it helped keep the state alive. the people sitting at the table understand that, yet mitt romney is running around the country telling folks that the stimulus didn't work. behind closed doors, he's telling wealthy donors that he's going to make major cuts to the department of education, but on the road, that's what he hears from the folks. he didn't say any of that to the people sitting at the picnic table, did he? he couldn't even tell them that public education is important, because he doesn't think it is. mitt romney has been running for president for the last six years and he doesn't know what to say to these folks. he doesn't have any answers. worse yet, he doesn't have any solutions. let's bring in sam stein, political reporter, "huffington post." sam, good to have you with us tonight. >> thanks, ed. >> okay, i'm partisan, i'm a liberal, i'm a democrat. the tape doesn't look good, sam. >> well, i thought it was actually a very telling moment. one of the, you know, more important early campaign telling moments, because it got to this distinction in the campaign where, you know, mitt romney has