at the moment. are democrats underestimating what the force of santorum might be? >> there's the potential appeal because santorum's identity is middle class. he has a middle class background. he can resonate in a way that romney can't. the problem is there's so much baggage there from the culture assistance a stance. you would say he's benefitting from some in the republican primary polls. he hasn't been attacked until this point. it's allowed him toll get these inflated republicans. we'll see what happens when $10 million is spent against him. let's see what happens when hundreds of millions of dollars are spent against him. >> karen, you got a quick one. >> in a general election it would be not that hard to keep him in the corner from birthers