candidates. so does this mean that some are struggling to throw their support behind any one of the four candidates? somewhat. there is certainly enthusiasm here for defeating barack obama and hear that from the candidates. that s their mission here. the problem is that republicans are not generally fired up about the field. polling bears that out. electability is obviously also a concern. the states that mitt romney won, for example, exit polls show that had electability was a american concern. but romney got a pretty good reception. rick santorum got a far better reception. but still, it wasn t a raucous bring the house down kind of applause for rick santorum who could be the republican frontrunner right now. so that speaks volumes about how republicans feel about this fred. in the meantime, there was a straw poll that will take place and the results may come somewhere in the 4:00 eastern hour. any hints or any real feeling as to which candidate might be the most execut