dead heat in michigan. newt gingrich is in california. those are the top stories right now. back to you. thank you very much. as he just mentioned with days to go, it is not clear who the real leader is in michigan. the latest rasmussen poll shows that mitt romney is in the lead by six percent and inching out the margin of error. but the average shows a closer race with romney leading by less than two percent. can he win in his home state? joining us now. is the university of the pennsylvania professor dr. butler. welcome, ladies, great to have you here today let me ask beginning with you. what does it mean if mitt romney can t win in his home state of michigan? the thing that people have to keep in mind. michigan and arizona are important. but uma, right up on the tail end, we have a march third