Romney adviser: Give Obama team credit for getting polls right

November 14, 2012 1:26 PM

Romney Senior Campaign Adviser Kevin Madden tells John Dickerson how the campaign got its internal polling wrong, and gives credit to the Obama campaign for getting it right. Obama Campaign Spokeswoman Jen Psaki also weighs in.

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