core conservatives learn to love mitt? you, the economy and the election with alex riff lin, douglas holt aiken and ron brownstein. and then israel, iran and the u.s., what we know with house intelligence chairman mike rogers. i m candy crowley, and this is state of the union. a gallup poll shows president obama beating every republican comer except one, mitt romney. after months of pounding by republican rivals and the president s team romney is up a point over the president, a dead heat. 35% of republicans are extremely enthusiastic to vote this year, compared to 23% of democrats, 20% of independents. that s called an enthusiasm gap. also troublesome for the president s prospects, four of the 12 swing states have jobless rates over 9%, and four are in the top ten for highest foreclosure rates. joining us now, bob mcdonnell, head of the republican governors association, and his counterpart at the democratic governors association martin o malley. gentlemen thank you bot
and then, israel, iran and the u.s. with mike rogers. i m candy crowley. and this is state of the union. a gallup/ usa today poll of 12 key swing states shows president obama beating every republican comer except one, mitt romney. after months of pounding by republican rivals and the president s re-election team, romney is up by a point over the president, a statistical dead heat. 35% of swing state republicans say they re extremely enthusiastic to vote this year. that s compared to 23% of democrats. 20% of independents. that s called an enthusiasm gap. also, troublesome for the president s prospects, 4 of the 12 swing states have jobless rates over 9% and four are in the top ten for highest foreclosure rates. joining, bob mcdonnell and his counterpart at the democratic governors association, martin o malley. thank you both for joining us. before we get to the swing states and i ll start with you, governor o malley do you think put on your analyst s hat now is th
it happened, and i ll explain. next, more than 60% of the vote in egypt this week went to islamists. how worried should we be? then, is shale gas the answer to all america s troubles, or at least to many of them? you ve heard about fracking, what is it, is it safe? find out. first, here s my take. president obama gave an important speech in kansas last week. whether you agree with all of it or not, he has begun a national conversation about the economy and the role of government. that s what this election should be about. and in presenting his view, obama shifted the economic conversation from deficits alone to the crucial issue of growth. after all, deficits matter because they could have a harmful effect on growth. so the question we should all ask is what would make this economy grow. what has stopped it from growing over the last few years, indeed over much of the last decade? one theory heard a lot these days is that the economy is burdened by excessive governmen
then what if the americas threw a party but didn t invite us? it happened, and i ll explain. next, more than 60% of the vote in egypt this week went to islamists. how worried should we be? then, is shale gas the answer to all america s troubles or at least to many of them? you ve heard about fracking, what is it, is it safe? find out. first, here s my take. president obama gave an important speech in kansas last week. whether you agree with all of it or not, he has begun a national conversation about the economy and the role of government. that s what this election should be about. and in presenting his view, obama shifted the economic conversation from deficits alone to the crucial issue of growth. after all, deficits matter because they could have a harmful effect on growth. so the question we should all ask is what would make this economy grow? what has stopped it from growing over the last few years, indeed, over much of the last decade? one theory heard a lot the