undecided, one that could go either way, might it in this case make a difference? i think it s very unlikely. i think that endorsements don t influence people except in down ballot races. the new york times just endorsed obama. what a surprise. i don t think that will have any influence either. i m sure it s a well-written editorial. i haven t seen it, but endorsements don t matter when people know the candidates as well as they know barack obama and mitt romney. you i m sure you saw the comment from thursday night from john sununu. when you take a look at colin powell, is that an endorsement based on issues or he has a slightly different reason for preferring president obama. what reason would that be? i think when you have somebody of your own race that you are proud of being president of the united states, applaud
that are hurtful to other people, and then i move on. i hope that others will do the same. i m sorry about some of the remarks that people in my party have made that have been hurtful to other people. but i hope people look at the big picture and look at issues like economy and jobs and make a decision based on that. to both governor dean, you first. who do you see as being moderately minded, openly minded, all of that, that you think democrats and republicans can work together? i m sure there are some, but, unfortunately, the past few weeks, the people who don t have those open minds are the ones who have gotten all of the headlines, you can define a party based on the fringes. i like the basic the basic
have an impact when both sides are looking a sliver of momentum. it gives a little something to the romney side. anne, your read on this? i think anne has it perfectly right. i think it will sway a few people who are undecided. it think the biggest impact is that we re talking about it so much and it gives romney more of the media momentum. which is more of a trip for him than anything else. coming up next, we start with robert trainham s three must-reads of the big three. and the latest on hurricane sandy, new advisory coming out in about nine minutes at the top of the hour. i d like to thank eating right, whole grain, multigrain cheerios! mom, are those my jeans? [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don t. multigrain cheerios
outrage from your party about this statement? i think there are so many statements made in the closing days of the campaign, nobody is paying attention to the comments. the race is very close, and i agree with governor dean, endorsements don t mean a whole lot. except in a case like this. where the race will be razor thin, the margin of victory may be razor thin. any endorsement is certainly helpful to mitt romney in iowa. this came in the very same week as richard mourdock s rape comment. and the list goes on. are you comfortable with where your party is headed? which direction it s going in? i think it s fair to say that people say things sometimes that many others don t agree with, including people in their own party, and i m a christian guy. i m a pastor of a church, and i pray for people who say things
backward in our effort to solve race relation issues. no, i don t. i really, really don t. at the end of the day, as and i go throughout pennsylvania, some very conservative places. i think americans are really a very pragmatic, sensible person. they are not fools, and at the end of the day, they are going into the booth to pull the lever for their children. i do believe what they see today is what you just spoke with the senator about. the failure of accountability and the part of the political leaders. they have seen too many times and now it really does matter as we face so many crises like our fiscal ones, where leaders make promises and don t commit to them. the biggest problem in america today, is the trust deficit. that s what the president promised us, and why so many people of all colors came toward him when he was first elected. he was going to reform washington, d.c. and frankly, we haven t achieved that. focused on that more than