here early to clear florida beaches before tropical storm isaac. we ll enjoy florida. weather come and g. they brought me down here significantly i am sure you know. brought me down here on sunday to make sure if there are any idiots on the beach to get them to get the hell off of the beach. [applause] some lines are so good they never go away. and we are going to look forward to having a great time. governor christie will give key note address tomorrow night. and fox news alert out of afghanistan. two american solvediers shot dead with an afghan soldier. they are calling it accidental and said it is a separate case from the rash of insider attacks. 12 americans were killed this
only 15% of the media, according to americans, want romney to win and 17% are unsure. you probably knew this going into this. but do the numbers surprise you at all? i think that s perception. at the end of the day, most journalists side are fair. they may have personal preferences, but try to be katy and try to give both sides, for the most part. clearly there are those who partisan and identify as such and no doubt about that. but the good news is it doesn t matter because americans today have access to more information than ever before. this is not we re not where there was no fox & friends 30 years ago, 25 years ago. you got your news from three places. now people really have choices and they have fair and balanced coverage, including this network and others. so people are more aware than they ve ever been. steve: people always say about the president, he wins in likeability. but there have been so many negative ads coming from mr. obama s side, i had a couple
gretchen: now your news by the numbers. 53. the percentage of americans who would rather raise taxes and the retirement age rather than cut social security. that s in a new a.p. poll. next, $6.2 million. that s how much political documentary 2016, observe eastbound s america pulled in at the box office this weekend. putting it at number 8, a rare feat for a small film to place so high. 15, that s how old lydia co-is, making her the youngest winner ever in lpga tour history. can graduations. brian? brian: wow. tropical storm isaac causing a little bit of chaos for convention planners. how do all the changes affect the man of the hour, governor mitt romney? joining us now is senior strategist for the romney campaign, russ. thank you for coming down. morning.
polls that are out there. i think that s the same thing is happening in the hispanic community that s happening throughout the country. that is people just aren t focused in yet. but they will be now. i ll tell you what s happening in the hispanic community, it s what s happening across america. people are afraid about the future. they ve lost their jobs. they re working twice as hard and making half as much. their kids are graduating college and they can t find the job. but they re stuck with student loans. they have to move back in with their parents. this is real life. i think barak obama is going to be held to account for that. he s going to have to explain to all americans, including americans of hispanic descent, why things have not gotten better despite the fact that he s gotten everything he s asked for. and that s where i think mitt romney s approach is going to be more create an appeal to all americans, especially those of hispanic descent. gretchen: senator, some of that
what it is four years ago. i am come to the belief of new normal. i don t think americans think it is okay. i have a minivan and it is irritating when i fill up. it is about time we have money in our pocket to fill up the gas tanks without worrying . americans need jobs. this president has not resurrected the economy so that americans have job. gretchen: talk about your state of wisconsin. so much with the recall vote of yourself and governor scott walker and you came out winning again and congressman paul ryan who is on the ticket with romney. i think we should charge for the water. we had so many tremendous successes and owned by all wisconsinites and that is a wonderful thing. in november i think wisconsin will turn red. paul ryan is a home town hero