but that was a big thing. >> jonathan chaits, i'm going to echo him but not quote from him. if you look on facebook, jonathan endorsed an argument really took off. i think that's partly because people who do lean one way or in a place now where they're paying attention and want to hear the right argument. i dodge think mayor bloomberg is going to persuade a lot of people in the close here, but for people leaning towards obama it is mobilizing. that is really the point at this phase in an election. i mean we talked about jay-z being on obama's side and to quote jay-z, we are in a love me or leave me alone moment in a mobilizing phase. >> do you think we're in that moment or did you just want to drop jay-z? >> i really do. what i mean is, i really don't believe endorsements, "new york times" endorsed barack obama, i don't think that people are waking up in the morning reading that and going now i'm going to vote. but i do think -- >> given -- >> wait. but just to finish the point i don't think a british policy journal, however influential in the media will move people in ohio.

has to do what he want -- joining us now from washington, "new york" magazine columnist by god jonathan chaithello, my friend. >> thank you. >> jonathan, so the president met with progressive leaders yesterday and i think gave them some welcome news. how does he handle the meeting with the business leaders today some. >> i wasn't there. they didn't invite me. i'm not a business leader. >> you think he has a clear -- i won't say mandate but the wind in his sails on this issue of raising taxes on top earners which may not find favor among the business community. what do you think he can say to them? seems like he's trying to at least put together asemblance of a coalition to move the ball forward on this. >> right. if he wants to be blunt with them, the only real way they can get cuts in medicare and social security, which those people want very badly, is to have obama deliver it. republicans have never been able to deliver that unilaterally. what they need is to make a coalition with democrats willing to do some of that stuff if we raise taxes on the rich alongside it. the business strategy of

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