but either way we ll look back and say the last several weeks were a period of strength for governor romney. bill: see if we can pick up any word as they exit here. sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn t. the state of massachusetts is not one of the battlegrounds we have talked about endlessly the last six months. the turnout could be lower than expected. but in the battleground states expect long lines throughout the day. just want to get a quick moment to see if we get that. so much for that. john roberts is still with us. explain the rationale for what the romney team tells you in order for them to be victorious today. what key do they need to happen? reporter: they need their ground game to work. they need to rack em, stack em