runner always had 30% support of their party. no one is above 20%. but clearly the biggest trees are not in a commanding position that we've seen them before. you think about the fact that tom dewey was the front runner in '48 and '44 and eventually won the nomination. i think you have to go back to william wilke and robert taft to have a race this wide open this close to the first vote. >> and what it also means is maybe somebody can get in late. usually the last person in, it doesn't work. wesley clark tried it in '04, fred thompson tried it in '08. but you have chris christie and mitch daniels wouldn't even push back to the idea could you wait to the summer. >> no, absolutely. >> and he seemed to embrace. >> it there are a couple of reasons for that. first, no one is that high in the polls, but secondly if you don't believe -- if you're dubious that mike huckabee and sarah palin will ultimately run, and a lot of people are, they are the strongest contenders for