lots of money in nevada, in colorado, in virginia, in florida. >> in nevada, both parties pull out all the stops to woo latinos and their leaders. >> they have much bigger interests in this race. >> they wanted latino voters. >> they wanted latinos to vote. >> thousands of latinos turn 18 and become eligible to vote every month. they face a struggling economy, broken promises, and harsh immigration rhetoric. do you think democrats and republicans understand latinos here in nevada? >> neither party understands what is needed for the hispanics. >> neither party? >> neither party. >> so who will win them over? "latino in america: courting their vote." las vegas, nevada. one of the gambling capitals of the world. beyond the glitz and glamour in the shadow of high rollers and high-stakes gambling is high-stakes politics. ♪ this is the las vegas you rarely see. nevada is home to one of the fastest growing latino populations in the country. more than a quarter of the state's population is now hispanic. in 2008, those latino voters helped turn this historically republican state democratic. and

nearly 300,000 nevada voters are latino. >> no more magnified anywhere else than nevada is the hispanic vote. >> but republicans want to take the state back in 7 out of the last 10 elections nevada voted republican. >> we understand to win, you have to win the hispanic vote. we have to be engaged. >> the presidential candidates come here to win the west -- >> in october of 2011, the republican presidential candidates rolled into town with their money and their message. >> herman cain, let me start with you. would you build an entire fence along the border and would you have it be electrified? >> i will build a double-walled fence. >> there's tough talk on immigration. >> you have nerve border patrol agents to seat fence and you turn off the magnets like tuition breaks that draw people into the country illegally. >> we have a question in the office. >> in the office is a businessman, a republican voter, anxious to ask the question on the minds of many latino voters. >> we have 50 million latinos and not all are illegal. what is the message from you guys to the latino community? >> it is

. >> unprecedented money in nevada, colorado, virginia, florida. >> in nevada, both parties pull out all the stops to woo latinos and their leaders. >> i think they had much big 00:31:52:er interest in this vote. >> neither party understands what is needed for the hispanics. >> neither party. >> so who will win them over? "latino in america: courting their vote." las vegas, nevada. one of the gambling capitals of the world. beyond the glitz and glamour, in the shadow of high roll rers and high-stakes gambling is high-stakes politics. this is the las vegas you rarely see. nevada is home to one of the fastest-growing latino populations in the country. more than a quarter of the state's population is now hispanic. in 2008, those latino voters helped turn this historically republican state democratic. yet again, all eyes are on this crucial swing state and its six electoral votes. >> the goal is to get as much support as we can from the hispanic community. >> hector bareto is one of the people in charge of latino outreach for republican presidential nominee, mitt romney. do you think lat

in nevada.s is a state that is over 80% urban. most people congregate around las vegas and reno and carson city. voter registration went online. there have been more people turning out early in both parties than they did that on years ago because it has been drummed into them that this is a good way to go because it is the parties some peace of mind that people are turning out. you mentioned the recall, which is always a scary word. -- three counts, which is always a scary word. -- recount, which is all is a scary word. there are at least 5% of priests in the counties that are thought to be -- precints in the counties that are thought to be suspect. in the larger counties, it takes a long time. nevada has not had issues with a recount recently. there was an extended cab that happened with the republican party in february -- extended counts that happens with the republican party in february because there were robbed the poor -- ron paul supporters who contested the results. that was not the same

host: we have special nevada line set up for residents in nevada.r on the democratic line from wisconsin. good morning. caller: i have a problem with this whole election. you have one party who is only thinking of the middle class, only of the wealthy, only those that can benefit from the republicans being in office. what about those who were born into poverty, whose parents did not have the opportunity to go to school because they have to work? what about those forced to live paycheck to paycheck because of the economy or do to they are because they are a minority. who is thinking about the drugs that are killing our people? what about those who are not financially stable enough to go to school? no one cares. it is all about who can benefit from doing what. it is completely unfair. i think something should be done about it. it should not be about who is going to benefit more or who is going to pay more taxes. it should become who is pointing prosper, who is one to make this country better? know what to make it better if everyone is thinking about t

in nevada.ere are anchors in the economy that are going to continue to weigh it down probably longer than other states. so the people know they're in for a long hall because the housing sector got so bad and there is so much bad equity in the housing market that it's going to take a while to buy that back out. people are estimating it's going to be 20 years before the prices fully recover. >> are those numbers right now the difference for obama, going back to 2008, he won this state by 12.5%. is that solely the reason why this is a neck in neck race out there? >> it's certainly having an affect because people are realing still and surfing still and they know they are in for a long hall. people understand when yire economy is based bargly around gaming which is dependant on people's disposable income, it takes a while for things to trickle back in. it's been so bad and so hard for many of the residents here for the last four years. so you're seeing that gap which was 12 points four years ago down

as nevada's unemployment crisis continues, are you calling nevada's unemployed hobos? [laughter] heller: or this is the most difficult part of an election, that's proving something you didn't do or something you didn't say. and in this case, this is something i did not do and something i did not say. i did not say that. what i do want to talk about is i did. i believe there ought to be a federal safety net. i believe that's critically important. it's part of the responsibility this federal government has. for those who have come across hard times, tough times in this economy, especially here in nevada. so under every circumstance i've had a opportunity to vote for the extension of unemployment benefits. the first question that was asked, what have you done to break if your party, i think that's critically important. because i do think the federal government has responsibilities, and one of those is to make sure there's a safety net for people who have had tough times. believe me i've live inside a family that's had tough times. it's not easy. you need to understand tha

up next, betting on nevada.rand new battleground map shows the odds favoring the president there. we're taking a deep dive into nevada by the numbers. states electorate. in 2004, hispanic voters backed john kerry over president bush by 20 votes. in 2008 hispanics backed barack obama over john mccain by a whopping 54 points. by the way, they made up 15% of the total vote that year. you see what's going on here. and harry reid's senate race against sharon engel they backed reid by 40%. the key for the president is to simply do this, run up the score with hispanic voters, early voters and heavily populated counties around las vegas and reno. mitt romney and paul ryan will be in henderson, nevada, later today and president obacircles . if he can't win the silver state, how does he win the white house without nevada? we're putting nevada in the blue. let's go through this. that means the president is sitting at 243. we're going to go quickly to see how does mitt romney do this without nevada? obviously for him, it st

colorado and the president has a small lead in nevada. the president wrapped up his 48-hour battleground blitz last night and in these final days he has one clear message -- >> it has to do with trust. there's no more serious issue in a presidential campaign than trust. trust matters. do you know what, ohio, after all these years, you now know me. you know that i mean what i say. and i say what i mean. >> and joe biden hitting a similar theme in an op-ed piece out this morning in "usa today." he wrote, quote, when you step into the voting booth, consider which candidate you trust. who understands the challenges and choices your family faces? and who has the clear plan to lead us forward? mitt romney will reveal more of his plan to the country in a major economic speech later this afternoon in iowa. but out on the trail he's already following a line from obama back in 2008. >> and so the american people now have to recognize that given the big challenges we have and the big election we have, it's time for a big change, and paul ryan and i

he voted against investing in nevada's companies that will create good paying jobs right here in nevada. >> thank you. >> she has so many talking points. she has not helped the middle class. nobody has done more to hurt the middle class than my opponent. why else do you think we of 12.1% unemployment? think about wall street. every time they come for a handout, she bails them out. she bailed out everybody time and time again. detroit, wall street. what will you do for the middle class? one other thing. she has raised more money in new york city than the city of reno. i have raised more money in this campaign than in new york city. -- put more money out of the city of reno in this campaign than in new yorkshe raised more money on wall city. street than i have in this campaign. who is an apostate of the money -- in the pockets of the big money on wall street? >> the next question will be directed to congresswoman. >> i was intrigued looking through both of you. has enough been done to defend our only true ally in the middle east? you both have the country of israel as one of your top issu

i think that's a wild card in nevada. but nevada's tougher. colorado looks like it's moving pretty well into the romney camp. anderson, all the state polls, one thing you need to look out for is is the president under 50 and where are independents breaking down. in ohio, independents are going for mitt romney in 15 of the last polls, mitt romney has a virtual double digit lead in the state of ohio among independents. that's a huge issue in that state. if that holds up, he'll take ohio. >> we're looking at a live picture right now of governor romney in defiance, ohio. he's just been introduced by governor kasich. cornell, what about what ari just said -- >> and meat loaf. >> meat loaf, exactly. cornell, what are you seeing in ohio? obviously ohio is critical. >> yeah, it is critical. you know, i love sort of ari's god bless you, i love republicans now. there's all this spin about this momentum. it's kind of faux momentum. >> you don't see momentum? >> no. look at battleground state after battleground state, the president is either tied or ahead

the latino vote is critical to nevada. when you got a dead heat race that either candidate could win, you're going to spend a lot of time and a lot of hours on the road and because you have to go from nevada to new hampshire to florida, got a lot of ground to cover. >> the president acknowledging how important the latino vote is. this is something the president told the des moines register, apparently kind of off the record, the quote now coming from an interview, a transcript of which the white house released just this morning, saying this is off the record, i will just be very blunt, should i win a second term, a big reason i will win a second term is because the republican nominee and the republican party have so alienated the fastest growing demographic group in the country, the latino community. so that acknowledgement there. he says it is off the record, it was his intent, it seems as though to be on the record as making it very notable that the latino vote is pivotal. >> this was an odd one, fred. the president call

more now on our new polls in the battleground states of colorado and nevada. in colorado it's now a dead heat 48% to 48%. president obama's five-point lead last month, it's gone. in nevada president obama holds a three-point lead versus two points last month. we want to dig deeper into the numbers with nevada political journalist john rolston, host of "rolston reports" our nbc affiliate in las vegas, and the author of the rolston report website and joining us is washington sherry, from "the washington post." key in nevada are polls showing president obama with this lead among the state's large hispanic population, chuck todd reports even republicans feel nevada is so well organized on the democratic side of things it's really going to be hard to overcome the advantage. so, what are you hearing on the ground? >> well, on the ground, thomas, the democrats are absolutely crushing the republicans in early voting. where i'm sitting right now, clark county in the las vegas area nearly 200,000 people have already voted, might have been a third of the total vote has a

let's talk about the nevada.ing demographics of that state is why we heard him say it's now leaning democrat to the president. >> yeah. i think he's right. dominico is definitely rise not just because of the hispanic vote. it's 15, 16% of the electorate. romney is behind by 30, 40 points. obama won hispanics by 50 points in nevada four years ago. he may not win it that big, but he doesn't have to win the state. there's early voting already taking place in nevada. about 10% of clark county, which is where las vegas is, has already voted. the democrats center a huge -- built up a huge lead, almost 20,000 votes they banked here. >> for the next 14 days we'll look the at each battleground states and why they're in motion. ohio is a lot about the auto bailout. florida, a lot of conversation about medicare, mediscare whatever you choose to call it. in nevada if it's not exclusively the hispanic population, what is the issue you think is resonating one way or the other as to why it's leaning toward the president at this

florida, virginia, wisconsin, colorado, nevada. nevada is the backdrop for the president's debate camp. ann romney will campaign in that state today. and our latest maris poll shows the lead. john ralston hosts on ksnv. the president won nevada by 12 points back in '08. but that was a different time. it certainly has been hard hit by the economy. today republicans are distributing this briefing booklet on the president's housing policies. why is the president not enjoying the same kind of breakaway lead that we've seen in ohio? is it strictly the economy? >> yeah, thomas. it's the economy. here in nevada i think we have arguably the worst economy if the nation. highest unemployment up over 12%. we have the housing crisis you mentioned. president obama has been able to come to this state and talk about housing a little bit. he went to reno a few months back. talked about how one of his programs is helping a couple here. mitt romney has helped president obama by making some unfortunate comments about letting the foreclosure crisis, l

tell me more. >> we have been talking about this in arizona, nevada -- not arizona, nevada, colorado, once upon a time new mexico, but no more. they are becoming swing states, really contested. this coming week, both the president and romney are going to nevada. only six electoral votes, but it has become a really contested state. the west is what the midwest used to be, to some extent. it is a very divided part of the country. the west used to be not so much. there was a point in this campaign were the obama people were putting people in arizona and testing whether they could put arizona in play. they decided in the end that they could not or it was not worth the investment. there are people who argue, which is not wacky to say, that at some point texas will become a democratic state. >> with regard to nevada and colorado, what is happening that is putting them in play? >> is all demographic. a big part of it is the latino vote. states are going to be more and more democratic. it is a slow move. it has gone from republican to in play. they are heading democratic. tavis: does romney h

reflies from nevada to iowa -- wait -- nevada iowa to ohio, and all of these states have early votingok. in nevada where 11% of the population has already voted there are good signs for the democrats. 45% democrats, 35 republican. in iowa almost a quarter of the stated has already voted, 47% democrats, 31% republicans. in ohio counter insurgency effort by republicans. that state doesn't report party affiliation so we have less intel there, but we know that 8% of turned in their ballots. and the president is ahead in the polls there. now let's take a look on the ground. in ohio the obama campaign has 131 field offices. meanwhile the romney army -- maybe i should say navy -- has just 40. in iowa, the president, 66 field offices, romney has ten. in nevada 26 for obama, ten for romney. i was reviewing the troops if florida and virginia, waves of bah -- battalions each day. face-to-face target contacts with target voters at their homes/barracks. thousands are troops are sent out daily. their instructions get commit to vote early for the president, including a time and date that they will b

the republicans out in nevada. why did they go to these places?ll, florida -- 29 electoral votes, the largest of the swing states, the fourth- largest -- tied with north. the president sure would like to win florida. he won it by three points last time. he was in del ray beach. that's south florida and his base. that's why he wants to energize his base. in terms of ohio, you saw where vice president biden was in toledo -- that's lucas county. how about that? george mcgovern cared one county in ohio and that was lucas. also biden going to his base. and then nevada is only six electoral votes, the highest unemployment rate, both candidates -- both republicans out there. they feel they have a shot. labor is big there, large hispanic vote and have a hispanic governor, mark san do val. >> if you look at the florida and nevada races, especially, how important is the latino vote and where are both sides with the constituency? >> there is no doubt. the president has polls up 45%. i saw one where romney was at 25% among latino voters and the president had

they're in nevada, which is a swing state.te our way or we might fire you. they didn't say who to vote for on the presidential ticket, but i don't know if you could figure it out in this report watch. >> i created 250,000 direct and indirect jobs. that's exactly--the number is 250,000. that's 250,000 more than this interest, who i'll be damned if i want to have him lecture me about small business and jobs. i'm a job creator. guys like me are job creators. we don't like having a bull's eye painted on our back and the president as tried to put himself between me an my employees. >> how. >> by class warfare. by deprecating and calling a group that makes money billionaires and millionaires who don't pay their share. >> cenk: wait a minute. you are billionaires and millionaires and you're paying one of the lowest tax rates in american history. by pointing out the reality putting me between me and my employees--because he goes on picnics with his employees all the time and obama has got in the way. >> did we figure out who he was ru

clouds coming out from the sierra nevada are almost done. we have the combination of the two giving us a cloudy day. this low has been out there for three weeks. it's finally moving. it moved east yesterday. continuing to move east. still sending back in clouds. mostly cloudy. cool. and underneath that you get the westerly breeze. light rain, drizzle, coast bay. some big low considering it wasn't that strong for about a couple weeks ago. it picked up moisture. it's moving but still giving us a cloudy pattern. there is a westerly component. once that low goes through, i would expect it to turn more north westerly. we are seeing signs of that. it will still be a cool day. 50s on the temps. they seem to be stuck due to the low clouds and combination of the high clouds. one low moves out. another system coming in right here. we will still keep low clouds and drizzle on the coast. could be a few isolated showers and this evening this weak system comes in keeping the pattern cool. by tomorrow things will improve. so clouds, a lot of clouds. mostly

take this with the nevada and ohio shifts because of outlier polls. p.p.p. interestingly enough had a poll that was the outlier in nevada, plus nine for obama. then two polls in ohio. as a result they move it across the line from tossup to lean obama. i would say this, though. step back just a little bit and look at the arch since april. president obama has gone from 220 solid states, electoral college votes to 196 today. whereas mitt romney has gone from 135 to 156. this race is up for grabs. battlefield is broader than april. very much up for grabs. >> bret: joe, we have this app we talk about every week on an ipad app that people can get. they can put their own maps in. put them up against your map and karl's map and submit them. people have been doing that. we have one today from connie c. debaca. tell us about that map. >> this is a great map. connie -- it deals with some reality. she gives ohio to obama. what that does, she also puts virginia in the obama column as well. but she still has romney winning this thing with 270 electoral votes. the problem

senator representing nevada.ow do you respond to the statement, and given the tone of his criticism, how will you ever be able to work with him on any piece of legislation? >> i will tell you right now that senator reid and i wear different uniforms. he is a democrat and we are fighting for the makeup of the united states. he got involved in this race and that is fine. i will tell you this, we agree on pushing this piece of legislation through. we will continue to work together. i think this was his last best chance to get involved in this race. i believe i have two opponents -- the congresswoman and senator reid. i am ok with that because i will continue to push forward. we will get a bill passed before the end of the year, and i will do that with the support of senator reid. at the end of the day, we can have this agreement. both senators are going to have to work together. we will put apart our differences and we will get something passed. >> have a long-time supporter of online gaming. i think it is very impo

ohio and nevada.of states where it is true. nevada is where it's true. the fact that barack obama is leading in nevada 75-25 with hispan hispanics, you can't win nevada with only 25% of the hispanic vote. it's not going happen. we talked about how important hispanics are throughout the year. it's why the obama campaign is so confident about nevada. they don't believe you can lose that state if you are up 75-25 with hispanics. >> coming up, our next guest has just won the nobel prize in economics. harvard professor alvin roth is with us next and a new hbo documentary looks at a common disorder and why it is found in some of the most successful and intelligent minds. that's disorder. not dysfunction. don't worry. and films director jamie redford joins us in just a few minutes. here's bill karins with the latest on hurricane sandy. >> good morning, everyone. of course we're about four or five days away now from a possible historic storm moving into the northeast. it will be a piece of sandy that evolves

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nevada today. stumping in south cedar rapids while the president hits davenport and reno ahead of the president's las vegas appearance. romney got his own celebrity backup last night. michigan's own kid rock performed before a crowd of roughly 12,000 in one of the great concert venues out west outside of denver. red rock where romney claimed new momentum. >> did you get a chance to watch the debates? they have supercharged our campaign. i have to tell you that. >> both campaigns insist they are winning. in fact, beneathler even concede they are down in any battleground state. with so much riding on turnout both campaigns and particularly it seems the obama campaign fear any whiff of lose cog cost them a small slice of voters. in turn a state. while the organizational efforts are directed towards the base, romney previewed the message he will punch in the campaign's final stretch. presenting himself as the bipartisan bridge builder. >> i came in and some of the folks here were holding signs, democra