there's always that concern because we can't take anything for granted. i have never seen this level -- i'm born and raised in ohio and i'm 54 years old. daughter of a factory worker, union organizer, himself. i have never seen this level of participation on the part of volunteers. i was at the cleveland teachers union call center last night. their goal for the whole campaign was 200,000 calls. they had already made more than 509,000 calls as of last night. >> wow. you have written recently all eyes are on ohio this week. that what happens in ohio tomorrow is going to tell us a lot about the 2012 election, not just in ohio but about the 2012 election. why do you expect the results to resonate on a national scale? >> first of all, everyone is watching ohio. as ohio goes, so goes the nation. i don't think anyone outside ohio fully understood the ground swell here in ohio. john kasich has been the best community organizer in the state