than they ll. they re actually helping the president. after a blizzard of attacks on the president s, you didn t build that line, 36% of voters tell nbc they view the president more positively, versus only 32% who say the opposite. joining us now in denver is jonathan alter, msnbc political analyst and in new york, richard wolffe, newly minted editor of msnbc.com. thank you, richard. we bow in your honor. congrats. thank you. tell me if this were right, if mitt romney were to hit the president with a line, you didn t build it, he would be helping the campaign for the president? it s also long in the tooth as an attack line. just a bit. and they ve played it out. and it was taken out of context. it actually gives the president an opening to say that he was talking about rebuilding roads and bridges and things are quite popular with the american public. i don t think that would be a smart line of attack.
shift. the striking thing about all three polls is how few persuadable voters there are. that s what these debates are usually about but it may wind up be something to turn out the base and fire up some of their people. one of the issue, i put this to both of you, one of the problems with mitt romney s campaign, which has been critiqued by those on the left and right, his friends and enemies, is that he lacks specificity. when he comes to the specifics for ordinary americans, like whether they re going to lose their mortgage interest tax relief, what does he do tonight, having spent the last two years not giving us any detail? . it s interesting on that because i think the real issue with that study that was done over the summer by the tax policy center is that what it basically says is that they assume romney would have to cut some or increase some taxes for the middle class in order to balance the budget. and i think that s the more important part because romney has pledged not t
plant will be here for another 100 years. that s what he said in 2008. well, as it turned out, that plant didn t last another year. it is locked up and empty to this day. harris: a spokesperson for mr. ryan defending the remarks saying, quote: the president inherited a troubled economy but he has not made it better, he has made it worse with fewer jobs and lower incomes for middle class families. end quote. a judge says all voters in the crucial swing state of ohio will be able to cast ballots on the final three days before the election. the obama campaign and democrats had sued to challenge a state law that limited those last three days to members of the military and voters living overseas. governor mitt romney s campaign has called the lawsuit offensive. ohio s attorney general says he plans to appeal the ruling. he says states should have the right to decide the timing of elections. well, the first man to set foot on the moon laid to rest today. and the moon itself putting on
armstrong and give him a wink. you know, tonight it s almost like the moon is winking back. a cosmic farewell to the man who first set foot on her surface a brave astronaut who came in for peace for all mankind. updating stories tonight. most of the flood water in the storm soaked plaquemines parish should soon be gone. intentional breach of a live there. mitt romney touring a flooded community near new orleans. president obama says he will visit the region monday more than 800,000 people there still without electricity tonight. on this day in 1997. a car crash killed prince diana in paris. forever testimony that
harris: pentagon considering legal action against the former navy seal who wrote a controversial raid that killed usama bin laden. the pentagon still working with the department of justice to determine whether the book actually revealed anything considered top secret. the author claims he wrote no easy day because he wants to set the record straight. the defense department claiming the author breached a nondisclosure agreement. his attorney refutes that. as you know, navy seals took out bin laden during a secret raid on his hideout in pakistan last year. governor mitt romney s wife ann says she was surprised as the rest of the country by clint eastwood s speech at the republic national geneva convention. mystery guest. iconic director and oscar winning director and former member of california. ann romney said she and the governor appreciated the support and she did not expect his performance talking to an invisible president obama sitting in an empty chair. i didn t know it was com