. >> this president has good ratings for what the "new york times" columnist david brooks calls the "educated class." the president's problem is to get beyond princeton graduates and other ivy league graduates to the larger body of voters where he is not faring as well lately. >> democratic strategists say it will be a test drive for arguments the president will make between now and election day. >> mike emanuel reporting from the white house. mike, thanks for that. >>> don't forget about the text to vote poll. here is the question: which tea party backed u.s. senate candidate has the best chance to win in november? text your answer to 36288. type sr1 for sharron angle. sr2 for ken buck. sr3 for christine o'donnell. or sr4 for rand paul. we'll have results later. grapevine is next. ñ÷ >>> now some fresh pickings from the political grapevine. president obama approval rating may be slipping at home but he is holding steady in europe. survey by transatlantic trend show in the european union, 8% approve of mr. obama's -- 78% approve of president obama foreign policy. that's a drop from