2012, karl rove today outlined his projected path to victory for the republicans. it's a single path as opposed to the obama team's multiple paths to winning 20 electoral votes. we'll break it down for you. so those are the topics our strategists will tackle tonight. number one, how does romney win the nomination? he seems to be losing right now. and number two, how does the republican party, generally the candidate, have a viable path to victory in the general? steve mcmahon is a democratic strategist. todd harris is a republican strategiest. thank you both. i ask you to do the gymnastics here. mitt romney seems to have lost his mow joe and newt gingrich has got it for the time being, through the holiday season. how does mitt romney get it back in time to get back. >> someone will have to tell him, mitt, you'll have to work for this thing, it's not inevitable. that's the first thing. the second thing is, when you're drawing contrasts with your opponent, they have to be contrasts. you don't attack newt gingrich for being rich or changing his position, if you're the richest