redesign our lives by letting him and his bureaucrats live it for us. >> reporter: last night we also heard from michigan congressman thaddeus mccotter who said the choice is between republicans and democrats and that means exceptionalism versus declinism. and there was an appearance from former new mexico governor gary johnson who has gotten a reputation for being something of a single-issue candidate because of his support for one thing. here it is. >> i espouse legalizing marijuana. legalize marijuana. [applause] and, arguably, 75% of the border violence with mexico goes away. >> reporter: he gets a scattering of applause when he does that at event like this, but he doesn't get a lot of traction in the polls. again, today all eyes on the appearance of michele bachmann with the expectation she'll be