the story is a bit different and the president fares a bit better. he now has a six-point edge over mitt romney, topping the 50% mark for the time in that survey. in an interview with nbc he talked about his accomplish ams in the face of republican opposition. even with a bunch of obstruction over on capitol hill, we ve been able to save an auto industry. we ve been able to take 750,000 jobs being lost a month and move it so it s 250,000 jobs being created this month. we ve been able to make sure that we ended the war in iraq on schedule. we ve been able to make sure that we ended policies like don t ask, don t tell. so we ve been able to get a lot done, not as fast as we want. sometimes it s messy. the process is frustrating. the president also tops newt gingrich in a head-to-head matchup and i m going to be speaking with newt gingrich s daughter and campaign adviser jackie gingrich-cushman just moments from now. and facing a deadly and growing anti-government uprisi