were fresh and new, hadn t faded yet. to some degree we re going to be remind the of the 2008. the comparisons will be made. i don t think there s going to be the same excitement in the convention hall for barack obama that there was last time around. people are going to be asking why that is, and it s going to have something to do with the obama record. it s going to have something to do with the way he s conducted his presidency. that s something democrats are going to have to explain. 30 seconds. the president was not challenged in the primaries. a new president seeking re-election. if he wins, he will be for the second time truly historic. the last time we elected with an employment rate above as it raying raying. it dropped continuously the year before. a plummet raise has not dropped. it s ticked upped in recent months. if president obama winds, it will be because of demographic shifts, his ability to persuade voters. it s better than the alternative. be historic.