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Thank you well for more now on these allegations.
Against Herman Cain and the critical issues on the ballots this Election Day.
We're joined by Fox News -- politics editor Chris star Walt.
Chris are good to have you with us.
We have got a number of very important issues on the balance and through Portland gubernatorial elections -- want you to bring us up to date on.
-- I wanna get first your reaction to.
First Amy Jacobson's account.
And you're sort of reaction to her -- eyewitness.
Report as to the the the meeting between.
-- inviolate and and Herman Cain.
A month ago.
Well leave it to you guys to have the woman of the -- -- on the show because.
Really that gets right down to it and and nobody asked Herman -- that question today it is Arizona press conference which is this.
We have an -- witness that says that you met this woman talked to this woman at least.
A month ago that you talked her what about that and as you said that came would have a reasonable answer to that.
Which would be I -- a lot of people I'm on the campaign trail somebody comes up in talks -- what -- my got to do I'm gonna be friendly with them.
I'm gonna nod my head but here we have somebody who can put them in the same room together.
And McCain's defense hinges on and he's lawyer up now.
That he has -- is a big shot lawyer.
Who's very good at doing this kind of stuff so he's mounting.
-- -- -- defense on the one hand he says I have never done anything wrong.
But in this case he says I have no recollection of this person so it's a straddle but it's one that might be able to work.
And how did he performed to -- just purely on the the technique of the matter is a politician.
In responding to these charges.
Your thoughts.
It probably should've gotten a -- sooner.
Because this is the kind yes it's -- politicians' response yes it's of that stuff it's not the shoot from the -- Herman -- that people love.
But he has some points in the polls that he needs to defend now so this was day.
Professional political performance.
And it seemed like the kind of thing he put the American flags behind him he had that.
Plaintiff's attorney out front he was ready to go with this answer so it looked a lot calmer and more prepared.
And some of the shifting responses that we've heard from -- in the first nine days of this scandal.
Well as Herman -- himself said today a lot of critically important issues facing the nation that require the attention of all of the candidates.
And including -- one or two representatives of the national media let's start with you and turned -- the Ohio ballot initiative -- makers are well.
Well this is dealer's choice in Ohio you've got one ballot initiative.
Basically puts to the task governor Jon Casey came into office and he and Republican legislature.
Rolled out a package that curtailed the collective bargaining power of government employee unions.
And required that they contribute to their own health insurance and retirement funds.
It was not that popular when they did but it didn't -- and a backlash Scott Walker got Wisconsin very quick buzz.
Does it closer and doesn't look as though that that referendum wolf prevail and by that I mean the no vote carry it since that would mean that the the the implementation law would be held in -- -- Turner has been higher than original models predicted it's hard to say but -- the polling leading up to this said -- -- was in trouble but on the flip side you've got a referendum on the central Tenet.
A president Obama's health care law which is you must buy health insurance are being rolled in a government program.
That also looks like it's gonna -- so that's a one for one.
Republicans and Democrats know I'll.
Fascinating -- election to watch the results of Mississippi initiative.
There on personhood.
Your your thoughts there as we wrap up.
It's it's an important issue but point remember in Mississippi both Democrats and Republicans are pro life.
The larger national implications come here when a challenge to Roe vs.
Wade could end up at the Supreme Court press star role has always good to have --
