grassroots component across every group across the united states to really bolster the president's agenda is what is going to take it over the top. and i think what the president has learned and all of us know is that you really can't move these issues unless you move the grassroots and i think the combination of the president's leadership and the grassroots momentum provided by obama for america is really going to make the difference on guns. it's going to make the difference on immigration. it's going to make the difference on the president turning the tide on our commitment to jobs and the economy. >> patricia, let me ask you about the same-sex marriage question. gary bauer, a conservative, if there ever was one, was asked on sunday if the country's support of same-sex marriage would hurt the gop. watch this and his response. >> do you worry that this only puts the republicans out of