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Political Darwinism: Why the debates matter to national GOP brand
New polls, including an NBC News/WSJ/Marist poll, show the president leading Mitt Romney in North Carolina, but within the margin of error. Obama stands at 48 percent, and Romney is at 46 percent. In N.H., the same poll has Obama at 51 percent and Romney at 44 percent. "Meet the Press" moderator David Gregory, the Washington Post's Eugene Robinson and NBC News' Chuck Todd join a talk about the numbers just ahead of next week's debates.