launched to try to get republicans to cry uncle on this tax hike. we have seen a parade of ceos coming up and down the driveway. we ve seen the president travel to the business round table yesterday. we have seen the president talk to middle class taxpayers. we ve seen this twitter campaign that you describe, my2k. the 22k being the $2,000 on the line if the country goes over the cliff. the president also went to philadelphia a week ago tomorrow to that toy factory. it was a toy factory but it s clear the president is not playing around here. he is really hitting the republicans hard from the outside, trying to crumble their defenses amid signs that those defenses from within are weakening. mike, the president and speaker boehner apparently did have a telephone conversation last night. are we inching closer to a deal or is that too much of a grown-up christmas wish? it s really impossible to say. i think most people in this town
the president has just returned to washington after visiting a family in northern virginia who had responded to a white house social media campaign my2k, which asked middle class families to describe what would happen if their taxes were forced to go up. after hearing their story, the president reminded republicans in washington that everyone will have some skin in this game. nbc s mike viqueira joins us live from the white house. mike, it seems as though the president was using today s visit as a visual aid for republicans to remind them that the majority of americans are on his side when it comes to continuing tax cuts for the middle class but raising them for the top 2%. well, i think that s entirely accurate, martin. over the course of the past two weeks, think of what we ve seen now in this public relations xin xran and the president have launc