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HOST: WE HAVE BEEN HIGHLIGHTING KEY BATTLEGROUND STATES AS PART OF A SERIES AND THE COUNTDOWN TO CAMPAIGN 2012. TODAY WE WILL WRAP UP THEIR SERIES...
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Naymik, Mark - Correspondent
QUESTION. OHIO DOESN'T NEED ANY MORE SPOTLIGHT. THE CANDIDATES THEMSELVES AND THEIR RUNNING MATES HAVE BEEN IN OHIO ABOUT 80 PLUS TIMES BY THE TIME...
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LITTLE WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT AS YOU TALK ABOUT THE GEOGRAPHY AND READY VOTES ARE LOCATED. THE SOLID DEMOCRATIC PARTS OF THE STATE AND BLUE, AND SOLID...
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STATE CAPITAL IS WHERE THE OHIO STATE IS, THAT HAS BECOME THE KEY SWING AREA OF THE STATE. IT IS GROWING. IT HAS YOUNGER VOTERS. IT IS A FLUENT. IT IS...
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THE ISSUES, THE TOP ISSUES IN OHIO IN THIS ELECTION CYCLE -- CAN WE TALK ABOUT THE ISSUES? GUEST: THIS
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IS LIKE TO BEEN A SHOCK TO YOUR VIEWERS, BUT THE AUTO ISSUE HAS BEEN HUGE HERE. I HAVE NEVER SEEN WHERE ONE ISSUE IN THE CAMPAIGN CAN PLAY SO WELL HERE....
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POST PUTS THAT IN PERSPECTIVE. IT NOTES THAT THERE IS AN AUTO INDUSTRY PRESENCE IN 80 OF THE 88 COUNTIES IN OHIO. OVERALL, ONE IN EIGHT JOBS IN THE...
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BIG, BUT IT HAS SOME IMPORTANCE IN THE MAP OF OHIO. THAT IS THE ENERGY ISSUE. PARTICULARLY COAL. THOSE ISSUES PLAY. AND IT TAKES IT BACK INTO WHAT IT...
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THE MECHANICS OF VOTING. EARLY VOTING ALLOWED IN OHIO. AND THE POTENTIAL FOR THREE COUNTS AND WHEN THAT KICKS IN. GUEST: OHIO HAS
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EARLY VOTING, AND HAS EARLY VOTING BY TWO METHODS. WE HAVE THIS NO-FAULT ABSENTEE BALLOT, YOU DO NOT NEED A REASON, YOU CANNOT ALDO AND AN ORDER -- ALL...
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TO MARK NAYMIK, CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER CORRESPONDENT. THE DEMOCRATIC LINE IS -- 202- 585-3880. REPUBLICANS REJECT 202-585- 3881. AND OHIO RESIDENT --...
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A LOT OF ATTENTION. AND THE ONLY THING GETTING ATTENTION DURING THE FIRST FEW DAYS OF THE SANDY COVERAGE. ROMNEY WAS IN OHIO. HE WAS HOLDING AN EVENT...
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BIT OF THE RADIO AD THAT TALKS ABOUT THIS. >> BARACK
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OBAMA SAYS HE SAVED THE AUTO INDUSTRY, BUT FOR WHO? OHIO OR CHINA? GM CUT 15,000 AMERICAN JOBS, BUT THEY ARE PLANNING TO DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF CARS IN...
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RADIO AD THAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT. THIS HAS BEEN ON TELEVISION ADS ACROSS ALL MEDIA MARKETS AS WELL. GUEST: WHAT I HAVE
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SEEN IN NORTHEAST OHIO, YES, THERE IS A VERSION OF THAT THAT RUNS. IT HAS DRAWN A STRONG REBUKE FROM THE OWNERS OF CHRYSLER. AGAIN, IT IS TAKING TWO UNRELATED...
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DIRECTLY CHALLENGING THE MITT ROMNEY AD, HERE IS ONE OF THOSE OBAMA ADS NOW. >> WHEN THE AUTO INDUSTRY
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| 00:13:20 |
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FACED COLLAPSE, MITT ROMNEY TURNED HIS BACK. EVEN THE DETROIT NEWS CRITICIZED HIM FOR HIS WRONGHEADEDNESS ON THE BAILOUT. NOW CHRYSLER HAS REFUTED ROMNEY'S...
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TO MARK NAYMIK, A POLITICAL REPORTER WITH THE CLEVELAND "PLANIN DEALER." STEVE IS ON THE DEMOCRATIC LINE. CALLER: MY CALL
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IS CONCERNING GREEN ENERGY AND IS A QUESTION FOR MARK. SUPPOSEDLY, GERMANY, 43% OF THEIR ENERGY COMES FROM SOLAR ENERGY. I WAS JUST WONDERING WHY ARE...
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THE QUESTION. I DON'T KNOW THE NUMBERS IN GERMANY. IT SOUNDS HIGH TO ME. GREEN ENERGY IS EXPENSIVE BECAUSE WE DO NOT HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY RIGHT NOW I...
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TWITTER FROM JIM WRITES -- GUEST: I'M SURE
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AUTOWORKERS WILL LOVE THAT BUT THERE IS A THING CALLED TARIFFS THAT MAKE THOSE CARS PRETTY EXPENSIVE. THEY LOOK AT THE ABILITY TO SERVE A MARKET MORE...
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CALL ON THE LINE. SHEILA IS WAITING.
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CALLER: HELLO? WELL, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT. RIGHT NOW, I AM SO UPSET WITH THE WAY THE ECONOMY IS GOING. I DO NOT LIKE HAL OBA HOW OBAMA IS NOT FOR COAL....
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ISSUES THERE. FOREIGN POLICY, TALK ABOUT HOW IT IS PLAYING IN OHIO. GUEST:
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GUEST, -
FIRST SHEET MENTIONED THE ISSUE OF JOBS AND THE ECONOMY -- SHE MENTIONED THE ISSUE OF JOBS AND THE ECONOMY. MITT ROMNEY HAS MADE A STRONG CASE ABOUT LAYING...
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TENNESSEE ON THE INDEPENDENT LINE. GO AHEAD. CALLER:
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HI. I'VE BEEN WATCHING THIS FOR THE LAST COUPLE DAYS AND I WONDER -- HE IS REALLY TRYING TO HELP THE MIDDLE CLASS. I HAVE A BUSINESS IN TENNESSEE. I THINK...
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BUSINESS OWNER FROM TENNESSEE. GUEST: SMALL BUSINESS IS
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GUEST, -
ALWAYS IN THE CAMPAIGNS AND IT GETS LAID OUT PRETTY SIMPLY THAT DEMOCRATS RAISE TAXES AND HURT SMALL BUSINESSES. REPUBLICANS ALWAYS ARGUE THEY WILL...
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ON THE JOBS ISSUE BEEN THERE WE'RE WAITING FOR THAT LATEST UNEMPLOYMENT REPORT TO COME OUT. HERE IS A CHART OF THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE ACROSS THE OHIO....
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NATIONAL NUMBER. WE HAVE A REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR WHO HAS TAKEN CREDIT FOR SOME OF THESE JOB NUMBERS IMPROVING WHICH OBVIOUSLY MAKES IT A BIT DICEY FOR...
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GO TO STRONGSVILLE, OHIO, ON THE REPUBLICAN LINE. CALLER: BUY AND A
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CHAPLAIN IN THE JUSTICE CENTER. -- I AM A CHAPLAIN IN THE JUSTICE CENTER. HOW CAN WE PAY OUR TEACHERS OR OUR DEFENSE OR ANYTHING? I AM CHOOSING A MAN...
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THOUGHTS ON THE COMMENTS FROM THE VIEWER IN OHIO? GUEST: WE HAD ANN ROMNEY
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GUEST, -
WITH A NUMBEROUR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. STRONG SMELL HAS BEEN A PRETTY SOLID REPUBLICAN AREA -- STRONGSVILLE HAS BEEN A PRETTY SOLID REPUBLICAN AREA. HOST:...
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IN THE TWO AND A HALF MINUTES WE HAVE LEFT. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO BE WATCHING FOR ON ELECTION NIGHT IN OHIO? WHAT RETURNS ARE YOU MOST INTERESTED IN?...
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OF SWING IN COUNTIES, BELLWETHERS WITHIN THE BELLWETHER. LAKE COUNTY IS JUST EAST OF CUYAHOGA COUNTY ALONG THE LAKE. THEY USUALLY TURN IN RESULTS FIRST...
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TENNESSEE ON THE DEMOCRATIC LINE. CALLER: YES, I'M FROM
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OBAMA BECAUSE HE SAYS HE WANTS TO INCREASE EDUCATION SPENDING. HE WANTS TO ADD MORE FOR TEACHERS, DO BETTER FOR TEACHERS. MITT ROMNEY KEEPS SAYING...
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THE ISSUE OF TEACHERS AND EDUCATION HAVE PLAYED A MOTIF IN OHIO WHICH REALLY GOES BACK TO 2010 WHERE WE HAD ONE OF THOSE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ISSUES...
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A LONGTIME POLITICAL REPORTER WITH "THE PLAIN DEALER," THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. UP NEXT, WE WILL HAVE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE OHIO REPUBLICAN PARTY, BOB...
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