but is committed to saving social security. >> the republican electorate is not young. the republican electorate is very old. perry showedes willing to poke it tighter and make the case he's the truth teller. he won't roll over for politics. romney's camp made clear in the spin room that they see this issue on social security as the clearest contrast they'll be able to credibly make against rick perry. mitt romney was steady eddie, prepared to do battle but also willing to duck fights he knew he couldn't win. when put on the defensive on the massachusetts health care mandate he signed into law, he tried to move the conversation along. >> it was a great opportunity for us as a people to see what will not work, and that is an individual mandate in this country. >> i understand health care pretty darn well having been through what i went through as a governor. >> well, he ducked that one but took on the fights that he wanted to have on. one of the arguments he made on