gps special on immigration which airs sunday night at 8:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. eastern and pacific. i ll give you a preview later in the show. plus america s amazing energy boom and how it will reshape global politics and finally an african success story. i ll talk to are yrwanda s pres. it s been graduation season in the united states and i was honored enough to be asked to provide some words of advice at two universities this year, duke and harvard, where i got my ph.d.. many of you have been interested in what i said at those events so i thought i would give you a quick summary. this has been a tough year mostly everywhere, but i am less gloomy than most. i think back on the crises we have already come through. remember the fears after the financial crisis began in late 2007. in the 12 months following, the economic peak in 2008, industrial production fell as much as it did in the first year of the great depression. equity prices and global trade actually fell more. ye
core conservatives learn to love mitt? you, the economy and the election with alex riff lin, douglas holt aiken and ron brownstein. and then israel, iran and the u.s., what we know with house intelligence chairman mike rogers. i m candy crowley, and this is state of the union. a gallup poll shows president obama beating every republican comer except one, mitt romney. after months of pounding by republican rivals and the president s team romney is up a point over the president, a dead heat. 35% of republicans are extremely enthusiastic to vote this year, compared to 23% of democrats, 20% of independents. that s called an enthusiasm gap. also troublesome for the president s prospects, four of the 12 swing states have jobless rates over 9%, and four are in the top ten for highest foreclosure rates. joining us now, bob mcdonnell, head of the republican governors association, and his counterpart at the democratic governors association martin o malley. gentlemen thank you bot
and then, israel, iran and the u.s. with mike rogers. i m candy crowley. and this is state of the union. a gallup/ usa today poll of 12 key swing states shows president obama beating every republican comer except one, mitt romney. after months of pounding by republican rivals and the president s re-election team, romney is up by a point over the president, a statistical dead heat. 35% of swing state republicans say they re extremely enthusiastic to vote this year. that s compared to 23% of democrats. 20% of independents. that s called an enthusiasm gap. also, troublesome for the president s prospects, 4 of the 12 swing states have jobless rates over 9% and four are in the top ten for highest foreclosure rates. joining, bob mcdonnell and his counterpart at the democratic governors association, martin o malley. thank you both for joining us. before we get to the swing states and i ll start with you, governor o malley do you think put on your analyst s hat now is th