what the issues are in the race. that will dominant the media and messaging and the debates. >> brian: what about the decision for mitt romney say i like a few parts of the obama care. >> not cutting off people when they were sick and requiring cutches to cover everybody. those provisions are popular. and the republicans have always spoken about the need to have them. they could be state consummerization measures . >> steve: it is about times dubs run for president. dubs the dog. >> my actul real live in person dog. >> gretchen: hi, dubs. >> steve: you wrote a book about dubs running for president. who is your campaign message. >> he didn't hire me. he hired karl rover .