter] [applause] war shall and must tell. i think one of the things that makes me nervous about the romney people is that we will get the etch-a-sketch thing. a lot of tell and not a nutshell. >> yeah, yeah. you mentioned ronald reagan. he is it favorite -- is he sort of in danger of himself of becoming a cardboard cutout? >> ronald reagan has become this dashboard saint or a token of that -- he has simplification is indexing this or that -- part of the problem is that it is all ahistorical. there is hypocrisy on both sides. conservatives are supposed to be held to position reagan in a wildly different context. probably been like this on themselves by identifying with reagan. if i point out the position that jfk took on capital gains tax

remember george george h. w. bush didn't look good.hould panic but it's a little early to bannic. it's good that he's telling the people to do it because the campaign is not going to pay attention. >> cenk: i hear you on that. it's a really good analysis. i say it's time now not to panic but to throw the gloves off and say all right you want to give the advantage to mitt romney, let's have at it, hoss. you're right you should go after the banks. they did rob us blind. when we come back we'll get into mitt romney's campaign and what he's doing right and wrong and can the republican in good conscious say they're looking out for the middle class? how could they possibly make that argument? >> i'm a firefighter. >> i'm a teacher. >> i'm a police officer. >> mitt romney said there should be fewer of me. >> and me. >> and me. [ ♪ music ♪ ] [[vo]]joy behar is coming to current tv for one week only until the fall. what happens if you ask her to tone down her opinions? >>sorry, i can't hear you. what? [[vo]]or tell her she has to stick to a scr

former president george h. w. bush was also in the audience.he younger bush thanked his father if his unconditional love. i love to see the former presidents get together. i really do. >> nice to so a softer side. >> what they didn't show is when he said what would george do, obama did a spit take. i joke. >> we are keeping a close eye on the forecast today. >> there is a threat of severe weather this afternoon and tonight. we'll check in with talker when fox 5 morning news continues. [ female announcer ]  introducing coffee-mate natural bliss. ♪ made with only milk... cream... a touch of sugar... and pure natural flavors. ♪ who knew being natural could be so delicious? coffee-mate natural bliss. from nestle. add your flavor naturally. excuse us, while we change. into something more comfortable. cool. introducing, the square sunnyd bottle. >>> get you moving this morning. a celebration of chuck brown's life at the d.c. convention cent are yesterday. huge crowds once again turned out for a public memorial service honoring the late godfather of

which by the way is the biggest margin anybody running for president has gotten since 1988 when george h. w. bush got 54%. relative landslide in our closely polarized country. president obama's approval rating today depending on the poll you look at, 46% or 47%, depending on the poll you look at he and gov. romney have been tied with each other at 45% or 46% for the last several weeks. artur davis is not the only person in the obama camp in 2008 that has been in political migration. by harvard math that is probably flawed, 10 million americans or so have shifted camps. i brought these notes with me because i want to share with you a few moments some things that people have written me in the past several months. all of these quotes are from people who either identify themselves as democrats or people who said they voted for barack obama and do not identify with their party. this provides some clarity for why i am literally a pebble in an ocean of change. one lady wrote me "i figured out in the middle of the worst economy of my life how to start a business and make money. i just paid one-third of w

example of this was and i'm a big fan of papa bush of my favorite example has always been when george h. w. bushemember, what is his name? david duke. david duke won some primary and everyone, oh oh my oh my god a klansman and all the rest. and so bush gets a press he is reading from his notes, i want to appear as if i'm distancing myself. [laughter] he says more show, less tell and i think one of the things that makes me nervous about the romney people is we will get the ax -- etch-a-sketch thing. >> host: you mentioned ronald reagan. he is a favorite of romney, of santorum and they always name drop ronald reagan. is he in danger of himself becoming a card work cut out or kind of a clichÉ? >> guest: be the kind of this. you can see president obama's trying to use them like that. reagan has in some ways become disordered dashboard st. or magical totem that people bring out so obama will say you know, ronald reagan is for tax simplification or raising taxes, and there is a real sort of hypocrisy and both sides. everyone plays the sorts of games but you know conservatives are supposed to be held t

doesn't this remind you of george h. w. bush when he didn't know what a scanner was?out wawa or 7-eleven orb anything like that because it does come degrees as forced and it just doesn't work and even though they've tried to do it because you have to relate to some degree, that doesn't quite cut it. >> bill: it is like he can't relate. >> yeah. and i think he's going to have to do it to some degree. i don't know what it is. president obama some democrats in congress feel like he doesn't reach out and doesn't have the relationship they want to have. he's able to relate to american people in a lot of ways. he fills out the ncaa brackets. he likes to play basketball and golf. sometimes more than occasionally. romney you really don't have that sports connection either. >> bill: when obama goes to a barbecue joint, you know it is not the first time you walk into one and you know he feels at home there. he's not faking it. >> he's not ordering cheese on a cheese steak like kerry did. he looks comfortable. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." [[vo]]joy behar is comin

lee casey is a former justice department attorney for reagan and the george h. w bushe represented the 26 states in their challenge to the healthcare law before the trial in appellate courts. nice to have you with us today. we are looking at you sort of like an expert as we take a look at what we can potentially see. they say until it's public last-minute changes can be made. what do you think, are last-minute changes being made right now? >> well, last-minute changes may well be being made to the various opinions that the justices will have prepared, but it would be pretty unlikely, indeed i would say pretty much impossible for them to change the decision at this point. jenna: they might be making some grammatical changes, not necessarily a change of how they would vote? >> right, grammatical or perhaps tightening up an argument, that type of thing, but no change in result. jenna: one of the things we've been talking about over the last couple of weeks is leaks from the government on national security issue, they are big, big international news, but no leaks from the

he has a breadth of early experience as associate general counsel to george h. w. bush and the bush white house. he then was deputy assistant and director of legislative affairs in that same white house. he spent 12 years in the house, taking on difficult tasks. he left the house and took on a tough jobs. he was budget director and trade representative for the united states of america, with the rank of ambassador. rob portman then was elected in 2010 to the u.s. senate. no matter where he has been, he has done a stand-up job. these assignments and titles are not what makes him one of at thiss finest leaders important time in our history. it is that he has a sense of what martin luther king called "the fierce urgency of now." he has a deep understanding and appreciation that you cannot sit up the sidelines -- at the sidelines. he must look at -- look for the better angels in your fellow americans. here is the guy who will light candles throughout the rest of his career in whatever position he holds so that we, together as americans, can punch holes in the darkness of our

president george h. w. bush signed the law that put in place the cap-and-trade program that told private enterprise, you figure out how to reduce the emissions that are causing acid rain, they are killing the forests and streams in the northeast and canada. and he said, we can't allow that. so we said, you've got all the market incentives. the industries came and said we will go bankrupt. they did it in less than a fraction of the price they said it would cost into successful. >> thank you. >> thank you, mr. chairman. this is been very interesting conversation. mr. edwards, we've talked about tax deductions and subsidies a little bit, but one program that i become aware of in my last 16 months being in his office in visiting a number of the industries in my district, those that are in the food production area have made me aware of market allotments, and something i guess i really didn't know that much about until i had them educate me. but the fact that we in the sugar program have allotments to certain producer

george w. bush asserted it six times. president clinton, 14 times. president george h. w. bush asserted it once. and president reagan, three times. in fact, president obama has gone longer without asserting the privilege than any president in the last three decades, which is consistent with the statement that you quoted. bottom line is, after a level of cooperation that i think demonstrates this administration's absolute interest in finding out the truth about the fast and furious operation, and why that flawed tactic was used, its origins and its implementation, its efforts to work with congress to provide it the information that was required under legitimate oversight needs, an assertion was made -- because this has become a political fishing expedition. and it is absolute evidence -- and i would refer you to the statements by congressional house -- rather, republican congressional leaders from the beginning of the year, where they made clear that one of their chief priorities for this year was to use their investigative power in the house to score political points in this election year. i thi

[inaudible] ♪ >> today former florida governor jim bush said that his father, george h. w. bushnd ronald reagan would have trouble getting the gop presidential nomination in the current republican party. next on c-span2, a debate from the american enterprise institute of political extremism and the republican party. after that, senate finance committee chairman max baucus talks about overhauling the nation's tax code. >> conference continuing this week. tomorrow morning the commission his testimony from former british prime minister john major and labor party leader ed miller band. justice brian levinson is investigating a relationship between government leaders in the british media. live coverage begins at 5:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span2. the house oversight committee will vote next week on whether to hold attorney-general eric holder in contempt of congress over documents in the fast and furious investigation that the committee has asked for. tomorrow attorney-general holder will testify before the senate judiciary committee. we will have live coverage at 10:00 a.m. eastern

president george h. w. bush signed the law that put in place a cap-and-trade program that told private enterprise, you figure out how to reduce the sulfur emissions causing acid rain. they're killing this forests and the streams in the northeast and canada. he said, we cannot allow that. you have all the market incentives. the industry said, we will go bankrupt. but they did at less than a fraction of the price they said it would cost, and were successful. >> thank you, mr. chairman. this has been an interesting conversation. we have talked about tax deductions and subsidies a little bit. one program that i have become aware of in my last 16 months being in this office and visiting a number of the industries in my district, does better in the food production area have made me aware -- those that are in the food production area has made me aware of market allotments. in the sugar program, market allotment to certain producers based on their history and their expected productions. this has made it difficult for ne

. >> coming up the bush we don't hear too much about george h. w. 41. the subject of a fine new >> he won one golf war he kept us out of the war in iraq. approval rates of 60 percent. he lost in 92 because of the economy, stupid. perhaps because of the press as he said. >> can you describe what this year means to you? >> defeat to bill clinton. >> clinton did a great job of campaigning on that i didn't get it, i was out of touch and all of that. i don't want to sound like i am bashing the press but there was almost un nimity in the press corps. they are for him. that makes a huge difference. >> can you talk a little bit about ross perot? >> no, can't talk about him. i think he cost me the election and i don't like him. other than that i have nothing to say. >> rejected by the voters he had the satisfaction of seeing his son elected the 43rd president of the united states. we are talking about bush 41. a documentary on president george h.w. bush has been completed for hbo produced for our mentor friend and hollywood legend. >> making a documentary about

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h lers, saying enough transparency already exists. if he wins in november, romney could very well be the at least transparent president in a generation, less transparent than the two previous republican presidential nominees, george w. bush and john mccain, who did release their bundlers, but the romney campaign believes there is no penalty with voters and they don't care if the media criticizes them, because the conservative media outlets won't criticize them for this. >>> finally, if you want to understand why this election is being driven by economic anxiety, this is the biggest story of the day. look no further than this report on american wealth. according to the report by the federal reserve, it will recent economic crisis left the median american family in 2010 with no more wealth than in the early '90s. the net worth plummeted from $126,400 in 2007 to just $77,000 in 2010. families are also saving less. the share of family saving anything over the previous year dropped from 2007 to 2010. nearly 75% of families are in some form of debt. the share of credit card debt has gone down, that's good news. but the share of college debt has risen. both campaigns understand this election is about a fight who can make it mor