he's got to pull them over to his side if he's going to win. the question is, is he going to be able to do that without alienating this really agitated, intense republican base out there and is looking for a candidate who reflects their values? >> i think his big problem people wonder if he has any core convictions? >> you have to wonder. and you look at all of these issues, global warming, abortion, things that a lot of people have passionate needs about and he's all over the map. >> if i might suggest that core convictions are exactly what the president currently in the white house has, where we are now. >> the difference, they're the wrong convictions, dorothy, as opposed to leading to the right direction and to getting back to a better economy and better policies. that's the issue, the republican electorate is looking for somebody who says, here is the direction we're to go in. here is what i really believe and how i'm going to get there. mitt romney is basically, you don't know where he stands.