go down in flames. but i think the overwhelming number of conservatives have such antipathy towards barack obama that that trumps any concern they have about mitt romney. so no, i don t think they would rather lose. and more importantly the people who vote don t want to lose. pundits which they were a majority of the country unfortunately were not, are we jonath jonathan. so i think in the conservative body politic, there s no sense of cutting off your nose to spite your face. thank you both. thank you jennifer rubin and jonathan alter. up next the funny d.l. huguely will be with us. his new book is all about politics even if i can t say its title on tv. this is hardball, the place for politics. had kraft mac & cheese without me. so this time, i took precautionary measures. looking for these? [ rattling ] [ male announcer ] kraft macaroni & cheese. you know you love it. mine hurt more!
it will be nip and tuck until november. that election day may turn into a long election night. all that may turn out to be true. over the past few days, three major polls not tracking polls, have shown president obama with a lead of between seven and nine points. and one sure sign the romney campaign believes the polls mean trouble came when an unnamed romney adviser said polls don t matter. that s what you say when you re behind. one way republicans can even things out is making it harder for democrats to vote. in ohio they re voting to extend voting hours in republican hours and limit them in democratic areas. it sounds farfetched, i know. but it s true. also if you want to know who your enemies are in politics, wait to see who criticizes you when you make a mistake. mitt romney s campaign has made a few of them lately. why the right might never trust romney. and the funny d.l. huguely will tell us how the audacity of dopes is ruining america.