through, reverend al. i mean, things are rarely simple in politics, but this kind of is, you know. the president had a very tough summer. he fought very hard for a compromise on the debt ceiling deal. he didn't get it, and his poll numbers suffered for that. he turned around. he began fighting back. he launched his job bill. he took a jobs tour. he gave a great jobs speech. he came out. he broke that bill up into pieces so that we had a part that would have gone for first responders to keep cops and fire fighters and teachers on the job. he became -- he broke it down very well. he -- he gave speeches and sound bites like you just played, and he really cast himself as a defender of the middle and working classes, even though he's not getting any cooperation from republicans. that has seemed to work. and i think there are a couple of numbers that are really significant. his standing with seniors has climbed. >> yeah. >> which is important, and his standing with the white men without a college degree has