A candidate in governor romney who is now likable to a majority of american voters. The Pew Research Center showing governor romneys favorable rating at 50 to the president s 49. A stunning turn around from march when the president s rating was nearly twice that of governor romneys. Brand new fox poll in the important baleground state of florida s romney outpacing the president 55 to 51 in the favooables. The gallup favorability poll has the republican nominee on topas well. Mr. Romney beating the president 5251 1 incredibly, the leftleaning Public Policy stitute giving governor romney the biggest lead in likability. The governor up three Percentage Points on thpresident in that, in tt poll which is cosponsored bythe Service Employees international union. Talk about objectivity. And the real clear politics electoracollege projection now has govern romney ead of the president for the first time in this election. With North Carolina now moving in to the romney column. Tonight we have expert electi anysis,he latest on the white house benghazi scandal and controversy and an inside look at the national medias role in this presideia campaign. Finish former governor of arkansas Mike Huckabee joins us, Media Research director of analysis t graham, fox new mid middle east affairs walid phares among our guests, but more bad news for the president as he andovernor romney gear up for mondays final president ial debate. Governoror romney has erased mot the president s lead on Foreign Policy. Mr. Obama hasost 15 Percentage Points advantage nce september, now leading governor romney by a 47 to 43 margin. And two brand new fox polls in the swg states trending governor romneys way. The govern up 4845 i florida after trailing the president by five points just last month. And the president s sevenpoint lead in the september ohio poll has been cut to three points, within the margin of error. Joining us now for all the latest campaign developments, former arkansas governor, 2008 republican president ial candidate Mike Huckabee, also the author of the New York Times bestllera simple government and host of fox news channels huckabee show. Great to have you here. Thank you, lou. Lou this is a slight lead to be kind and gerous, but it is a lead. Yeah. Lou how significant in your judgme . Its a huge turn fromhat weve seen even a month ago, and theres three things thats going on. One, take all the polls, and they getind of confusing, but when you get down to it, theres now a trending that is very clearly in romneys favor. And you look at the signicant and the most credible polls, and even if hes not ahead, he is dramatically up from wre he was six weeks ago, fr weeks ago. That is positive. Second thing,omneys up with women. Theres been a huge turn among women vors toward mitt romney. I wrote some numbers down. One of the things in the florida thats very significant, theres been a 19point move in florida among women. Thats huge. Mitt romney is going to win florida. And i think now the third thing is were seeing a trend develop with Jewish Voters which is further going to insure his victory in a florida race. Lou and amongstndependent vote were seeing as well, as you know, i mean, governor romney now has a doubledigit lead amo independents, and that group determined the outcome of the 2008 election. And they very well term this time. Ohio still up for grabs, obama still has a lead there. Lou ght. But romney has put wisconsin in play. I thinkomneys going to win North Carolina, hes going to win virginia. This is, you know, moving romneys way x its getting so close and its getting so close that theres not a lot that obama can do that people will say, oh, you know, i didnt know that about barack obama. Hes the president. Hes in the best position hes going to probably be in. Everything now starts beaking away from him. Lou breaking away from him, and the first debate a historic margin of victory for governor romney. The second debate there was a strong feeling that the president had won that debate, buthen in quick succession the discussion about the president actually lying during that debate, that lie being corrobored by a moderator who erred and acknowledged so doing. And now weve got a president who cant even do a safe interview with jon stewart wiout screwing it up. I mean, this thing is taking on a bidennesque or, if you will, rather, an obama aura. Well, this is why youre not going to see barack obama over the weekend. Both candidates a off the trail, theyre sequestered to do debate prep, but i think its alsoo keep them from making some glaring error that they would have to go in and swer for many in that debate. The debates this year have become more important than ive ever remembere them being in movinghe voters one way or the other. Both candidates go in with a lot on the le, but i think more is on the line for barack obama in this Foreign Policy debate because, lou, id hate to have to walk in there and defend benghazi, defind why he has defend why he has never anered for fort hood and little rock as a terror act. And in little rock simply a random state crime. Nonsense. This is a pattern. U the process of youan call it stonewalling, of on fuse se its lying, lets be honest, its lying. Lou well, certainly tuesday night before the American People the president lied straightforwardl but the fact is the national medias not holding him accountable, and its as if there is no tuth if the National Liberal media isnt in some way validating it. And in point of fact, the Media Research center, bozells group pointing out, you know, major newspapers not even mentioning the most important moment and question of the night. Well, even though theyare having any expectation that youre going to see he New York Times and the Washington Post come forward with that, the american peoe arent stupid. You know what . When it gets down to it, they can read through this, and they can see that the president kept telling them for weeks that it was all about a video, and it clear now and evidence that it wasnt, and ey are able to access enough information without the filter of the New York Times and the mainstream, big networks that, frankly, i think that its going to do more damageo the networks thanit will to mitt romney, and it will do more damage to Barack Obamas credibility for not coming clean with the American People. Lou wre asking tonight, has america made upits mind on who will be the next president , what do you think . I think a lot of americans have made up their mind, i think that group of undecided voters is increasingly decided, but this still is not done. Its not all in. Theres still some cowsut in the field, not all of them are in the barn yet, lou. Weve got a few still to bring home. Lou all right. Governor, good to have you with us. Thanks a bunch. Lou please take a minute to log on to the lou dobbs tonight facebook page, who do yo think will win mondays final debate . Go to facebook. Com lou dobbs tonight. Disappointing earnings on wall street today, stocks posting the worst singleday decline since june and adding to the drama of the big selloff, today is the 25th anniversary of black monday back in 187 when stocks fell nearly 25 in a single session. Thing is shocking today as shocking today, im pleased to tell you, but the dow did lose twoandahalf points, the s p down 24, the nasdaq tumbled 67 points, down more than 2 on the y. Microsoft, google, apple, all part of a broad selloff in the technology sector. Mcdonalds, chipotle, General Electric all sharply lower on missed earnings targets and disappointing revenue. Total volume 7. 2 billion shares, thats heavier than the averag daily volume recently o 6. 4, outpacing by more than 3 to 1 on the big board. 129 stockshat knew 53week highs despite all of that, 35 hitting new lows. For the week theow and the s p up whilehe nasdaq was down more than a percent. A much brighter picture year to daae in all of this anxiety, of ourse, surrounding the selloff today. Its easy to lose sight of the fact that the Dow Jones Industrials have gained more than 9 , the s p up about 14 , the that is damage up 15 . 155 of those Standard Poors 500 Companies Reporting earnings next week, so get ready. The biggest week this earnings season coming right at us, and investors may be in for, well, some exciting times. A little volatility, perhaps. Wall street expecting compani on the s p to posthe worst earnings since the Third Quarter of 29. Its been a tough year for president ial debatemoderators. Want to make sure we get that frrd because it took the president days before he called the attack in benghazi an act of terror. Get the transcript. E did, in fact let call it an act of terror say that a little louder, candy . [applause] he did call it an act of terror. Lou Bob Schieffer of cbs is up next. Hang on. President obama promised his would be the most transparent adminiration innhistory. Hows he doing . Well show youn the chalk talk. 4g lte is the fastest. So, which supeast 4g lte service would yochoose, based on this chart . Dont rushnto it, im not looking for the fastest answer. Obviously verin. Okay, i have a different chart. Going that way, does that make a difference . Look at verizon. So what if we just changed the format altogether . Isnt that the exact same thing . Its pretty clear. Still sticking with verizon. Verizon. More 4g lte coverage than all other networks mbined. Heartbursympms causedps relieve by acid reflux disease. Osteoporosisrelated bone fractures heand low magnesium levelslieve byhave been seen with nexium. Possible side effects include headache, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. Other serious stomach conditions may still exist. Talk to your doctor about nexium. Lou newlyreleased documents nfirm state Department Personnel including ambassador Christopher Stevens raised concerns about the shortage of security in beeghazi months before the september 11th terrorist attack. Ambassador stevens himse wrote about security threats in june, august and the very day that he was murdered. Meanwhile, military sources telling fox news that the terrorist attack may have been part of a Broader Campaign to drive a growing american presence out of eastern libya. Yet the administration continues to refuse to admit what any fact at all and threat assessments ignored, requests for security there were ignored, and the reality on the ground relted in the murder of four americans in libya. And as much as the president mmght no want us to believe that he declared the murders in benghazi to be a terrorist attack jt the day after they occurred, the Public Record as we have repeatedly reported and demonstrated is contrary to his statement. Joining us nowor a critical look at the president s, well, changing positions on the september 11th attacks and the liberal medias inability to, in some cases, even report let alone report well on the event or, for that matte the refusal of the administration to offer any reason for the attacks, any statement to themerican people about why the choices theye made are appropriate for this nations interests. Were joined by tim graham, the Media Research centers director of media analysis. Tim, at in this point at this point why is it that there is a seeming reluctance on Major NationalMedia Outlets whether wspaper or networks to say pointblank this administrion has lied to the American People . Because their statements are in contravention of one another. Thats absolutely right. And even if you want to say, as Candy Crowley tried to do, well, on the day after in the rose garden you sa that, you made a vague reference to acts of terror, we can still go back to obama giving an interview univision on the 20th of seember where he wastill talking about the natural protests outside the consulate in benghazi which was just utterly fictional. So, i mean, it is sad that the news media which really should be the people that keep the timeline, that try to take make some sense of these wildlyconflicting statements and hold this government accountable has really, instead, been sort of lazing around and not doing much on this. Weve had 22 stories in the last couple of days about binders full of women and networks skipping out on covering libya. Thats just ridiculous. Lou and its fascinating to me at major news organizations with serious journalists, obviously, working for them and often working very well in tir craft, there must be an immense frustratioeven among the idealogically pure of theeft who rk in those organizations that they cannot report on a story this big, this important. In fact, this hisric. Absolutely. And there areome that are covering, and its not like nobodys covering it. D wev been noticing, for example,hat jan awford of cbs is covering it. Cnn has consistently covered it, fox news has consistently covered it, but were talking about those Big Three Networks with the bit audiences in the evening and the morning. Youre jusnot getting that. Youre getting an earful of binders. Lou it is strange. And this, this president unlike any other has received immunity from the National Liberal media. The national liber media, i mean, youre kind to hold out those exceptionso the rule, but the rule prevails, and thate National Liberal media, is frankly, giving this president an easy pass to utter immunity fromritical judgment, from examination by a Critical National press. Which i think certainly puts the entire republic at ris and we could certainly say this as long as, if were going to call somebody out for being terrible on this, for the new rk times to take the major house hearing onnthis where were going to d some fact finding and say, you know what . Were going to put lance armstrgs troubl on page 1 and this on page 3 and then say to people when were asked about it by the readers advocate, there were six Better Stories to put on the front page, thats absurd and irresponsible. For the Washington Post yesterday to have a story all about how romneys missteps have enabled obama toscape any thinking on the part of thehful Washington Post. Its not called reporting. Lou tim, youre being kin [laughter] it turns the paper into a campaign document, not a, not a newspaper. Tim graham, we thank you vy much for being with us. Up next, just 18 days til election day, the Obama Admistration too busy to deal with theutiesof running the government . Well show you some of the outrageous shortcuts that the administtion has taken in tonights chalk talk. Governor romney lets loose with a sparkling standup routine for a very good cause. Some of his best oneliners straight ahead. Of course, were down to the final months of the president s term [laughter] as president obama surveys the waldorf banquet room with everyone in white tie and can finery, you have to wonder what hes thinking. So little time, so much to redistribute. [laughter] overmanyiscounts to thine customs [old english accent] safe driver, multicar, paid in full a most fulsome bounty indeed, lord jamie. Thou cometh and we thy saveth what are you doing . We doth fer so many discounts, we have some to spe. Oh, yohave any of those homeowrs discounts . Here we go. Thank you. He took shield, my lady. These are troubling times in the kingdom. Moreiscounts than we knoweth what to do with. Now thats progressive. What grade would you give yourself . Well, you know, im not going to give myself a grade not even a midterm . Other than incomplete. Beuse the work wetarted is not yet done. So how do you grade yourself, honestly, in ter of how youve done in termss of economics. I wont give us a letter grade. I think its still incomplete. Youve had threeandahalf years to fix it, what grade would you give yourself so far for ing that . I would say incomplplete. Lou well, that seems to be what the president nts isan incomplete. Its become his standard answer to the question, and this administration is running up a lot of incompletes. Were going to take a look at that tonig. A lot of work just simply isnt getting done. Yesterday, forxample, the department of agriculture, lets talk fd stamps. Failed to meet a key deadline ju to report to congress as it must why its been partnering with the mexica government to promote food stamps. Its a simple thing. Did you know food stamps hit another record hh this month . 46. 7 million. 46. 7 million. I mean, thats etty good. It reflects a lot bad things. It was just 19 miion, by the way, a decade ago. 19 million people. Not every administration has promoted it quite as heavily as this, i think we can be comfortable with that statement. The most transparen administration ever is also now four reports theyre quarterly reports, by the way four of them behind schedule on its mandatory quarterly reports the effects of the stimulus package. Those reports, more than year behind, one of the last reports, by the way, did find that the stimulus had added or saved about 1. 8 million jobs. 1. 8 million jobs. Not inconsiderable. That pretty good. Yo would think that this administration would be proud of it. It also, however, found that those bs were created at a cost of and is is extraordinary 317,000 per job. 317,000 a job. Why not just send these people a check . Interestingly, the cost for job figure has been revised upward in each and every