think people battles calmed down and think that goes to a lot of it. he has done some smart things, tucson speech, the perception, everybody calm down and not accuse each other, that ended up being a positive positive for him. >> bill: the economy has not improved all that much, new unemployment numbers out today, it's still very dicey and people are very on edge. the other thing is, when asked if you would vote for barack obama against nobody, they don't put anybody, would will you vote for obama against anybody else -- 51% say we're not going to vote for him. >> i forgot to add the fact that he agreed to do an interview with you. >> bill: that was all attributed to the rise, the whoa thing. >> bill, i think when you look at that u.s.a. today poll, that came out, an important question, does barack obama understand the