be a disaster if he were your nominee. that you and other people would be imperilled. you think gingrich would be a strong -- >> i do not think that at all. i think he has shown he can be disciplined. he's done that in the past weeks and months and i think he is running a good campaign. he wouldn't be where he is today if he weren't running -- >> have you seen private polling on florida? >> no. i've seen the public polling. >> chuck todd, let me bring you back in here. >> yeah. >> i think these gingrich polls are -- and i'm sure you agree with me here -- are just like the palin polls, the trump polls, the cain polls, the bachmann polls. it's more about mitt romney than it is about the person beating mitt romney. and the romney people have been pretty arrogant up to this point, saying donald trump is great for us. michele bachmann is great for us. they're not saying that any more. are they? >> no they're not. >> they're nervous. >> they should be nervous now because while, yes, the gingrich