we think the electoral map is ultimately going to look like when the ballots are counted. of course, a lot can change in the final sprint to the white house and we reserve our right to change our minds. we tell you about moves we make between now and november 6th and so here s my map. and the bottom line on this is is i have obama winning 294 to 244. i guess the key there is i say obama is going to take virginia. this is a state romney really needs to win. i ve given romney north carolina and florida, swing states and ohio, romney colorado. give obama ohio and new hampshire. i think the point i want to make about this map is a broader one and it s a criticism and an expression of bafflement about the romney campaign strategy. if you look at that map, to win to get to 270, they have to win virginia, florida, north carolina. got to win colorado.
to seniors and i think it tells about the romney campaign strategy. they will be aggressive with this. gregg: many democrats assumed just judging by comments a week ago, that by picking paul ryan, republicans would lose the debate on medicare. did the democrats fail to recognize that the president s decision to diverted $716 billion to obamacare might hurt him more among voters. romney s plan returns $716 billion to shore up finances? this is what the romney campaign is going to hang its hat on. when you talk to some republican strategists they will point to a special congressional election from earlier this year in nevada where the republican candidate out there had similar success on the issue of healthcare talking about this same exact point. what you saw paul ryan do today which was to try to bring a
municipality. it also allows people to paint someone who is other they don t necessarily live around. these laws don t pop up necessarily in the blue states. if you look at the way muslims are distributed in this country, just a top ten states where they are, it is not really blue states. only one that fits into their there is texas and less than 1% of the population of texas is muslim. it is somebody other than the people who live next to me and i can demonize them and can dem demonize barack obama through these people. people are being used in that way. very sad kind of statement about where we are in our politics in america that we would choose to do that to people who have done nothing wrong. well, making your p point, romney adviser signalled in a paper, website buzz feed, that the next phase of the romney campaign strategy will be ruthless said one adviser, i mean this is a guy who admitted to cocaine use, talking about the president. had a sweetheart deal with his house in c
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talk about any topic. part of the romney campaign strategy is to project the inevitability. we know we have this contest, but really, i m the guy who can beat president obama. once you project it enough, the thought is that everybody comes along and the vote goes your way. tonight is a stumbling block to that. going back to the conversation we had before about the very poor comment. it got a lot of coverage. you said some things about the conservative point of view and what he should have said. how much do you think that moment hurt him? it hurt him in two ways, it was a tactical error after a huge win in the florida primary. this was going to be his week. then he steps in it in the first hour. he had to spend the whole week recovering and explaining it. so he frittered away what would have been a great advantage and it s a deeper problem. he s a businessman. he said, i came to my politics late. he gave a very honest answer