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David Axelrod calls Romney's debate statement "preposterous"
President Obama's chief strategist sits down with Wolf to talk about the Arizona debate, gas prices, and where the president's campaign stands.
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Palin movie fallout
Brian Todd reports on the pushback from former Palin aides over the new HBO movie, "Game Change".
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Pinterest & politics
Ann Romney & the Army use it. CNN's Lisa Sylvester looks at the newest online craze among women & its use in politics.
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BLITZER'S BLOG: It’s going to get nasty!
By Wolf Blitzer, CNN
(CNN) – If you think it’s been a rough ride for the Republican candidates during this campaign season, just wait. This will be seen as child’s play once the general election campaign begins.
I’ve said this before, but I’ll say it again: The war of words between President Obama and his campaign supporters versus the eventual Republican nominee and his supporters will be fierce.
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Caught ogling her royal assets
Was the royal bosom ogled? CNN's Jeanne Moos reports on men caught up to their eyeballs in cleavage.
BLITZER’S BLOG: What to watch for in tonight’s debate
By Wolf Blitzer, CNN
Mesa, Arizona (CNN) – It’s been a difficult few days for Rick Santorum. Fairly or unfairly, you always know you have a campaign problem when media outlets are asking you about statements you’ve made about Satan and Hitler.
To his credit, he’s not ducking and weaving. He’s not shying away from answering these questions and others involving his stance on the most sensitive social issues out there, including gay rights, abortion, contraception, religion and a woman’s role in the military.
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Victim captures own shooting on iPhone
A man allegedly shot by his mother-in-law captured video of it on his iPhone. CNN's Lisa Sylvester reports.
Slapping, spitting before the fight
The loser from a boxing match is called on to explain his outrageous behavior. CNN's Jeanne Moos reports.
Troops burn Qurans in Afghanistan
Protests break out in Afghanistan after troops burned Qurans at Bagram Airfield. CNN's Brian Todd reports.
RELATED STORY: Official: Burned Islamic religious material had 'extremist inscriptions'
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BLITZER'S BLOG: How many times will the tables turn between now and November?
By Wolf Blitzer, CNN
Mesa, Arizona (CNN) – Things appear to be moving in the right direction for President Obama and his re-election drive – at least a bit.
The unemployment rate has been steadily going down in recent months.
The Dow Jones is hovering around 13,000 – nearly double the 6,547 that existed in March 2009, shortly after he took office.
His job approval number, according to our latest CNN-ORC International Poll, is at 50%.
On top of this, the president beats each of the four GOP presidential finalists in hypothetical one-on-one matchups.
Despite those indicators, White House and Obama re-election campaign officials should be under no illusions. There is still a lot of time between now and the November election.
Where things stand in February certainly doesn’t indicate where they will be in November.
There are so many factors at play.
For one thing, we don’t know who the Republican nominee will be. It probably will be one of the four finalists, but not necessarily. This already has proven to be one wild and unpredictable race for the GOP nomination.
Most serious Democratic Party insiders fear Mitt Romney a lot more than they fear Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich or Ron Paul. They believe the former Massachusetts governor would be a very formidable opponent.
They believe they would have an easier time with Santorum. His outspoken views on social issues, they say, could alienate many moderate Republicans and independents, especially suburban women.
Then again, I have often heard Jimmy Carter aides recall that they were high-fiving each other in 1980 when they heard that Ronald Reagan would be the Republican nominee. How could an incumbent president, they thought, lose to a former Hollywood actor?
We all know how that story ended.
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