i think it s also a reflection of how far to the right to republican party has drifted. romney is just too accept tryst for a lot of people in this party deny centrist. and even though in terms of a general election he seems absolutely the strongest candidate, his views, his experience, especially his business experience in such a time of economic turmoil, it doesn t seem to cut it with republican voters. so it s an odd phenomenon, and i think it must be very challenging for the people trying to nominate the best person to confront obama. jon: well, and speaking of mr. obama, i mean, his poll numbers are very low, lower than jimmy carter s were at this point during his presidency. it should be a lot of observers say a slam dunk for republican x, any name to win the white house. and yet people like mitch daniels who flirted with a run himself, he s saying you can t just depend on people s dissatisfaction with the president to propel a republican into the white house. no.