but some of the issues still boil down to pocketbook issues. they say women are less enthusiastic, men a little bit more fired up. and a lot of it has to do with the state of the economy. how much five weeks out can the democrats say we've done to try to turn this around? >> well, it's -- you know with the economy tough, that creates a head wind. midterm, always there's a head wind for the party that has the presidency. an economy that was shrinking is now growing. we were losing 700,000 jobs a month, we've now gained private sector jobs eight months in a row. you can't turn what was on the brink of a second great depression around overnight. but the dems are at least willing to do the heavy lifting. what are the republicans for? they voted against economic recovery, against small business loans, they vote against equal pay for women. what are they for? that's the question we're laying out for the american public. >> there's also a question what the democrats stand for in terms of the bush tax cuts. it was believed there was going