pretty significant tension between those two camps. i think there is a bigger problem for president obama, his record, this economy, lack of leadership on entitlements. martha: one of the things that is suggested in this is that there are frayed nerves, concern as to what is going on in the campaign. that brings me to governor romney and if we are seeing him solidify his narrative, which we talk about a lot out there on the campaign trail. and whether or not president obama expected to be in this position, neck-and-neck. how much is attributed to the dynamice see between these two. >> if you look at the monthly jobs reports the past six months, you look at where the economy is broadly, the obama campaign has to be leased to be tied at this point even with the challenger. i think mitt romney has done quite a bit of good for himself over the past couple of weeks, with the selection of paul ryan,