help america be strong. >> mr. hoffayou satisfied with president obama's actions on china in his first four years in office? >> well, i think he's done some things. he's brought over seven different actions with the wto against china. this has to deal with steel, tires, auto. >> bush never did that. >> he's on the right track. i think that's good, but i think he should be doing more. we've got a dialogue with china. china's not going away. it's an important market. but they've got to open up their market. basically, it's a one-way trade right now. our trade deficit was $282 billion in '11 and it's going to be worse this time. it's going to be in the $300, $350 billion this time. they've got to open up their market if they're going to be our trading partners and they're not doing that. we've got to basically use the wto, use whatever we can, but we've got to open up that market so we can make products here in the united states, made by americans. let's put them on a boat and send them to china. that's the way to trade. >>

mr. hoffa, when you look at this, how can you lose ohio? how can this message not get to lunch bucket democrats who are going to make a big difference in that state? >> well, we're making sure it's delivered. all of labor is crisscrossing ohio. i've had rallies, other unions have had rallies -- >> what are they saying on the ground? >> basically they're out, all out there saying they're for obama, we've got to make sure we get people to the polls, we're using early voting, which is a great thing in ohio. we're getting more and more people, at least one third or half the people have already voted. i go to rallies and i say, raise your hand if you've already voted. half the people raised their hands. that's a good sign. and they're also out there because they realize that he's a threat to their livelihood. he's a threat to their unions that are basically the things that are saving them right now and putting them in the middle class. >> mr. cohen, are you concerned about the integrity of the vote? we know that there have been shenanigans in th

mr. hoffa, great to you with us tonight. what did the middle class miss about mitt romney last night? >> well, you know, it's hard to debate somebody that lies constantly, and for him to all of a sudden say he cares about the middle class, i believe that video about the 47%, that's what he really thinks about us. and he still is back to, he's going to have tax cuts for the rich and there's only one way to balance a budget. going after social security, medicare, medicaid. he wants to privatize social security. he wants to send you a voucher with regard to medicare. he is against what we stand for, and the things that basically are the safety net in america right now. and no matter what you saw last night, it was a big lie because he basically tried to remake himself last night. you know, we know the real mitt romney. >> he says the middle class has been crushed under president obama. what's your reaction to that? >> well, they haven't been crushed. basically they're suffering from the bush crash that happened in '08. and peop