full support to senator mccain's candidacy for the presidency. >> but now after a second try, willard mitt romneyn nominee for president of the united states. >> he is a far better candidate in 2012 than he was in 2008. ♪ >> that same year, 2007, romney states. [ female announcer ] pop in a whole new kind of clean. with new tide pods. just one removes more stains than the 6 next leading pacs combined pop in. stand out. >> that same year, 2007, romney states. >>> were you saying hello to everybody last night about 3:00 a.m.? >> in weighing a second run for president in 2012, mitt romney's first concern is the health of one of his most close advisers, diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and beast cancer. >> if she was struggling with ms, our entire fork us would be keeping her well. in the olympics, we were getting ready for a wheelwheelchair, an the time the olympics, she ran with the olympic porch. >> ann wasn't sure she was emotionally ready, after the failed presidential camp dane in 2008. >> i told mitt four years ago i would never do this again. >> i said never again. never again. this is it. t

mitt romney, the making of a candidate". stay tuned for this. good night. >> you have given me a great honor and solemn responsibility. and together, we are going to win on november 6th. >> willard mitt romney, the soon to be republican nominee for president of the united states. exactly who is he? and just what does he stand for? oo. >> i believe that abortion should be safe and legal in this country. we need people who recognize that pro-life is the way to go. >> people often say, well, who is the real mitt romney? is it the liberal, mod ra rat, the conservative. >> i was a severely conservative republican governor. >> it's really all of those things. >> tonight, the making of a presidential candidate. . his rise through business and politics. >> we took on and entrenched machine and we won. >> what forces have shaped the man? >> my dad was a huge presence in my life. i wish he were able to see what i'm up to right now. i believe in my mormon faith and i endeavor to libby it. >> all of these folks who have worked with him throughout his life are still right beside him. that tells you everything you need to know about his character. >> there are people who know him personally.

wi willard mitt romney. the soon to be for president of the united states. exactly who is he and just what does he stand for? >> i believe that abortion should be safe and legal in this country. we need people bho recognize that pro-life is the way to go. >> people often say well who is the real mitt romney? >> i was a severely conservative republican governor. >> it's really all of those things. >> tonight, the making of a presidential candidate. his rise through business and politics. >> we took on an entrenched machine and we won. >> i live by my mormon faith. >> they're still right there beside him. that's everything you need to know about his character. >> i wish i had met that person. >> now, as his choice for vice president, what might a romney ryan administration look like? >> my belief is restoring economic freedom. and then champion shawl business, he will come across as by the few, for the few. everything he's done, he's been successful. >> there's the left-hand turn onto sunset boulevard. >> the year? 1994. in the news, the o.j. simpson case. the

willard mitt romney, 28%. >> yeah.t's -- >> david corn and michelle cottle thank you for your time tonight. you had a response david. >> that's it in a nutshell there. this guy had any sort of connection and wasn't so opaque and secretive, i think a lot would say we gave barack obama a chance, ill give this guy a chance. but he's too far removed and secretive about too many aspects of his life and campaign. and then you throw it we didn't talk about the flip-flops and everything else. it's just a very hard sell at this point in time. >> michelle, you wanted to add something? >> i mean, again, it just all comes back to if he seemed comfortable with his story that he was telling, he could be more comfortable with it. voters could embrace it. but he just can't seem to find a narrative that even he can get behind. >> all right. i didn't want to cut you guys off, but michelle, i don't want to give david the last word. david corn and michelle cottle, thanks for your time tonight. >> thanks. >> thank you. >>> coming up, presi

. >> running against willard mitt romney. >> say the same thing about evangelicals. either side of the base is -- >> what they're doing in pennsylvania and across the country giving money to organizations like america votes that do turn out and do registration, rather than traditional democratic forces. it has the same effect. >> okay. >> patrick you're reporting that president obama is planning to use some republicans during the convention. explain, please. >> yeah. mike allen has a look at some sort of internal documents looking at some of the plans for the convention and some of the big highlights number one, what they would like to have are some republicans on two -- at least two of the three nights thinking chuck hagel or john warner and want to have a republican woman sounds like they know who they have in mind for that one, calling that woman sort of a big name and a big get. what we might see, sash va sha and malia for a few minutes. one thing that's interesting when you look at the documents about the things they'll highlight from the president's first term

mitt romney and i approve this message. >> dickey: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight, billy crudup, fred willard, and music from grace potter & the nocturnals. with cleto and the klee tones. now, first of all, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: thank you for watching. i'm jimmy the host. thanks for all of you for coming. i have some major late breaking karaoke news for you. steven tyler announced a few hours ago he will not return to "american idol" for this fall season. he put out a statement today that said i strayed from my first lover aerosmith, i've got two fists in the air and i'm kicking the door open with my band. it sounds like he might be leaving "american idol" to take karate lessons. i'm surprised by this. i don't understand how anyone leaves that job. we'll give you $20 million a year to just sit at a table and go i just wasn't feeling it for 12 weeks. but he left. steven tyler will no longer be a judge on "american idol" and return to his true passion beb bebazdazzling women's pants. i wonder who they'll get to replace him. is there anybody left? i'll miss tha

, mitt romney was the one that said in 2004 when he was talking about poppycock, he also was the one who said voters shouldn't change president midstream while jobs are being created. listen to willard>> every indication is the economic policies adopted and pursued by this president are creating jobs at a very high pace. and so the people of america have to ask do you want to stay with a president who is rebuilding the economy, who is creating jobs, or do you want to stop midstream and find someone new? >> i think that's a good question today, don't you? >> i think it's an excellent question. interestingly, if you take those kinds of graphs you were showing. you were showing payroll job changes over the last few years. you could do the same thing with gdp. just the overall growth in the economy. and you draw a line where the president not just took office, but where some of the key interventions took place. think about the recovery act. what you'll see is the rate of job loss began to diminish. the rate of gdp shrink an began to diminish. that the economy was expanding so starting in 2010 we were adding jobs. you're right. it's not a fast enough clip. the president has suggested ide

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