and polarization and surround this issue. don t forget. part of his base, we saw this in north carolina, just yesterday, is critically opposed to this issue. that is african-americans. bret: this is what romney said this afternoon when asked about this issue on the stat statement. my view is that marriage, itself, is a relationship between a man and a woman. and that is my own preference. i know other people have differing views. this is a very tender and sensitive topic as are many social issues. i have the same view i have had since, well, since running for office. bret: how does it play politically, david? it s an interesting question. i think in the immediate it can cut two ways. first, it can energize world voters and voters that have been he is tant or enthusiastic to support mitt romney. on this issue, he has been consistent. n terms of what he did as the governor of massachusetts, court cases there.
money. it s not legal or inaccurate. eric: he can direct that money. bob: he can tell them kimberly: make a stat statement. eric: the white house visitor law cross-reference to the donor list shows something interesting. you can in effect buy your way to the white house. look at this. the new york times chart shows if you give under 30,000 bucks you have 20% chance of making it in the white house. if you give over $100,000, 75% chance of making it to the white house. this matters because dana: number one, on the front page of new york times on a sunday. that is a big deal. number two, hypocrisy. president obama campaign in 2008 saying he will not have the lobbyists in the white house. he won t have lobbyists work for him in the white house. i know many lobbyists who register because the laws say if you will talk to member of
money. it s not legal or inaccurate. eric: he can direct that money. bob: he can tell them kimberly: make a stat statement. eric: the white house visitor law cross-reference to the donor list shows something interesting. you can in effect buy your way to the white house. look at this. the new york times chart shows if you give under 30,000 bucks you have 20% chance of making it in the white house. if you give over $100,000, 75% chance of making it to the white house. this matters because dana: number one, on the front page of new york times on a sunday. that is a big deal. number two, hypocrisy. president obama campaign in 2008 saying he will not have the lobbyists in the white house. he won t have lobbyists work for him in the white house. i know many lobbyists who register because the laws say if you will talk to member of
serious violence and we are already seeing signs of it, what does it mean? charles is right. the president might expect to have a few more days with iran but this is the result that was feared. it s harder to go back in than to leave. that would be unimaginable. he decided that we are leaving and this is disturbing. the attacks seem preplanned. designed to spark chaos upon our exact, you know, immediate departure. the statement that the administration released today also could have been written three months ago. it was designed to address this very issue. but saying that the iraqi government is and security forces are able to stabilize the country is not true stat statement. a there is increasing sectarian strife. no more politically stable than it was years ago in heat
serious violence and we are already seeing signs of it, what does it mean? charles is right. the president might expect to have a few more days with iran but this is the result that was feared. it s harder to go back in than to leave. that would be unimaginable. he decided that we are leaving and this is disturbing. the attacks seem preplanned. designed to spark chaos upon our exact, you know, immediate departure. the statement that the administration released today also could have been written three months ago. it was designed to address this very issue. but saying that the iraqi government is and security forces are able to stabilize the country is not true stat statement. a there is increasing sectarian strife. no more politically stable than it was years ago in heat