that. they only know what they ve seen and feel now and what they see and feel now is the longest sustained period of unemployment at this level that we ve had since the great depression. and i don t think that there s any getting around that in the midterm election. that s tough statement. thank you very much, todd. good luck with the piece in the vanity fair. and steve kornacki. the mideast talks are stalling. this is a serious question. it s a tremendous opportunity for this president to really make his mark in history after health care. is to do something in the middle east that really springs about peace over there. warren fletcher s a real expert. he s walked the length of israel for his new book. he s going to join us here.
other gems from the campaign trail. also, the target of that republican ad in west virginia featuring actors who d been picked up in philadelphia at a certain remember they were looking for people who had ray certain, quote, hickey blue collar look? well democratic senate candidate joe manchin will be here tonight to talk about it, he s a fiscal conservative by the way backed by the chamber of commerce, now there s a democrat for you. and plus obama versus rogue. why is in the brand-new cnn/opinion research poll republicans have a seven-point lead in the poll. that s getting big. seven points, 52-45. similar numbers in the new cbs poll, where republicans lead by eight. 45-37. we ll continue to check the hardball scoreboard in all of the big races each night leading up to november 2nd election night. it s getting down to crunch time in the hot midterm races and the accusations and ads are flying about we ll assess the field and some of the wildest claims with msnbc s a