the auto workers that you need in toledo or detroit take such pride in building the best cars in the world not just because of a paycheck, but because it gives them a sense of pride that they are helping to build america. the question now is how do we build on the strengths? everything i have tried to do everything i am proposing for the next four years as far as improving education or developing american energy or making sure we are closing loopholes for companies shipping jobs overseas and focusing on small businesses create jobs in the united states, or closing deficit in a responsible way for a lot of us to invest in the future, all of those things are designed to make sure that the american people, their genius, their determination is channeled and they have an opportunity to succeed. everybody is getting a fair shot. everybody is playing by the same rules. four years ago i said i am not a perfect man and i will not be a perfect president. that is probably a promise gov. romney things i kept. i promised i would fight every single day on behalf of the american people. i have kept

. >> the autoworkers that you meet in toledo or detroit take such pride in building the best cars inhe world not just because of a paycheck, but because if gives them that sense of pride that they're helping to build america. >> ohio is the key to the election. the state carries 18 electoral votes. look how the numbers break down. this is romney's best-case scenario. without ohio, romney would have to win five other battleground states. he's trailing, or tied, in all of those states. so he'd need to -- he'd need multiple come-from-behind victories across the board. and here's the bad news for the candidate. the latest ohio poll shows president obama ahead by eight points. romney hasn't made any gains for almost a month in that state. i promised i'd get to the bottom line. here it is. winning a debate, real nice, important for the moment. romney needs to win ohio if he wants to be president of the united states. we'll see if a single debate can make a difference for him. joining me tonight, ohio state senator, nina turner. senator, good to have you with us tonight. >> thanks, ed. >> d

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their executives, to make sure they didn't lay off workers in a recession, the auto workers in toledo or detroit, take such pride in building the best cars in the world, not just because of a paycheck but because it gives them a sense of pride that they for helping to build america. the question now is how do we build on those strepgs? everything i have tried to do and am proposing, in terms of improving the education system and developing american energy or making sure we are closing loopholes for companies shipping jobs overseas and focusing on small companies creating jobs in the united states or closing the deficit in a responsible, balanced way that allows us to invest in our future, all of those things are designed make sure that the american people, their genius, their grit, their determination... is channeled and they have an opportunity to succeed. everybody's getting a fair shot. everybody's getting a fair share and playing by the same rules. you know, four years ago, i said that i am not a perfect man and i wouldn't be a perfect president. that's probably a promise that governor romne

the auto workers that you need in toledo or detroit take such pride in building the best cars in the world not just because of a paycheck, but because it gives them a sense of pride that they are helping to build america. the question now is how do we build on the strengths? everything i have tried to do everything i am proposing for the next four years as far as improving education or developing american energy or making sure we are closing loopholes for companies shipping jobs overseas and focusing on small businesses create jobs in the united states, or closing deficit in a responsible way for a lot of us to invest in the future, all of those things are designed to make sure that the american people, their genius, their determination is channeled and they have an opportunity to

the autoworkers in toledo or detroit take such pride in building the best cars in the world, not just because of a paycheck, because it gives them a sense of pride in helping america. the question now is how we build on the strength? everything i have tried to do and everything i am proposing for the next four years in terms of our education in developing american energy and making sure pe are closing loopholes for companies shipping jobs overseas, and focusing on small businesses, or closing our deficit in a responsible, a balanced way that allows us to balanced way that allows us to invest

the auto workers that you need in toledo or detroit take such pride in building the best cars in the world not just because of a paycheck, but because it gives them a sense of pride that they are helping to build america. the question now is how do we build on the strengths? everything i have tried to do everything i am proposing for the next four years as far as improving education or developing american energy or making sure we are closing loopholes for companies shipping jobs overseas and focusing on small businesses create jobs in the united states, or closing deficit in a responsible way for a lot of us to invest in the future, all of those things are designed to make sure that the american people, their genius, their determination is channeled and they have an opportunity to succeed. everybody is getting a fair shot. everybody is playing by the same rules. four years ago i said i am not a perfect man and i will not be a perfect president. that is probably a promise gov. romney things i kept. i promised i would fight every single day on behalf of the american people. i have kept

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their executives, to make sure they didn't lay off workers in a recession, the auto workers in toledo or detroit, take such pride in building the best cars in the world, not just because of a paycheck but because it gives them a sense of pride that they for helping to build america. the question now is how do we build on those strepgs? everything i have tried to do and am proposing, in terms of improving the education system and developing american energy or making sure we are closing loopholes for companies shipping jobs overseas and focusing on small companies creating jobs in the united states or closing the deficit in a responsible, balanced way that allows us to invest in our future, all of those things are designed make sure that the american people, their genius, their grit, their determination... is channeled and they have an opportunity to succeed. everybody's getting a fair shot. everybody's getting a fair share and playing by the same rules. you

the auto workers you meet in toledo or detroit, that take pride in building the best cars in the worldjust because of the paycheck, but the sense of pride that they're helping to build in america. the question now is how do we build on those strengths? everything i'm trying to do, and proposing for the next four years, in terms of improving the education system, developing american energy or making sure that we're closing loopholes for companies shipping jobs overseas and focusing on small businesses creating jobs in the united states. or closing our deficit in a responsible, balanced way that allows us to invest in our future. all those things are designed to make sure the american people, their genius, their grit, their determination, is channeled and they have an opportunity to succeed. and everybody's getting a fair shot, a fair share. everybody is doing a fair share and playing by the same rules. you know, four years ago, i said that i'm not a perfect man, and i wouldn't be a perfect president, and that's probably a promise governor romney thinks i've kept. but i also promised i'd

the auto workers that you meet in toledo or detroit, take such pride in building the best cars in the world, not just because of a paycheck, but because it gives them that sense of pride that they're helping to build america. and so, the question now is, how do we build on those strengths, and everything that i've tried to do and everything that i'm not proposing for the next four years in terms of improving education or developing american energy or making sure that we're closing loopholes for companies that are shipping jobs overseas and focusing on small businesses that are creating jobs here in the united states or closing our deficit in a responsible, balanced way that allows us to invests in our future, they're all designed to make sure that the american people, their genius, their grit, their determination, is channeled and they have an opportunity to succeed. and everybody's getting a fair shot and everybody's getting a fair share. everybody's playing by the same rules. you know, four years ago, i said that i'm not a perfect man and i wouldn't be a perfect president and that's

the autoworkers' that you meet in toledo or detroit take such pride in building the best cars in the world, not just because of a paycheck, but because it gives a sense of pride that they are helping to build america. the question is how do we build on those strengths? developing american energy or making sure we are closing loopholes for companies that are shipping jobs overseas and focusing on small businesses creating jobs in the u.s. or closing our deficit in a responsible way that allows us to invest in our future. for all those things are designed to make sure that the american people, their genius, their grit and determination is channeled and they have an opportunity to succeed. everybody is getting a fair shot at a fair share and playing by the same rules. four years ago i said i'm not a perfect man and would not be a perfect president. that's probably a promise governor romney things i have kept. but i also promised i would fight every single day on behalf of the american people, the middle class as well, and all those striving to get into the middle class. i have kept that

the auto workers you meet in toledo or detroit, takes such pride in building the best cars in the worlduse of paycheck, but because it gives them that sense of pride. that they're helping to build america. build on those strengths. everything i've tried to do and everything i'm proposing for the next fur years, in terms of improving our education system and focusing on small businesses and company that's are creating jobs here in the united states or closing our deficits in a responsible balanced way, all of those things are designed to make sure that the american people, their genius, their grit, their determination is channeled and they have an opportunity to succeed. everybody is getting a fair shot, everybody getting a fair share, everybody is playing by the same rules. four years ago, i said that i'm not a perfect man and i wouldn't be a perfect president. that's promise that governor romney i think kept. but i also promised i would fight every single day on behalf the american people and the middle class. i kept that promise and if you vote for me, then i promise i'll fight just a

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i wasn't about to let detroit go bankrupt or toledo go bankrupt. i bet on american workers.t on american manufacturing. i will do it again because it's paid off for ohio and america in a big way. >> it has paid off in a big way but it's no thanks to governor romney. joining us is richard trunker, president of afl-cio and chris, chairman of the democratic party. thanks to you both for joining us tonight. >> thanks, al. >> richard, let me start with you. how hard is your membership working to win ohio and what's your sense of where things starnd right now? >> we're working very, very, very hard because had romney been president when we needed his help, it would have been a disaster in ohio. one out of every eight jobs centers around the auto industry and had he been there we would have lost all of those jobs and a whole lot more. we're working very, very hard and i feel great. the momentum is picking up, the number of people showing up for door knocks is increasing. the number of people showing up at our phone banks is increasing. the number of people out leafleting in the nei

i wasn't about to let detroit go bankrupt or toledo go bankrupt. bet on american workers, i bet on american manufacturing. i would do it again because that bet has paid off for ohio and for america in a big way. >> he believes he's going to win and you can see it there. brand new "time" magazine poll today shows the president with a comfortable five-point lead nationally among likely voters, 49-44, which that's ohio. oh, god, 49-44. what do you make of that? >> i think he's up in ohio. all the polls have him up in ohio. it's close. he doesn't have a big margin but he is ahead. >> it's consistent for two months he's had this lead in ohio that's ahead of all the leads in the other swing states he has. >> if the polls are right, which they might not be. if the polls are right obama is winning. >> this ad by bill clinton a strong endorsement of the president, it's basically entitled "he's got it right." >> the stuff some folks are saying about president obama sounds kinds of familiar. the same people said my ideas would destroy destroy jobs and called