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It's in the home stretch here to -- -- is Steve Moore senior economic -- writer and editorial board member at the Wall Street Journal.
And Steve we broke news earlier this hour that the Labor Department.
Was going to go ahead with those numbers that the unemployment number on Friday not brain I mean that that was a big deal and a big question we had earlier on -- -- -- -- -- You know people are network so it seems fair that they can delay it but of course people would be wondering.
That's a little too can be -- with the election on Tuesday we think about that development.
Well I've always just -- that -- that the most important surveyed you know we're looking at these surveys and polls everyday every hour.
But the most important survey -- in terms of this election.
I on Tuesday we Tuesday is that that's survey have unemployment that come out on Friday and if pres Obama gets a good number it'll be a huge lift for out.
-- conversely if if we you know go back -- 8% unemployment which is very possible given the bullet -- remember that we -- Well spot that looked artificially.
There and artificially high number of jobs.
And MD you know about that really throws the momentum in the last weekend Q out.
To Mitt Romney and don't forget you know remember that -- dollar's been election.
Let it looked like got George Bush at the election all wrapped up with a final weekend to go and then there was this revelation about -- you know is that DW I -- -- just shifted.
By about 34 points up -- point as you could see a big shift in this in this of these polls in the last week.
Both stave we're already seeing some disruption.
Odd sent me this storm is big enough that some.
Obstinacy to campaign both campaigns kind of knocking back this schedule canceling events.
Who wins out of the two candidates under -- scenario is that the incumbents.
You know that's a great I shattered in my view is -- if -- -- Obama looks like he's in charge.
Like he's the commander Jeep and that he's gambling -- with not.
With you know integrity and with professionalism I think it's up at the pump up her abrupt rock upon my it you know -- looks like he's trying to politicize this about of course -- It's very dangerous gore comeback you know what if there's if he's seen as a precaution all.
And it has all these federal agencies acting properly that maybe you could give -- proper Barack Obama.
Yeah and it.
At the same time of course it obviously stifles actual campaign events there are plenty of things -- -- back got canceled.
What does not indicate -- that I'm just gonna get this board all these -- ambassador just a lot of the YUPD.
Two I guess.
I didn't like who -- about probably before haven't made up their.
I -- about what about the.
And their people think you just don't wanna say they're actually gonna vote for that's my theory I I don't have a -- out like they it's hard to imagine that you.
Don't have that -- at this point in time with people of north of the stark contrast to each other.
But you -- -- yeah.
Don't go ahead.
That are bigger point is that way out they can't go to you know I hell -- they echoed out.
But I just don't think that make any difference in terms of who's gonna win this election -- mostly just parade that -- intolerant and add mostly actually that did the campaign can't at this -- -- the convert it.
Yeah Steve -- thank you so much I know you are trapped on the West Coast are you are curbing its Phoenix right now not not able to make it back because of this storms hello.
And in Chicago I'm not it may be stuck peer reviewed it I'll definitely mainly in.
-- yeah I heard about it this morning so.
They're getting closer look even more tricky so -- -- -- -- yeah I think it's -- -- as Charlie Gasparino first report.
