violations at the national security agency. who is watching the watchers? and we want them to look back and say, this is when the rnc got it right. republicans reboot in boston and hillary sets up a speaking tour. hello, 2016. our powerhouse political panel sorts it out. then the new orleans saints, the oakland raiders and a first down for the girl from pascagoula. an update on sarah thomas. i m candy crowley, and this is state of the union. a new message to row tes pr tos. there is room for everyone. we want to go to cnn s nick paton walsh. nick, tell us about this message and do you see it as a warning or a conciliatory gesture?
i realize you re on her speed dial, but come on, nobody knows if she s going to run. here s what i do know, though. what happened in boston at the rnc, the only thing that unified the republicans was beating up on hillary clinton and beating up on cnn. they did nothing but alienate those same demographics they know they need to start being more competitive, latino, young people, by continuing to push a failed agenda. wlechb we return, a new york times columnist says good things about the candidate which doesn t help the candidate. neosporin. use with band-aid brand bandages.
president obama, 45% support mitt romney. the tight race makes for pointed rhetoric. i know governor romney came to des moines last week, warned about a prairie fire of death. that s what he said, prairie fire. but, you know, he left out some facts. you know, his speech was more like a cow pie of distortion. [ cheers and applause ] i don t know whose record he twisted the most, mine or his. with a 24/7 focus on the economy, the soon-to-be republican nominee has begun to paint a picture of what a romney white house would look like, starting with the jobless rate. over a period of four years, by virtue of the policies that we put in place, we get the unemployment rate down to 6% or perhaps a little lower. joining me is former new york mayor and romney supporter rudy giuliani. mr. mayor, you are also a former presidential candidate and a pretty astute observer of politics. let me start out with the broad-brush question, which is give me your most honest assessment of how