average of ohio continues to give president obama a durable lead. if the election were held today, president obama has a clear electoral college advantage and he would prevail. today president obama voted in chicago, illinois. it s the first time a sitting president has voted early. i am joined tonight by michael tomasky, he is special correspondent for newsweek and the daily beast. michael, good to have you with us tonight. i want to address this so-called momentum that the romney campaign has. in fact, i think they ve actually done a pretty good job, fairly effective job of feeding the narrative that there is some kind of role taking place for them. but was it a false narrative, and do you think it s a false narrative? yeah, i think it s a lot of spin, ed. and i wrote this the other day and others have written it since as well. there s no question that romney had momentum coming out of the first debate and there s no question that that momentum lasted for a pretty long time. bu
people would think, woah, this two dollar hot dog tastes like a fancy eight dollar hot dog. download zeebox free, and say woah every time you watch tv. hello, iowa. hello, colorado. hello, nevada. how s it going, tampa? hello, virginia. welcome back to the ed show. thanks for watching tonight. those are some of the places president obama has been campaigning over the past 48 hours. the perception that mitt romney had some kind of momentum has simply dissipated. today former secretary of state colin powell joined the obama bandwagon again endorsing the president for a second term. powell was clear and cutting in his opinion of mitt romney. not only am i uncomfortable with what governor romney is proposing for his economic plan, i have concerns about his using
that s kind of an academic way of calling a guy an empty suit, isn t it? president obama acknowledged powell s endorsement today in virginia. i was proud and humbled to learn that we have colin powell s support in this campaign. i m grateful to him for his lifetime of service to this country, both as a soldier and as a diplomat, and every brave american who wears this uniform. colin powell said mitt romney is all over the map. president obama said the same thing in a slightly different way in an interview with rolling stone magazine. upon hearing the rolling stone editor s 6-year-old daughter supports the president, president obama grinned and said you know, kids have good instincts. they look at the other guy and say, well, that s a bull blanker. i can tell. today a new nbc/marist poll has president obama up by three in the state of nevada. it is a tied game so far in colorado. but the real clear politics
ads say, we know what he ll do. in an interview with rolling stone magazine president obama was asked if he believes mitt romney will try and undo roe v. wade. i don t think there s any doubt, the president said. we know the current supreme court has four members who would overturn roe v. wade. all it takes is one more for that to happen. the longer mitt romney stays silent on this issue the worse he looks. this is an issue of leadership and character which i think he lacks. at least richard mourdock, as much as i disagree with him, has the guts to stand up and say what he believes and then stand by it. the same can never be said for mitt romney. get your cell phones out. i want to know what you think. tonight s question. who do you trust when it comes to women s issues? text a for president obama, text b for mitt romney to 622639. always go to our blog at ed.msnbc.com. leave a comment. we appreciate that. we ll bring you results later on in the program. joining me tonight,
comedian tina fey took on mourdock s comments last night. i wish we could have an honest and respectful dialogue about these complicated issues, but it seems like we can t right now. and if i have to listen to one more gray-faced man with a $2 haircut explain to me what rape is, i m going to lose my mind. the comments were also a topic of conversation on the tonight show with jay leno where the guest was the president of the united states. i don t know how these guys come up with these ideas. let me make a very simple proposition. rape is rape. it is a crime. the second thing this underscores, though, is this is exactly why you don t want a bunch of politicians, mostly male, making decisions about women s health care decisions. president obama has a consistent message on this topic. when congressman todd akin made his legitimate rape comments back in august, the president