also on the ballot and he was 10 points behind that, 62% of the vote. so mitt romney has every reason in the world to think about this if this is something he wants to do t the question it raises is what happens to the nontrump republicans. many of them have folded and come into camp with the president, lindsey graham being a prominent example, president ridiculed him, gave out his cell phone number. >> now they are golf buddies. >> yeah, although lindsey graham loses and tells you something about the president golf skills. mitt romney has signalled he's not willing to pay that price. and interesting dynamic. >> let's stand by. we have to do another quick break. we are awaiting a press briefing and closer to 2:30. of course this breaking news may play into this briefing as well. we'll continue to follow it all. and we'll be back in just a moment. (chris) the very first time