support precipitously with independents in the last couple of months that the primary contest has begun and been in full force, and those are the people that put him over the top. if both president obama and mitt romney start with their 47 percent, someone needs to win the middle, and that person becomes the next president. if mitt romney needs them, plus his faith, that becomes more challenging if this negative campaign in the primary goes on long, bleeds his money, bliedz hes support, and weakens him. he needs to fire up the base and he needs the middle. jon: a.b. stoddard from the hill newspaper and that quote, obviously, was hers, on the hill.cole, a.b.c. thank you. thank you. jen jon, it s going to be tough to get through this next story. it was the talk of the commercial and i bet it s the talk of you at home as well, the new report says the majority of ground beef sold at supermarkets across this country contains so-called pink slime. what is that? rick folbaum is here with th