Romney was it was clear it was not, you know, an overwhelming amount of enthusiasm for him in the republican party. But no other candidate came close to getting the support that he was able to get from other party leaders. And when kids like santorum and grinch made a run. They reacted with deafening silence or outright on the record criticism of the candidates. From the perspective of christie or ted cruz or scott walker, the work youre doing now is laying important groundwork for youll be able to do the night of the iowa caucus and beyond. Professor from George Washington university. The coauthor of the gamble choice and chance. [applause] thank you. Thank you for coming out. Whenever i hear my introduction it reminds me of what my mother used to say about me. If you are so smart, how come youre not rich . Im trying to figure it out. Let tell me you what intrigued me about the case the arrest and trial for George Zimmerman for the shooting death of 17yearold Trayvon Martin in sanford