starting to see that in their favorability ratings in the polls. i wonder if the party needs to have more of a conversation in and among itself. and you made the point, john, about speaking to the converted, which i talked about earlier with the values voters summit and go out there and really listen to americans. i think this poll speaks to that. for example, chris christie was not invited here. would it have made sense? he s a popular guy. he s somebody who has commanded respect on both sides of the aisle. should they have said, you know, come in. let s at least listen to what he has to say? first of all, let me speak a little bit to the numbers. i m finding some enjoyment that the democrats having a certain smugness celebrating these numbers. over 60% said they were unhappy with the democrats and the president s approval is only at 14% so their celebration today over the republican numbers is like a one in four football team making fun of a 0-5 football team. they do, but the