time and sustain it for a little bit. it's a real invitation. >> there's the trick. all i have to do is sustain it. sarah palin would get into the race, pat buchanan and she would be savaged. chris christie would get in the race and he would find it's much more exciting on this side of the line than the other side of the line. >> exactly. >> i suspect the same thing would happen to both of them. >> i think that's exactly right. and you've got to realize that mitt's been out there for four years building organization in state after state so he's got a fall-back position. take christie and these other fellas, suppose they do well, they would have to depend on momentum to run them through the whole race, and i don't know that you can do that. and i think, again, they would split the tea party right which is divided about seven different ways. >> if i'm mitt romney, donny, i love where i am right now. i love this slow, steady build. he's a professional, he's been