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US IS A REPORTER FOR POLITICO. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US. LET ME BEGIN BY ASKING ABOUT FLORIDA. HE SAID THE PRESIDENT WILL WIN YOUR STATE. BREAKDOWN...
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| 00:00:40 |
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TOPHOW EARLY VOTING HAS BEEN GOING. YOU DO THAT COMBINED WITH THE ABSENTEE VOTING. GOING INTO EARLY VOTING, WE CUT THE ABSENTEE BALLOTS BY 85%. GOING...
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| 00:02:39 |
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COUNTY THAT IS A BELLWETHER FOR YOU IN FLORIDA THAT YOU WILL BE WATCHING TUESDAY? >> THE I-4 IN
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| 00:02:51 |
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GENERAL IS TYPICALLY HOW THE STATE WILL GO. IT'LL BE THE FIRST FACTOR. WITH RECORD TURNOUT IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. THAT IS THE WESTERN END OF THE I-4...
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| 00:03:31 |
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PRESIDENT OBAMA IS GOING TO BE IN FLORIDA FOR THE LAST TIME BEFORE THE ELECTION DAY TODAY. I WAS JUST IN FLORIDA. I WAS DOING SOME CANVASSING WITH THE...
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| 00:04:16 |
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A KEY DIFFERENCE. FOR EXAMPLE, YESTERDAY'S IN TERMS OF OUR DOOR-TO-DOOR CANVASSING, WE CAN THISCANVASSED YESTERDAY AND REACHED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS....
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| 00:05:52 |
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THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE HAS SUCCESSFUL CYCLE WHEN IT COMES TO FUND-RAISING. DO YOU THINK THE DNC HAS LET DOWN THE PRESIDENT OR NOT KEEP PACE...
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| 00:06:17 |
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ON THE CONTRARY. WE HAVE COORDINATED WITH THE OBAMA CAMPAIGN. WE HAVE A COMBINED VICTORY FUND THAT WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE IN PLACE FAR IN ADVANCE OF WHEN...
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| 00:07:26 |
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DATE WAS ASKING YOU. NEXT WEEK WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUR LIST ARE GOING TO WANT TO WRITE ABOUT WHAT DIFFERENCE IN MONEY MADE IN THIS ELECTION? I AM THINKING...
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| 00:07:55 |
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IS THAT THERE REALLY IS A BAD TASTE IN THE MOUTH OF THE AVERAGE VOTER WHO REALLY HAS BEEN DISGUSTED BY A HANDFUL OF BILLIONAIRES' TRYING TO BUY THE...
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| 00:09:43 |
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FEEL ANY ADDED PRESSURE SINCE LORD IS YOUR HOME STATE TO DELIVER FLORIDA FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA? -- FLORIDA IS YOUR STATEHOME TO DELIVER 42 PRESIDENT OBAMA?...
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| 00:10:01 |
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FOR THAT. WE HAVE DONE ALL THAT WE NEED TO DO TO MAKE SURE THAT FLORIDA IS IN THE WIN COLUMN FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA. IT HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLE TEAM EFFORT....
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| 00:12:09 |
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THE OTHER NAMES ON THE BALLOT. THE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. POLLS ARE DEMOCRAT THINK THAT THE DEMOCRATS WILL GAIN IN THE HOUSE BUT REPUBLICANS WILL STILL...
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| 00:12:33 |
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HAVE ENOUGH RACES THEM PLAY WHERE THERE ARE CANDIDATES WITH RESOURCES AND GROUND GAME OR THE NUMBERS ARE THERE. THEY HAVE PUT ENOUGH PLAYERS ON THE FIELD...
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FOR BEING WITH US. >>
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THANK YOU. MY PLEASURE. >> JOINING US
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| 00:13:11 |
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FROM THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL IS SENATOR JOHN, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CONFERENCE. JOINING US AT THE TABLE IS REAL CLEAR POLITICS AND DAVE LEVINTHAL UP POLITICO....
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| 00:13:34 |
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ABOUT WHAT SHE SAID ABOUT PREDICTING THE OUTCOME IN THE SENATE. HE HAD BEEN WORKING HARD TO FIGURE OUT HOW REPUBLICANS COULD POSSIBLY GET THE CONTROL...
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| 00:14:03 |
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SURPRISES IN ANY ELECTION CYCLE. THERE ARE ALWAYS A FEW RACES OUT THERE THAT PEOPLE THINK HAPPEN. IN ANY CASE THERE ARE ALWAYS A FEW OF THOSE THAT POP...
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| 00:14:59 |
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STATE WILL WERE YOU THE MOST ON ELECTION NIGHT? >> FOR US TO DO
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| 00:15:04 |
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WELL, WE WOULD LOVE TO HANG ON TO WHAT WE HAVE A. IN THE NORTH EAST WE HAVE MASSACHUSETTS AND MAINE. THOSE ARE ALWAYS TAUGHT SEATS BECAUSE OF THE STRUCTURAL...
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| 00:16:02 |
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MOURDOCK AND TODD AKIN ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO WIN THE SEAT DESPITE THE HIGH-PROFILE, AND THEY HAVE MADE TALKING ABOUT RAPE? HAVE THOSE COMMENTS FROM...
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| 00:16:25 |
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THINK THOSE RACES ARE HAVING ANY IMPACT ON OTHERS. MOST OF THESE RACES ARE VERY MUCH HAND-TO-HAND COMBAT IN THESE INDIVIDUAL STATE. I THINK WHAT THAT...
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| 00:17:30 |
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YOU CONSIDER BOTH OF THOSE RACES ARE ONE OF THE TWO DEFINITELY WINNABLE? >>
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| 00:17:35 |
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ID. -- I DO. THING THEY BOTH ARE WINNABLE. I TALK TO FOLKS THE MISSOURI USING MITT ROMNEY IS PULLING AHEAD OF PRESIDENT OBAMA AND ANYWHERE FROM 10 OR...
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| 00:18:42 |
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THIS RACE IS SO CLOSE, WAS THAT A MISTAKE? >> ALL THOSE DECISIONS
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| 00:18:48 |
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GET MADE BASED ON CIRCUMSTANCES AT THE TIME. I THINK THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SOME MONEY PUT IN THERE NOW BY THE NRSE AS A LOT OF OTHER FOLKS ARE PLAYING...
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| 00:19:44 |
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GOING TO FINISH HIS CAMPAIGN TRAVEL IN IOWA, A STATE HE FELT HELPED HIM LAUNCH HIS PRESIDENTIAL TRAJECTORY. IT STILL SHOWS PRESIDENT OBAMA UP SLIGHTLY...
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| 00:20:08 |
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IS MY ROMNEY POSE A CHALLENGE IN IOWA? >-- WHERE IS MITT ROMNEY'S CHALLENGE AND I WAS? -- IOWA? HE HAS TO PERFORM WELL. HE HAS TO DO WELL IN WESTERN...
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| 00:21:37 |
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FOR A SECOND. IF YOU BELIEVE WHAT SOME OF THE LATEST POLLS SAY, TIM KAINE IS LEADING GEORGE ALLEN. COULD THAT FACTOR IN AND BE A BOON FOR BARACK OBAMA?...
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| 00:21:51 |
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IT IS. I THINK WE FEEL GOOD ABOUT VIRGINIA AND FLORIDA. WE HAVE SENATE RACES IN BOTH STATES THAT WE'RE WATCHING VERY CLOSELY. THAT CASE HAS BEEN A NAIL...
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| 00:23:03 |
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REID SAID IT WAS A FANTASY TO THINK THE DEMOCRATS WOULD WORK WITH IRAN IF HE IS ELECTED. IF THERE ROMNEY IS ELECTED, DO YOU THINK DEMOCRATS WILL WORK...
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| 00:23:28 |
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I HOPE WE CAN GET ON WITH GOVERNING THE COUNTRY IN DOING THE NATION'S BUSINESS. WE HAVE SOME REALLY BIG CHALLENGES. I DO NOT THINK THIS IS HELPFUL OR...
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| 00:24:38 |
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FOR THE NEXT 48 HOURS? >> THE GROUP I AM IN WITH
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| 00:24:50 |
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IOWA. THEY CONTINUE UP TO WISCONSIN. I HAVE HAD TO TELL OFTEN GO BACK TO SOUTH DAKOTA. WE DID PEEL OFF AND GO TO SOUTH DAKOTA. IT IS MAKE OR BREAK TIME....
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| 00:25:26 |
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FOR BEING WITH US HERE. >>
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| 00:25:28 |
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THANK YOU. IT IS GOOD TO BE WITH YOU. >> WHAT ARE
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| 00:25:34 |
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YOU LOOKING FOR TUESDAY? WHAT ARE YOU KEEPING AN EYE ON? >> EVERYONE
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| 00:25:39 |
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IN JOURNALISM IS LOOKING AT OHIO. JUST LIKE THE CANDIDATES ARE EXAMINING OHIO VERY CLOSELY. WE'RE ALSO LOOKING VERY CAREFULLY AT VIRGINIA IN COLORADO....
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| 00:26:22 |
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DEAD HEAT. DEMOCRATS ARE SAYING THE REPUBLICANS ARE CHASING FULLS GOLD. >> YOU HAVE TO WONDER
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| 00:26:27 |
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IF IT IS A LITTLE TOO LATE THERE IS DEFINITELY A HURRICANE SANTEE'SDY ELEMENT TO ALL OF THIS. THAT COULD DEFINITELY BE SOMETHING THAT EVEN THOUGH YOU...
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| 00:27:15 |
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YOU'VE BEEN FOCUSING ON THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING NUMBER OF BATTLEGROUND STATES. THERE ARE 10 BATTLEGROUND STATE. IT IS ESSENTIALLY COMING DOWN TO THREE...
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| 00:27:36 |
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HAVE ONLY TRAVEL TO MORE THAN ONE DOZEN STATES ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL. >> THIS WILL BE
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| 00:27:43 |
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A CHANCE TO BE IN FLORIDA. HE WAS IN VIRGINIA LAST NIGHT. HE WILL KEEP COMING BACK TO THE MIDWESTERN FIREWALL WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT A LOT. THE MATH HAS...
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| 00:28:22 |
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FOR ON ELECTION NIGHT? >> LS IS MENTIONED
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| 00:28:27 |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE. -- ALEXIS MENTIONED NEW HAMPSHIRE. PEOPLE ARE SO INDEPENDENTLY MINDED. IT ALL THE OTHER STATES THAT ALL THE MATH WORKS OUT OR THIS IS...
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| 00:28:56 |
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IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT POLITICO.COM. THE LEXUS AT REALPOLITICS.COM. >> YOU CAN SEE THIS LATER
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TODAY AT 6:00 P.M. EASTERN, 3 PACIFIC. >> WHY
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NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.