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Thank you now to President Obama and what he's doing to try to put a tourniquet on those poll numbers chief White House correspondent Ed Henry reports the president says.

No more mr.

nice guy.

After days of -- from his own supporters for a lackluster debate that's led to a dive in the polls President Obama suggested he's heard the criticism and is ready to crank up the negative counterattacks trying to reassure his base at a San Francisco fund raiser by unleashing this year.

Hit a Republican Mitt -- -- had a bunch -- concert don't don't be so polite don't be so nice.

What was being presented.

What leadership.

-- salesmanship.

-- the president's idea of leadership in the final weeks includes an effort to double down on defending big bird -- that after Romney's debate promise to cut government programs like public broadcasting if the alternative is borrowing more money from China all.

Is that -- in the white.

A large suburban -- your -- for the border.

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- about a it what may be a sign of more brutal attacks ahead and the president is out with the new ad linking Romney to a slew of criminals -- For Bernie Madoff to -- -- Ken lay of Enron.

To claim Romney wants to go soft on Wall Street scoundrels -- me.

It period the a menace to our economy.

He knows it's not what.

Have to worry about.

It's Sesame Street.

-- even -- a big rally today at Ohio State entertainer will I am warmed up the crowd with a familiar song.

Republicans today ruled out another star of Sesame Street talent to add up since last week's debate.

The president has now talked about that show thirteen times will not mentioning Libya or a specific plan to fix the economy.

The ball and Romney said in an exclusive fox interview she's fed up with the charge her husband lied his way to victory in the debate.

It's sort of like someone that you know in in the sand -- it like lost the game and they're just gonna -- and -- -- -- that you liar.

I mean it's like -- because they lost and so now they just are gonna say OK the game you know we don't like the game.

So it's.

It's to its -- where sportsmanship at their second face to face showdown next Tuesday the president has to be careful not to get too negative.

With the new ABC news Washington Post poll suggesting he still has electability edge 55%.

Of registered voters view the president favorably 44% unfavorably.

And while Romney got a ball -- of the last debate it is now seen favorably by 47%.

51%.

Still see him unfavorably.

-- spokeswoman Jen -- today declared that here in Ohio is Obama country but a slew of new state polls suggest the state that was slipping away from Mitt Romney.

Is now tightening.

Fast -- and Henry live in Columbus -- thank you we.

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