could hurt romney in florida. >> absolutely. paul ryan may not be universally known but what everybody knows is medicare. in a state like florida that has a large elderly population, medicare is a key issue. when you see how they play it, the very first video that they've put out, the very first web ad against paul ryan as the v.p. pick is interviews with people in florida. they go across and have a cross section of people talking about paul ryan ending medicare. >> uh-huh. >> that's going to be a huge and a really powerful argument in that state and i actually think it's telling that on the first trip to florida ryan didn't go because that would have been his golden opportunity to confront the issue. it's not an issue of having a pleasant messenger. the message itself is going to be problematic in florida. >> my thanks to all of you, thanks. we've been apart for too long. sarah palin was part of the 2008 republican convention and she won't be this time around. why republicans won't even be