howard wolfson is an expert. my friend, what do you make of that lineup?d me actually the national and arcade -- >> it's a good lineup in charlotte. i think the national in ohio opening up for president obama would probably have been a better show and arcade fire playing for him in '08 was the show that i really was sorry i missed. >> if you were running for office and could have a musical act open up for you, who would it be? >> i think springsteen did an amazing job opening up for john kerry around the country in '04. that would be my choice. >> not grizzly bear? >> if we do brooklyn bands, grizzly bear. tv on the radio. >> i'm told we have to end the show now. thank you to howard wolfson for hanging and hanging tough. that's all for now. see you live, live from charlotte, north carolina tomorrow when i'm joined by sam stein, john heilemann and christine quinn. "andrea mitchell reports" is next. good afternoon, andrea. >>> good afternoon. thanks so much, alex. coming up, we have a really great show, some guests here in charlotte. chicago mayor rahm emanu

and governor romney still can ivl thcare.e is for orgain how ar howard wolfson, how are moments likeat still possible? >> well, because mitt romney's been running away from his reco through the entirety of the campaign but every so often the muscle memory pops . s pblomng some level that he is proud of. it's his single accomplishment as governor of massachusetts, something he worked very hard to do as governor of ma m. assachu and probably wished he could have spoke about it more in the contexof tamign but did not. it's difficult to run for office if you can't talk about your signal accomplishment in pub publiclife. >> this is the scene in "a few good men" whereackicholson loit't handle the truth, i had health care legislation, i liked it. it's a difficult position but i guess i'm surprised by the fac we know romney's ensconced in debate prep for the last couple of days, he has a big,ing about danext week d,et hs still saying this stuff. >> may be why he's a tricky debate opponent, he'll take every side. but the quandary he's in now, and it's been the position he's had throughout, bu

pacific when i'm joined by bill bradley, new york city deputy mayor howard wolfson, dr.el, joel stein and margaret carlson. "andrea mitchell reports" is next. good afternoon to you, andrea. live in charlotte. andrea, good afternoon to you. i hope it's not too warm in charlotte. >>> michelle obama prepares for her big speech tonight. joining us today, obama campaign senior advisor, robert gibbs. senator richard durbin. congressman javier bacera and human rights campaign president, chad griffin. and we get the romney campaign's response from andrea saul. "andrea mitchell reports" coming up next. [ man ] nice! [ male announcer ] isn't always the one you plan to take. whoa, check it out. hey baby goat... no that's not yours... [ hikers whispering ] ...that's not yours. [ goat bleats ] na, na, na -- no! [ male announcer ] now you can take a photo right from video, so you'll never miss the perfect shot. [ hikers laughing, commenting ] at&t introduces the htc one x. now $99.99. rethink possible. exclusive to the military, and commitment is not limited to one's military oath. th