we have the secretary of state, john huston coming up. we will hear why ohiomiting some voting hours would be helpful. >> our thanks to state senator nina turner. secretary of state is standing by and we will talk more about votes early voting and the battle for ohio. don't you love me? i'm a robot. i know. i know you're a robot! but there's more in you than just circuits and wires! uhhh. (cries) a machine can't give you what a person can. that's why ally has knowledgeable people there for you, night and day. ally bank. your money needs an ally. side by side so you get the same coverage, often for less. that's one smart board. what else does it do, reverse gravity? [ laughs ] [ laughs ] [ whooshing ] tell me about it. why am i not going anywhere? you don't believe hard enough. a smarter way to shop around. now that's progressive. call or click today. [ grunting ] >>> we're back with our ohio discussion. early voting there starts next week. all the talk there is about the final three days of early voting. the saturday, sunday and monday right before election da

before they got here, they campaigned separately in the state of ohio this morning and ran a clip of mitt romney in cincinnati and the surrounding area north and cincinnati torn dayton and also along the ohio river east, are tallies that are relybly republican and romney has been there a couple of times the course of the last week. while he was talking, it was interesting, talking to them. it was interesting that he brought up a line that echoes the obama camp in '08. an obamaesque line. >> united we put neil armstrong on the moon. united we faced down unspeakable darkness. united our men and women in uniform continue to defend freedom today. i love those people who serve our great nation. >> that exact sound bite was later redistributed to the campaign to the members of the media and wanted us to take a look at that particular sound bite and paul ryan was campaigning in ohio and in a different city in columbus, ohio state university of miami ohio football game and last time we checked, significant rsity of miami he graduated in ohio. when they get here it's expected to be a large tu

when the attorney general said that, secretary of state issued a directive to all of the boards of elections throughout the state of ohio a move. the judge was not pleased with that, and that's when he said secretary of state, you come see me next week. today, the secretary of state issued that directive and said, i apologize for the impression, but i am asking for a stay in this case as we appeal. ed, they are appealing to stop access to the ballot, so no, this is not necessarily a good thing in the state of ohio. enough is enough. they need to stop suppressing the vote. >> it sounds like the federal judge is certainly paying attention to what the heck the scheming that is going on here, when dewine came out and said that, the judge responded. i mean, that's the way -- so it sounds like you have a federal judge who is on top of this and going to make sure that these voters are going to be having the opportunity to vote early. but are the republicans in the midst of all of this succeeding in confusing ohio voters? what about that? >> absolutely, ed, not just ohio voters. i was in charlotte and voters all over the countr

. >> they say in crucial swing state of ohio, only 3.3% of eligible military voters have requested ballots of a week-and-a-half ago. in north carolina, just 1.7%. virginia. 1.4%. florida, 15.7%. members of the militarism center to vote from the home states. in 2009, congress passed the military and overseas voter empowerment act, meant to help smooth the voting process.

paths set to cross again on the campaign trail today, this time in the critical battle ground state of ohio. both men are trying to win toss-up states like ohio and a key voting bloc as well; white males. as politico reports today, quote: after decades of taking a backseat to the growing voting demographics of women, latinos, middle class, white men are finding themselves front and center once again. let's get a fair and balanced debate underway. we're joined by simon rosenberg, president and founder of ndn and a former clinton campaign adviser, mary katherine hamm is editor at large of hot air.com and a fox news contributor. mary katherine, according to a gallup poll last month, mitt romney enjoyed a 24-point advantage among white males nationally. last week reuters/ip sos put it at 20%. is he in danger of losing,

state, though, republicans have all but written off. those numbers echo polling from the "shington post" which gav thsi aht pnt advantage in ohio but p him up only four points in the state of florida. ohio in particular shaping up as a critical battleground. mitt romney spending his third consecutive day there. president obama will be in the state this morning. today's "new york times" reporting that aidot romney say the republican candidate and paul ryan will campaign together now much more often in the coming weeks. according to the report, the move underscores concerns that mr. romney is not generating enough excitement on his own and need mrs. ryan t fire up the pporters. you'llee he din an evident as caaign stop yesterday outside dayton, ohio. >> wow. that's quite a guy, isn't it? an romney/ryan, romney/ryan, romney/ryan. there we go. that's great. thank you. >> meanwhile congressman ryan a big green bay packers fan vented about that call on monday night football. went on to compare the nfl's reemrefs, yes, to the obama administration. >> i got to start off on something that was really troubling that occurred last night. did you watch that packer game last nig? i mean

of the election. and first time ohio secretary of state is mailing out absentee ballots. >> and the lawyers argued forresident that the last three days should be left open for early inperson voting and 93,000 in ohio voted in the final three day window. >> certainly an interesting debate lies ahead. thank you for the update. >> if you ask ann and i, who -- what we would give to break up just one more fight between the boys or wake nupt morn discover a pile of kids asleep in our room, well, every mom and dad knows the answer to that. governor mitt romney showing emotion as a dad in a speech in the republican convention . he's getting positive remarks for his speech. but how much of a bounce am he get in the polls, welcome, great to have you here. >> thank you. >> and let's talk about the so-called conscrention - convention bounce. you expect him to bounce. >> i expect by tuesday, we'll have a good idea what it is. we need a combination of polls to figure out what it was. mechanic cane got 6 point and president obama got a four point bounce on the other hand, john kerry, back in 2004 got zero bounce. an

of battleground states. an estimated 500 million already spent on television commercial so far. their parties supporting outside groups as well nearly all of it in florida, north carolina, ohio iowa, colorado and nevada. these states, they account for 100 electoral votes out of 270 needed to win the white house. is this where the campaign will focus? >> i do. i think overall that mitt romney wants to go through the midwest. president obama looking better in the southwest. this is going to come down to certainly a few states. virginia is very important. iowa where president obama was today is going to be significant. these states are going to see the candidates go to these states sometimes on the same day they will be the same state. it will be very close down the stretch. it depends on who runs the better campaign and who makes the fewer gaffes and, of course, the debates. >> heather: you talked about the addition to paul ryan. what role will he play. he is headed back to north carolina but in a different area of the state. we found that out today. first generation xer to be on the ticketed? >> i think he is fresh base. he is likable. now it's two versus two, remember romney

that is westerville, ohio, near columbus, ohio, franklin county, right in the middle of the state. yesterday romney slamming the president on libya in ohio. asking why the administration has been so slow to call the murders of four americans in benghazi a terrorist attack. hear is the governor on the stump. >> we expect candor from the president aptransparency and he continues to refuse to acknowledge what is said by the other members of the administration this is a terrorist attack. i can't ascribe exactly what the motives were for the president and administration of not coming clean very early on. but as soon as they learned the intelligence community has now indicated this was a terrorist attack they should have acknowledged that as opposed to continuing to pretend like this was something other than that. bill: there is a lot to go through on this. want to bring it karl rove, senior advisor. deputy chief of staff for president george w. bush. a fox news contributor. good morning to you in washington. i want to analyze this from two fronts, the administration and how mitt romney d

obama is up by 10 points in the state of ohio over mitt romney. at campaigning or does it have more to do with bill clinton and that widely admired speech he gave at the dnc? >> i think it's a lot to do with bill clinton. i think if you look at the way the polls have gone in the swing states since the convention, you have to say that the effect of bill clinton's speech has been extremely positive because he was able in that speech in a very detailed and mathematical incontrovertibly mathematical way present the argument for re-election for barack obama. i think he did it better than barack obama did. now that they are out there together, you've got to look at the romney campaign which is clearly in trouble, particularly in these swing states, the higher the gap is widening on an almost hourly basis, and you have to say where is his bill clinton. is it paul ryan? where is mitt romney going to find the kind of juggernaut support that barack obama is getting from bill clinton. the answer may well be there is only one bill clinton. that's a positive. >

. >> and there is next question. >> listen, i think one decision that will matter a lot in the state of ohio fact that more pundits know and the president granted rescue loans to auto industry. one in eight jobs in ohio linked to the auto industry. a mill gin yin jobs on the line. the president took action. gm has been reborn. that will matter a lot. we've made invest manies to spur both at the manufacturing sector. there is 5,000 jobs have been created. there is to continue the growth, you can see pro guess there. we can't stop there. >> and if my recollection serves me correctly ohio unemployment is lower than the national average. there is a republican governor there. do you howe do you convince it's not the republican governor that did this for you it's the democratic president? >> i think what is interesting is that many republican sounded a different tune on the economy. and there is when they know rescue was essential there in virginia. and said that it was essential to economic recovery in the state of virginia so i think that few would doubt in the state of ohio there is a resurgenc

he's wrapping up his bus tour of ohio, a blue collar state that's must-win for mitt romney. >> there's dignity and honor and meaning in good hard work. >> reporter: but despite romney's work here, many visits, ohio may be moving out of reach. even with the help today of ohio native jack nicklaus who says he's laid off workers from his gulf business. >> we can't afford for mour years like the last four years. i know i sure can't. >> reporter: romney can't afford more polls like today. after he was caught on tape d disparaging the 47% of americans who said feel like victims. "the new york times" cbs poll finds romney trailing president obama. by 12 points in pennsylvania, by 9 points in florida, trailing by 10 points in ohio. fighting the perception by some voters, he's out of touch. >> i've been across this country. my heart aches for the people i've seen. >> reporter: in his new ad, romney looks right at voters. >> president obama and i both care about poor and middle class families. the difference is, my policies will make things better for them. >> reporter: barack obama was in ohio,

it's clear that the president is ahead in ohio and no republican has won witho winning the state of ohio. >> if mi romney does not win ohio, he does not win this election. held mathematically, theoretically do it, but he would have to win every other swing state that is also leaning towards obama. if he doesn't win ohio, h doesn't win. and i think when that video came out aboutim talking about the 47% and casting them aside, i think that will be viewed as the pivotal moment in this election, the way that in 2008 mccain's crazed response to the financial crisis was really the pivotal moment. >> so you think this tape is t game changer? >> i do think it's the game changer. but i want to cut mitt romney a little bit of slk. hink t wlm a impossible task for the are republican nominee to please the party se and appeal to a large section of electorate in order to win. they have to move so far to the right that it was impossible run a sort of a instam cagnand, as you said, this is a verdict not just on romney but on their entire go it alone philosophy. >> now, bob, picking up on far to the righ

for democracy and the obama administration because the man who wins ohio is probably going to be the next president of the united statesve. for more on that, let's go to ohio state senator nina turner. senator, great to have you with us tonight. first of all, put into context for us just how big a ruling this is in favor of democracy? >> it's extraordinary, ed. the u.s. district judge did rule, as you have so eloquently illustrated for your viewers, that it is unconstitutional, the statute that was set up by the ohio general assembly is unconstitutional and all voters will have equal access to the ballot the last three days before election day. this is extraordinary for democracy in ohio. and also on monday, ed, lot us not forget, another u.s. district judge ruled that the state cannot toss out ballots that are cast based on poll worker error, another victory. we had a victory on monday in the state and a victory today in the state for democracy and for the voters of ohio. >> attorney general mike dewine who is a former senator for the republicans said he was going to appeal the decision. he's continuing to use the mil

today he and his running mate paul ryan launch a three day bus tour through the battleground state of ohio. that's where a new pole shows romney trailing 51/46 among likely voters. survey by the university of cincinnati institute for policy research was conducted mostly before the hidden video emerged of mr. romney referring to 47% of americans as victims. interview last night with "60 minutes" romney was asked about his comments on that video and about whether his campaign was in need of a little repair. >> a lot of republicans would like to know a lot of your donors would like to know how do you turn this thing around? >> well it doesn't need a turn around. we have a campaign which is tied with an incumbent president of the united states. i've got a very effective campaign that's doing a very good job but not everything i say is elegant. i want to make it very clear, i want to help 100% of the american people. >> republican governor scott walker meanwhile of wisconsin, said he'd like romney's campaign to recapture the same energy it had after paul ryan was first announced as the running

to some facts, one thing, i want to go back to ohio because one of the things being said, the democrats are outspending the republicans in droves in the statef ohio. that does not tell you there's a bit of a desperate move there because the president knows that when it comes to jobs many people believe that he has not delivered on his promises. >> it's a smart move that seems to be paying off in numbers. look. in terms of jobs, the job numbers and ohio are quite strong right now, in large part -- cheryl: the of bailout. >> the of bailout, but also there is the technology sector that is going. a lot that is happening and private public partnerships within government and the private sector which is what government is supposed to do and the investments that brought obama is talking about and doing whereas mitt romney has his 5-. plan which is essentially full of pie in the sky and all going to get better. cheryl: i want to give the sound bite to both of you and get a reaction. this is president obama on 60 minutes when asked what you have done wrong. but mistakes have you made. listen to this. >> i think that, you know, as president i have the

ohio can we win. say if ifs and nuts and candy were buts every day would be christmas. >> what do you make of that? >> it's hard to make out the comments in the state of ohio. it comes down to the fact that one in eight jobs are linked to the industry. millions of jobs up and down the supply chain. when the pundit said not to. they said let detroit go bankrupt. mitt romney went to detroit. manufacturing is the backbone in communities across ohio. they gave up on manufacturing jobs. more than 50,000 manufacturing jobs have been created across ohio during that administration. more than 500,000 across the country. i think that ohio in many ways is a microcosm of the challenges that the nation face oefrd the past four years and how we've begun to overcome them. >> meanwhile as you make those strong distinction points, mitt romney is making case elsewhere in ohio that it can't afford four more years of the president. this isn't on the plane. hopefully you'll be able to hear better. >> do we want four more years where every single year the take home pay goes down? >> no! >> do we want four more years of trillion-dollar deficits? >> no. >> so, ben, mitt r

ohio. well outside the margin of error. and ohio starts early voting less than a week from now. here's how both candidates crisscrossed the state. we have team fox coverage of the campaign ed henry traveling with the president in kent, ohio. outside of akron. carl cammeron with the romney camp in toledo. still disputing many of these recent polls, right? >> as we said last night. they believe that so many of the public polls skew to democrats because the sample of democrats is more than what they believe is representative of the actual electorate on election day november 6th. and today romney camp was making the argument they have also been grossly outspent. president obama's campaign has been putting much much more money on the air. advertising will soon even up and that they say will close the polls as well, shep. >> shepard: what is governor romney attempting to turn things around in ohio they do acknowledge they are not winning there. >> sure. they recognize there is a big challenge ahead of them. to that end the last couple of days, they have made him available much more aggressively. six or seven network interviews in the

you have been here several times and you know there are fighters on the ground in the state of ohio. ll system to stand up and champion voting rights in this state. >> when they are limited early voting, the fact is that early voting has proven to work in the state of ohio especially after having contentious results a couple of elections cycles ago. they want to pull back on it when it effectively worked in counties that needed this, particularly for people that work? >> and rev, let us not forget that secretary husted then was in support of the turn around the state did from deet back. le of 2004 to ensure that folks had more access to the ballot but again, funny what 2008 will do to have republicans reverse course and try to steal this election. it makes no sense, rev. and for people who are homeless or elderly folks who may live in a nursing home, you know, people may think it's easy to have access to these i.d.s, but it is not. and until you are one of those who are in the greatest need, we are turning our back, reverend, this country, on poor folks, on people of color, on working

. >>> and congressman paul ryan in the swing state of ohio tonight. man ryan just now wrapping up the speech. he was the guest of honor at the u.s. national sports and alliance banquet in columbus. >>> concern right now among some republicans about the accuracy of some of the presidential polling coming from some of the mainstream media. one claim that some surveys oversample democrats, a trend that could give president obama an edge over governor mitt romney on election day if republican voters don't think they can close the gap. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel reports now from washington. >> go up and down, we have plenty of time. >> history shows late september leads can evaporate by election day. in 1968, hub bert humphrey was down 15 points to richard nixon. while nixon won it was by less than 1%. in 1976, jimmy carter had a lead over gerald ford. after three debates, ford cut the lead to five points and led in the final gallup poll though narrowly lost. in 1980, carter maintained a consistent advantage over ronald reagan, but the f

and his new problem in the crucial state of ohio. what a lot of women now say they're going to the other side. >>> holiday hiring. americans line up for hundreds of thousands of jobs. we'll tell you who is hiring, how much and what it takes to keep those jobs after the new year. >>> food fight. kids in open rebellion against those new healthy lunches at school asking for food they like to eat. what would do you about this? kids dumping their vegetables. >>> and adults only. our exclusive interview with the woman who put kids under her spell. now she thinks she has the secret of what adults crave. what is it? and can she make magic again? >>> good evening. we saw the two men who want to be president pour it on today, in the same state, same time. it's the must-win battleground state of ohio and 41 days before your voice, your vote. president obama campaigning there as well as the challenger under so much pressure. today abc's david muir went one-on-one with mitt romney not long ago and he's here now. david. >> reporter: diane, good ev

if he wins ohio, all he needs is to take the state of wisconsin, and again, game over for the presidentse back where they are, toss-up states. that is why ohio is so important for governor romney. if he loses this state, the math is almost impossible. so as you head into the final stretch and see all the battle grounds, slight advantage for the president, still competitive. governor romney can fight them state by state, or change the race, the best opportunity for that, next month's three debates. >> john king, magic wall, get an up-close and personal look at the two men vying for the white house. looking at romney revealed, road to power. followed by obama revealed at 9:30 tonight's on cnn. >>> and new york mayor michael bloomberg says no to big sugary drinks in the big apple. but is this the nanny state at work? and what is next. and decided t. that's how i met marilyn... giada... really good. yes! [ jack ] ...and alicia. ♪ this girl is on fire [ male announcer ] use any citi card to get the benefits of private pass. more concerts, more events, more experiences. [ jack ] hey, who's bo

of early voting in the buckeye state. arthel: president obama and governor mitt romney descending on the battleground state of ohio today, the president taking his message to college students at two state universities, while governor romney targets work-class voters in major metropolitan areas. less than a week before early voting begins in ohio where does each candidate stand. bob cusack is the managing editor for the hill. good to see you. which candidate would you like to analyze first you pick. >> president obama, he has the lead in ohio and that has picked up. i don't think that is surprising because last week was the worst week for the mitt romney campaign. can romney still win ohio? yes. he's going to have to change the dynamic a little bit. why is ohio so important, the last eleven presidential elections if you win ohio you win the presidency. that's why these two guys are fighting over the state and down the stretch they are going to be in ohio a lot. arthel: let me jump in with specifics here, bob. as you say we already said the president is visiting two state universities there. he's going after the young voter

because of the trade embargo or the imbalance with china really affects people on the ground in states like ohiose, it is a crucial battleground state as well. remember, no republican has won ohio in modern times, more won the white house in modern times without carrying ohio. that is why this state is so crucial. it's 18 electoral votes are being really grab at by both the president and mitt romney. both candidates spending so much time there, and, suzanne, the thing about ohio from romney, it really is a must-win state wrush talk about whether states you must win or not. capturing ohio, also capturing back florida, such -- so important for mitt romney, and the new poll numbers there are really not really helping mitt romney's case right now. i don't know if you have them, but we put together an average of the last four polls. there it is. there you go. you can see the president by seven points over mitt romney in ohio. a similar story in florida and a budget of the other battleground states. of course, it's five and a half weeks until the election. anything can happen, and we have those debate

today mitt romney campaigns in the state of ohio where recent polling gives president obama a 50-44% advantage. no republican has won the presidency without also winning the state of ohio. >>> we're following a developing story out of chicago this morning where 25,000 teachers are set to walk off the job and go on strike. after months of tense negotiations, the teachers union and the chicago school district failed to reach a midnight deadline for a new contract. so an estimated 350,000 students, perhaps more, affected by the teachers strike. this is the city's first in 25 years. one of the biggest wedge issues, teacher evaluation which the union fears will be based too heavily on standardized test scores. the union president says that system does not take any account other factors that impact kids' test scores including poverty and violence. >> class size matters. it matters to parents. our children are exposed to unprecedented levels of neighborhood violence and other social issues. so the fight for wraparound services is critically important to all of us. we are committed to staying

right now you're looking at a live picture at kent state university in ohio just north of akron, ohioted states to appear there and speak. earlier today he spoke at boling green state university. not too far away. mean white mitt romney, the republican challenger, attending a rally in toledo, ohio, he's also expected to speak. we'll bring that to you live as it happens. >>> election day is officially 41 days away. with early voting kicking off tomorrow in the key battleground state of iowa, some americans are already making their voices heard. and for states that have been embroiled in heated legal battles over voting rights, that means a frantic scramble to get people registered. here's a clip from my upcoming documentary. it is a bill that makes 80 changes to florida's election law. one change makes registering voters harder for community groups who typically reach out more to minorities. these groups now must turn in registration forms within 48 hours or face thousand-dollar fines. false registration can lead to higher fines and up to five years in prison. >> accountability hurts.

he is wrapping up his bus tour of ohio, a blue-collar state that is a must win for mitt romney. >> there is dignity and honor in good, hard work. >> but ohio may be moving out of reach for romney. even with the help of the ohio native jack nicklaus who says he has laid off workers from his golf business. >> we cannot afford four more years like the last four years. >> romney cannot afford more polls like today. after he was caught on tape disparagingly 47% of americans who pay no income tax, who, he said a " feel like victims," romney is trailing president obama by 12% and pennsylvania, nine points in florida, 10 in ohio. >> i have been across this country. my heart aches for the people i have seen. >> in his new ad, running looks right at -- running looks right at voters. >> president obama and i both care about poor and middle- class americans. >> i do not believe we can get very far with leaders to write off half the nation as a bunch of victim's. >> the auto bailout helps the president here. >> i need you to register to vote. i need you to start voting six days from now on october 2.

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