all three of us may be talking about the entirely wrong cast of characters so i'm not ready to count anybody out. >> i need to -- i need to check in with to -- i need to check in with you, haven't talk with you for a while, nicolle, do you think herman contain would be a great president? >> he would be a great nominee for our party. how can you ever know? no one can predict. the job is extraordinary. that's why i write a novel about the presidency. it's so extraordinary. you can't predict what kind of president anybody will be until they are in that office. >> that's a wise assessment actually. thank you, nicolle wallace, i think all of better of you, i mean, madam. thank you, jennifer. jennifer, you're strong tonight, very strong. you don't like romney tonight. up next, we've got the final word on herman cane's 999 plan. next in the sideshow. i don't get this anyway. i think it's better than 666 from what i've heard. you're watching "hardball," only on msnbc.