and the race for the republican nomination is going down to rick perry or mitt romney. i love that question, does he think either of them will be easy? that s our top story tonight. then we could have seen this coming. republicans rumbling about president obama s job plan, saying they don t want to give him a political victory. that s why the president needs to take this flight straight to republicans and highlight projects, work that needs doing in their own district. all politics is local. tomorrow president obama goes to ohio, home of house speaker john boehner, and boehner s district is home to 99 bridges that need repair, structurally deficient. should this help the president s argument? we think so. we begin with which
good evening. i m chris matthews in washington, leading off tonight, campaign kickoff. the fall political season is on and the race for the republican nomination is boiling down to rick perry or mitt romney? so who does president obama want to run against? i love that question. does he think either of them will be easy? that s our top story tonight. then, we could have seen this coming. republicans are already grumbling about president obama s jobs plan, saying they don t want to give him a political victory. they don t want action, even if that means hurting people who desperately need to get jobs. and that s why the president needs to take this fight straight to republicans and highlight projects, work that needs doing in their own districts. all politics is local. he s got to dare them to vote no for projects that help their own constituents. tomorrow, president obama goes to ohio, home of house speaker john boehner, and boehner s district is home to 95 bridges
romney or perry, pick your poison, and let s play hardball. good evening. the fall political season is on, and the race for the republican nomination is going down to rick perry or mitt romney. i love that question, does he think either of them will be easy? that s our top story tonight. then we could have seen this coming. republicans rumbling about president obama s job plan, saying they don t want to give him a political victory. that s why the president needs to take this flight straight to republicans and highlight projects, work that needs doing in their own district.