has to win and two states that two weeks ago seemed to be trending ever so slightly to romney. so what about all this talk of expanding the map? most campaigns are now advertising in three new normally reliable democratic states but they re leaning democratic states. let s not pretend they re solid. then this morning a new detroit news poll of likely voters has in michigan showed the president leading romney but only by three points. a new franklin and marshall poll in pennsylvania shows the president up by just four points. this week a minneapolis star tribune poll showed a three-point race in minnesota. the romney campaign says this is evidence they have expanded the map. the obama campaign says this expansion of advertising shows it s a sign that romney has run out of routes to 270 electoral routes in the nine battlegrounds and needs more ways to get there, so they re throwing hail marys.
offensive and the policies that sort of subscribe to this belief that women can t be trusted when they say they have been raped. either they are too stupid or they are lying. that s why you need to categorize forceful and whatever kind of rape that they think there is. i think that what is really going to be telling is whether these congressmen who have made these comments are going to be elected. zelina, is that the reason when you hear her say whether they are going to be elected, look at the polls. is that the reason you see the president leading romney among women in virginia, he s 16 points up over romney, the president is. he s 12 points up in ohio, 13 points in florida, ten points in wisconsin, six points in colorado among women voters in those key swing states? yes.
that s quite a guy, isn t it? paul ryan, isn t that something? wait a second. romney, ryan, romney, ryan, romney, ryan. there we go. all right, that s great. thank you. it s possible to forgive poor mitt romney for feeling a little overshadowed by his running mate. after all, it s hard to compete with a guy who can catch fish with his bare hands while at the same time promoting a budget that would rob kids of their free lunch meals. how much of mitt romney s campaign belong to mitt romney? you can t help but wonder if mr. romney is just going along for the ride. joining us is tim dickinson of rolling stone. his new article is in the current issue of the magazine and an excellent read it is, too. tim, i d like to show you something before we delve into your article. just take a listen to this, tim. the only thing that limits you is your god given talent and your own effort. we need to have that dynamic
where they are trying to put it in play. fox news polls give the president the edge in three key states. the president leading romney by seven points in ohio in this fox poll and virginia with a five-point lead in florida matching a lot of other polls this week including our own last week. big senate race numbers are also out. after a year long tie, the washington post poll has tim kaine leading george allen by eight points. that race was tied last week. in wisconsin, democrat tammy baldwin leads republican tommy thompson by nine points. a complete reversal from the poll a month ago which had thompson up nine. and with four other polls showing democrat elizabeth warren leading republican senator scott brown in massachusetts, a boston herald poll paints a different picture. they have scott brown with one of his largest leads over her in their polling at 49-45. have to love massachusetts. five polls in five days. finally, look at these pictures. space shuttle endeavour.
president. you stepped in it wearing zubas. somehow, somehow, folks, obama still leads in ohio, pennsylvania and florida. well, no surprise. blue collar whites, inner city plaques and elderly jews always vote as a block. i mean which is which? i can t tell. i can t believe we got zuba s in the show this morning. your texts and e-mails are next. morning joe is moments away. i don t want healthy skin for a day. i want healthy skin for life. [ female announcer ] don t just moisturize, improve the health of your skin with aveeno daily moisturizing lotion. the natural oatmeal formula goes beyond 24-hour moisture. it s clinically proven to improve your skin s health in one day, with significant improvement in 2 weeks. for healthy, beautiful skin that lasts.