i m afraid he has been in this bubble in washington, d.c., surrounded by people that love everything that comes out of his mouth, and he hasn t had a chance to see what s happening in america. and if there s any thought that mitt romney is more focused on rick santorum or in any way focused on rick santorum going forward, listen to the first thing out of his mouth yesterday when he first arrived in pennsylvania, his words are, we wrote them down, i have only one more thing to ask you, please help me defeat barack obama next november. it is very clear his focus is on the general election, trying to put rick santorum behind him, opening up a new office in the state in the last week or so, adding new staffers in that state as well. nbc s peter alexander, thank you. want to breakdown the race with our political power panel. washington bureau chief, susan page, bob shrum, and jp fare, senior communication strategist. great to see you all. susan, i want to start with you. mitt romney is