in smith electric vehicles in kansas city with the question: what is the value of president obama right now on the campaign trail? consider this. after several visits to california on behalf of barbara boxer and bid for re-election to the senate the latest field poll shows boxer s popularity down and holding 47-43% lead over carly fiorina. so there are even limits to the ability for president obama to help democrats in the tough critical climate. shannon: thank you. fox business correspondent peter barnes joins us to explain a report from the i.m.f. that the president needs to do more to cut the deficit, including raising taxes. what is the i.m.f. recommending? they are projecting bigger budget deficit for the united states than the administration is and it s worried it will cause problems down the road, such as higher interest rate. it s pushing the president and congress to really, really get serious about deficit reduction, including spending cuts and tax ib