from the presidential election and at a turning point in the campaign. considered a boxing match, today was the day political equivalent of when the referee brings the fighters into the middle and says, shake hands, come out fighting. the president phoned mitt romney congratulating him on clinching the republican nomination. governor romney went over the top in delegates last night. both campaigns described the conversation as cordial and brief. gloria borger is here as we start the conversation. i want to start over to the magic wall for a minute. why was the conversation brief. a lot of work to do. the blue states leaning or solid for president obama. the red states leaning or solid for governor romney. 247-206, advantage, obama. a half dozen toss-up states. an easier path for the democratic incumbent. a very competitive race. some numbers getting better for romney. look at the washington post abc poll. 52% to 41%. the president still is liked by more voters if you will. if
again, tonight, we will show you right here, live protest in new york city for what s being called quote, the million hoodie march, a reference to the hoodie trayvon martin was wearing when he was shot and killed in sanford, florida. new calls for the arrest of a noob hood watch volunteer that shot and killed the 17-year-old boy. martin was unarmed, walking from a convenience store to the home of his father s fiancee last month in sanford near orlando when george zimmerman shot him. he says he fired in self-defense after he felt threatened. something he would be entitled to do under florida law. today on cnn, one of zimmerman s neighbors came to his defense. george zimmerman is a good dude. he is straight up. that s why i am front-runner for him today. i, myself, credit george for thwarting a burglary to my own house. members of trayvon martin s family blame racial profiling for his death. the stanford police department is being scrutinized. police questioned the shooter
responsibility to do so. in fact, this idea has enjoyed support from members of both parties, including the current republican nominee for president. romney undetoured by the court s ruling pledging to undo the law on day one if he is elected president. what the court did today was say that obama care does not violate the constitution. what they did not do was say that obama care is good law or good pol sichlt. obama care was bad policy yesterday. it is bad policy today. it was bad law yesterday. it is bad law today. obama cares a job killer. businesses across the country have been asked what the impact is of obama care. three-quarters of those surveyed says obama care makes it less likely for them to hire people. if we want good jobs and a bright, economic future, we musç replace obama care. that is my mission. that is our work. i am asking the people of