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67 point two million viewers glued to the first presidential debate and last night.
Debate number two down a -- -- to 65 point 690.
Million TV viewers.
But that's a lot and a lot of chance to win votes former New Hampshire governor John Sununu and strong supporter governor Romney.
Watch -- debate and he's here -- governor.
Good evening Greta how are you hammer another -- at 24 hours to digest the debate last night and think about it why don't you think.
Well I think you are warm -- -- shot ahead he had a little clip a package there which I think highlighted the best part of the debate.
Where Mitt Romney laid out the failures of the past administration.
And really is his agenda and plan for the future I think two be consistent was one of the pieces yet had your package.
He did a good job of showing that the last four years of Obama was the raw deal and and I think it lays the foundation for the campaign over the next three weeks.
What do you make -- as some of these snap polls have shown that -- President Obama did better not demonstrably so but in but nonetheless did better than get governor Romney.
Well look that it.
He needed to do something.
I think the Democrats were all excited because a little bit more than an empty -- showed up this -- And the on the issues -- There was in my opinion a huge difference.
Now the very fact that Obama and exceeded expectations.
By doing something well I think it's probably what affect that a lot of those numbers.
But most importantly in all of those polls.
When the question was who can fix the economy best in some of those -- Mitt Romney still 12 to one so that's the issue of this campaign.
And that's the issue that that I think was so important.
As I said for governor Romney to communicate on.
You imagine the panic I think that the come next week for the foreign policy debate.
I think the economy's going to be front and center for governor Romney because there's really not -- we can do in the world unless we can afford it and last week and -- pay -- things whether we can help people whether we have moral authority and up for a pass -- knocking on the door looking like international hobos.
I think it I think that -- it makes a country look weeks I think become his fifth front center next week do you agree or not.
Greta you're absolutely right the there Ronald Reagan used to say peace through strength and you can't be strong without a strong economy and the worst thing that this president has done.
It's created a reduction.
In the world's perception of both the economic strength and the military strength and will.
Of this United States and with that Lawson of respect.
What we have now is a more unstable -- a more dangerous world as a result of this president's failure.
No question about it he inherited a bad economy and he reminds everybody -- -- all the I would she's entitled to do so because it was -- Do you and didn't do deny that he has very Desi me what has -- not accomplish in light of the fact that he gets they walked in the office day one of the terrible economy.
Look Ronald Reagan picked up a horrible economy probably even worse in in some respects that then the President Obama did.
And within two years he had it it was turning around and in the last two years of his first -- Ronald Reagan created fifteen million jobs.
And and President Obama is bragging about.
His five million jobs which it -- makes up in fact does it make up for what he lost the first two years and barely makes up.
For dealing with population growth this president is really.
Loves to talk about things but has failed to do anything.
Didn't send his immigration plan when he controlled congress never send a budget down they got a single vote from Democrats.
The Democrats.
Don't understand.
How little leadership there's been.
He got 414.
To nothing he lost on his budget -- seven to 97 did nothing in the senate.
He couldn't even get a single Democrat to follow his grand leadership.
On his budget this guy's been a disgrace.
And what Mitt Romney's been doing is pointing it out quite clearly and laying out an agenda to fix things and.
Okay your chief of staff as we all know too upright and I'm curious is that the presence of spent the early part of his presidency working on health care and getting a pass -- -- like it or not like it I'm curious what is it Ken Ken he's administrations now work on two main piece of legislation one time.
Mean he did promise immigration and it hit a democratic house and it -- -- democratic SM net.
So why why did -- try to move that -- simultaneously one to the reason not to.
Because CE can't chewed gum and walk at the same time.
Look we I work for a great president George Herbert Walker Bush we put together a five year budget -- Planet we did a Clean Air Act we did and Americans with disabilities act.
We did a civil rights bill we did a crime reform bill I mean we had about twelve major pieces of legislation.
That were passed in that one term.
This president's done nothing.
Except outsource health care to Pelosi and Reid.
And he didn't even lead on that he has passed nothing else.
Well I dissent as I -- I have been curious -- -- that you and white and take more advantage of having the relatively little opposition yes opposition within his own party.
But early on on the issue of immigration I never understood why that one didn't get to have more force behind that.
Well look he does not like to take a political risk that's why he hasn't sent to real budget down.
Now they're campaigning on trying to -- Mitt Romney down now they're trying to talk about women's issues there are three major women's issues that's gonna help decide this election.
The first what is when the soccer moms pull up to the gas pump.
And put fourteen or fifteen gallons of gas and then have to pay sixty dollars the second one is when the lady of the house goes to the checkout counter the supermarket.
Thinking she's got a fifty dollar bag -- part of food there -- a bill turns out to be 75 dollars.
Because that's the value of the dollars gunned down and the third what is when about October and November about this time they look around.
And the kids the daughter or son that that came in last June after graduating.
For a couple of weeks until they found a job.
They find out that they still haven't found a job.
And they've been in the house for five months and there's still looking for work those -- the three women's issues that are gonna make a difference in this election.
Governor thank you guys this is his there.
Thank you.
