and it wasn't just people signing a petition. they were writing in. we got one note from a self-described conservative man who was incredibly embarrassed for his party, wanted us to know that conservative men don't agree or at least not all conservative men agree with akin and agree with the policy positions that put romney and ryan, frankly, on the same page as akin. i think that the fact that they -- this light is being shown brightly on what the actual republican party platform is with respect to women's ability to make private decisions for themselves especially in instances of rape and incest is going to be a problem for them, as they go into the convention. >> chip last word. what are odds that he continues to hang on and believe that his strength comes from something else and not the establishment in the party? >> i think he is trudging on. he's going to continue running this race. i will say this, the comments were incredibly stupid. he's apologized for that. if entry into the united states