obama s sizable lead in ohio, florida, virginia. among likely voters, leads romney in ohio by 7, florida by 5, virginia by 5. when you go inside the numbers to the right direction wrong track question, it shows people are more optimistic, although more say the country is on the wrong track. the gap is narrowing, however. in florida, 42% of registered voters say the country is headed in the right direction. 52% saying the country in the wrong direction. ten point gap. the gap has been narrowed significantly since may. back then, 39% said right direction, 37% wrong direction. virginia, same. the gap here again, half what it was in may. in ohio, the state many say could decide this election, same trend applies. right direction, now 44%. 51% say wrong direction. but again, it is narrowed. half the gap that existed in may when 41% said right direction. this margin of improvement in
brought up, and i watch the debates and it s not brought up. i watch obama, and it s not brought up. and the things i write in my book have to be brought up. now the track question because you said in the beginning of your answer you think you have the answers. and you say these things are not being brought up. so are you or not getting the sort of the itch to run for president? because, you know, i come here and talk to you, and i sense some frustration. well, i do have. i have a great frustration with what is going on in the country. i have a tremendous frustration with our president just not taking us to where we should be taken. and there is a great frustration in that way. i also have a difficult situation because i have a very successful show and i have an equal time problem. where i m not allowed to run unless nbc wants to put every candidate on for two hours every week in prime time. so i have an equal time law that says basically you can t to this. you are not allowed to d
brought up, and i watch the debates and it s not brought up. i watch obama, and it s not brought up. and the things i write in my book have to be brought up. now the track question because you said in the beginning of your answer you think you have the answers. and you say these things are not being brought up. so are you or not getting the sort of the itch to run for president? because, you know, i come here and talk to you, and i sense some frustration. well, i do have. i have a great frustration with what is going on in the country. i have a tremendous frustration with our president just not taking us to where we should be taken. and there is a great frustration in that way. i also have a difficult situation because i have a very successful show and i have an equal time problem. where i m not allowed to run unless nbc wants to put every candidate on for two hours every week in prime time. so i have an equal time law that says basically you can t to this. you are not allowed to d
is lucky the election is not this year. if it were this year, had it been last week, i think it was unlikely he could have been reelected assuming the republicans nominate a candidate they can unite behind. this is not good news for the president. 3/4 of the americans think the country is on the wrong track. that right thanks wrong track question which that right track-wrong track question is fundamental for a presidential election. megyn: what does the white house say that number, right track-wrong track speaks more to the general dissatisfaction with the way washington is working and not on the shoulders of the president. they continue to point out the president is beating most of the gop rivals in head-to-head matchups. another showing who do you trust
the prism of halloween. with ellen davis of the national retail federation. when the economy is suffering, halloween spending soars. i m candy crowley. and this is state of the union. an economic trifecta thursday boosted the administration and maybe the president s re-election chances, too. new figures show the economy grew by 2.5% in the third quarter, almost double the growth in the previous quarter. and european leaders struck a deal to settle greek debt and bolster the euro. then world markets surged in response. wall street ending thursday up over 300 points. meanwhile, out on the campaign trail, the president tried to reconnect with voters where they are hurting. he launched a spate of initiatives he can execute without congressional approval helping homeowners with underwater mortgages, lowering student loan payments, training for veterans to work in the health care industry, and informational tools for small businesses. joining me now, senior campaign str