let's talk about mitt romney. what changed today? do you think he's more likable now, michael? >> i think the numbers suggest he's more likable. he's getting a bigger percentage of the people that think he can relate to average americans than he has before. the conservatives seem to be coalescing to a greater extent than in the past around him. he won among conservatives and tea party voters. this is a really good story for romney and tougher sell for santorum to get up there and say he's making progress even in this kind of admittedly moderate state. >> but liz, he has actually done well, as usual, where people make over $100,000. college graduates seem to like him. he won the catholic vote again. moderate vote is not a surprise but tea party support is significant. he basically went to a dead heat with rick santorum. >> i think he did very well with the tea partiers and i'm impressed by that but i don't think he's a particularly likable candidate as much as he is a tolerable candidate for the republicans. >> you can tolerate him. >> yes. i personally can't but i think the republicans can. >> jim, a lot of people can't