primary competition as hillary clinton was in hers. i don't think the parallel works completely. however, i think it does help candidates when they show some emotion, show the real dimensions of their personality, of their life stories, what's the complaint so many people have about politics is that it's all fake, it's all canned, people are reading polls and delivering lines they think voters want them to hear. when you have somebody talking about his mother, talking about difficulty and illness with his family, i think it's all too the good for that candidate. >> you think it plays out well. david, how do you think potential caucus-goers are reacting to this? >> i was surprised how low down in the local newscasts around here that gingrich moment received. which was right. i don't think it was a huge, defining moment. i agree with john with his placement in the race and that hillary clinton moment injected a moment into the race in new hampshire at the time she was trying to come back from her loss in iowa.