campaign. right now, they have to decide who it is they want representing them. >> so, is the length of this republican nominating contest really good news for camp obama? the longer the better. >> well, look, the longer the campaign goes, the more we see the leading contenders race to the right on their positions. whether it's immigration or whether it's what they would or shall i say wouldn't do on student aid while the president's out there talking about what he would do. i think it's fair when you're president of the united states to focus on governing and dealing with the challenges the country is facing and we'll let the republicans duke out who's going to be the nominee and who will face the president in the election this year. >> can i answer that? >> quickly. >> look, these presidential debates make the president more presidential. however, whomever the nominee is going to be will be a much, much stronger debater in the fall. we heard the same thing on the