coalition together and see -- try on get people to go out and, you know, fall in love with a guy named mitt romney they really don't know if they even like. >> karen, will you slightly -- were you taken aback by the number of times the issue of abortion was mentioned yesterday? because that's traditionally something that republicans like to discuss in great detail. yet, there it was perhaps more times than in any time, any convention in the last 20 years where it was mentioned by democrats. >> you know what -- you know, martin, you heard me say this before. i think when republicans miss all the time is that for democrats, we understand that this issue, this is not an issue off to the side. we are talking about an issue that goes to the core of whether or not you trust that a woman can make a responsible decision about her health care, about medical procedure, and about the medicines she is going to be taking. she is going to consult with her doctor and make the best decision. for us abortion goes to the heart of, you know, women, rights and equality. it is not just some issue off to the side which is how the republicans are trying to treat