would prefer mr. cain over the president. so is this a sign of cain s lasting power or just more evidence of the president s perils in the polls? we will ask master political larry sabato when he joins us live next hour. meantime, president obama is hitting the road kicking off a three-day bus tour through north carolina and virginia. the bus is pretty hard to miss. and over the next few days, we are going to take this bus through north carolina and virginia, and i m going to get a chance to hear from folks about how they re doing. megyn: the president says he is hoping the tour will help garner support for his $447 billion jobs plan recently shelfed by congress, but critics say the president is just working overtime to woo back voters in states like north carolina and virginia which he comfortably won during the 08 election but which are considered must-wins this time around and which some are saying he could very well lose if he does not shore up his
and it takes a long time to build those lists. some of these candidates like romney have been at it for five years. so it s hard to make up that ground quickly when you are in tennessee selling your book. i wish him luck with that book and i hope it makes the best seller look. megyn: the other thing the survey shows is 2/3 of herman cain supporters say they might end up voting for some wins. is that just reality of the primary season or does that tell us something about his supporters? they are all republicans and generally the people voting in these primaries and caucuses are republicans. therefore by definition they agree with every candidate on 60% to 70% of the issues. that s one reason why they jump as they do. as much as herman cain says he doesn t wants to be the flavor of the month, the odds are he s