message. ever since rick perry has jumped into the race, he has galvanized many of the tea party fans. >> i think mitt romney has to appear before the tea party, he has to answer their tough questions, but i give him points, he didn't pander yesterday, he spoke to a tea party group, he never mentioned the words tea party. so i think he's learned there there was an opinion that he thaupbt awe tenic in his view, jumping around lot. i think mitt romney is going to say i am what i am, you may not like it but he's going to have to get the neutrality of the tea party, because the republican image has changed from 2008, the moderate party, those who like romney the best has gone from 35 percent to 25 percent, so the tea party is the reality and he has to deal with it. gregg: governor perry has moved into the lead as the candidate that republicans prefer. let's put it on the screen, 26 percent according to the fox news poll, versus romney's 18 percent.