it's getting attention which is what it's designed to do. and a lot of people don't know that gay robots were a huge issue in governor rendell's re-election. huge deal in pennsylvania. >> we can't get governor rendell to tell us about that gay robot story, but we hope he'll join us again sometime soon. thanks again, ari, governor rendell, sloane and sxwerngs also to robert traynham. that is all for now. i will see you back here tomorrow at noon eastern, but until then you can follow us on twitter @nowwithalex. chris cillizza is in for andrea. hello, chris, i hope you had a restful and pleasurable holiday weekend. >> if you count spending 9 1/2 hours on the new jersey turnpike restful, then yes, i did, alex. >> i do, chris. traffic is fun. >> spending a lot of time listening to msnbc on sirius satellite radio. >> nice plug. >> thank you. up next on "andrea mitchell reports," the candidates are shaking hands, kissing babies, and blanketing the airwaves. we're live in des moines with the latest on the gop ground game. and what, if anything, can romney's rivals do to stop his momentum? plus, the economy is on an