but if you have a two-person race eventually, you ll see some fracturing. there s no question about it. romney will be stronger in a place like new hampshire, perry certainly in south carolina, so i think you re going to see that class, part it cultural between those two candidates, but at the end of the day, charlie gets to the central point here, ron, and that is the president running for reelection with the unemployment challenge being where it is is regardless of who the nominee is, it s going to be a competitive race, as long as they nominate something that is something of a viable candidate. swathing of this country are red who is that viable candidate? both of you, when you look at the individuals there, and let s call romney or perry, if you want, the kind of nominal front-runner here but perry s positions on a lot of issues are way, way out in right field. the general public isn t going to go for that. romney, you ve got to say it, even if the primaries, and i know people