dumpster. operative colin small who couldn t be reached for comment had previously work for strategic allied consulting, a consulting firm fired by the republican national committee last month after employees turned in hundreds of suspicious registration forms in florida, including some with fake addresses like a shell gas station. at the time the head of the firm told nbc news he was the victim of a few bad apples that work for him. that was michael isikoff. in florida early voting begins tomorrow and so will a massive initiative to encourage people to vote early. reverend al sharpton will take part in the big showdown in florida. thank you for joining us. thank you. first let me get your reaction to that isikoff investigative piece at least one official said we re seeing more so-called dirty tricks this election cycle than they ve seen
the last debate. i m fascinated in the dynamic with this showdown. i don t think president obama has to be on the defensive a lot in his political career. i saw mitt romney in two presidential primaries not perform well on the defensive. i think this whole thing tonight comes down to who is able to grab early momentum and put the other guy on the defensive. i think it s impossible to predict who it will be, because you have the unstable human element here with the town hall format and the questions from the actual voters. they will frame questions differently than media members will. they won t necessarily write the same premise to a question we in the media might. i think this is absolutely a fascinating exercise. it s wide open and impossible to predict what will happen. i think when people say the president has not faced or somehow tried to measure the difficulties, he went against the clintons. they are, of course, team members now. we were all here four years ago. that didn t ju
dishwashing photo-op at a soup kitchen in ohio. it turns out that the charity s president was not happy with this photo-op. i m going to talk about it with martin bashir. first, ann romney weighs in ahead of tonight s big showdown. mitt s prepared. mitt s confident. mitt s got a good presence about him, and mitt s running because he believes in america. and be sure to check out our news nation tumblr page. you ll find updated pictures. as we go to break, i think this is from martin bashir s cd you can buy on itunes. i better get a percentage of that. martin will join us shortly. [ female announcer ] ready for a taste of what s hot? check out the latest collection of snacks from lean cuisine. creamy spinach artichoke dip, crispy garlic chicken spring rolls. they re this season s must-have accessory. lean cuisine. be culinary chic.
people think about politicians to try and take sfont yourself. harry truman was popular for that, and decades and decades later it stands true. all right. andrea mitchell, great pleasure as always. enjoy the evening. can t wait to see what happens in a few hours. president obama and governor romney supporters square off in our little news nation mock debate over what both men need to accomplish tonight. they re ready for their debate coming up. plus, as mentioned, she had one of the most memorable moments in town hall. velma hart says voters should think with their heads and not their hearts. a lot have tweeted us with very strong opinions of velma hart. she s going to tell us what she thinks next. first, there s a sample of the political buzz leading up to tonight s big showdown. this is one of the biggest
if someone says there are 12 piece of evidence in security. eric: the reports are they request 12 different times requested kimberly: separate occasions they requested and it was denied. bob: requested it and who kimberly: get hooked on phonics. we said it over and over again. bob: you said sources. eric: can we do this? can we do this? kimberly: from the embassy and consulate and they were there to get security. eric: when the sources are known will you apologize? bob: i certainly will. dana: we need to move the most bizarre the five show along. coming up, what is the one question that the five would like to hear jim lerher ask obama and romney in the debate? plus, we will go to denver where andrea is waiting the big showdown. back in a moment. [ male announcer ] citibank s app for ipad