president was. i got to know him when he was senator obama and had his office right down the hall and urged me to bake democrat again and he's got a dynamite television spot, which could be decisive. listen, this is a very uncertain race. but i feel pretty good about it. >> so, you love the president back, or is this unquieted? do you love obama? >> of course i do. but more than love him, i cast the key vote in the stimulus package, which saved us from sliding into a tight 1930 depression. more than loving it, i provided the 60th vote for comprehensive health care reform. >> right. >> so this is what the people are interested in. the people are interested in jobs. and i've got a sound record fighting chinese imports, funding for the national institutes of health, contracts for the appropriations committee and that's what people want to