we've got to give the man -- that is something else. >> congratulations. >> susan, i want to start with you. just the first line of this memo screams we're losing, does it not? >> except if you read through the whole memo. they make excellent points but they bury the lead. when you talk to pollsters and they talk about the upcoming elections, one of the most important things is energy and enthusiasm. most who are most enthusiastic are republican voters. what this boils down it is who shows up to vote. if republicans are more enthusiastic, you're more likely to get a much stronger turnout. >> do you think that's the theory of the case? there are no swing voters left? >> no. i think that they would be following th fooling themselves if they thought that. i think they feel they have to hammer in on the economy because that's the only issue where the romney campaign seems to have an argument that people might be willing to listen to. we've said it time and time again now.