and of course, conservative support is determinative of the outcome of an election. think i think mitt romney s path is clearly one of character and leadership. whether you agree with mitt romney s policies or not, he s led an exemplary life and gotten things done from a leadership per spect i spective in the days to come. you ll see a focus he has the capacity to lead and you saw him pointing out newt gingrich has zany ideas. let me give you one example. the economy is clearly the issue republicans are going to have to run on to win the election. newt gingrich the other day says the biggest threat facing the country is the electromagnetic pulse. it s the lack of discipline that will be absolutely lethal in the context of the general election against president obama. again, that very even keel case for what mitt romney s sell for himself is, that s been the same sell all along. he s mr. 22%. he doesn t seem to be getting conservative enthusz e iasm enthusiasm. if there s a split in t