about there s actually a middle ground here called workplace flexibility, things like that. there are other parts of this conversation that it didn t spark the debate i think a lot of working mothers would like to have. how about paying women who work in the home or making sure that they get some social security benefits for the years that they put in raising children. that s been an issue for a lot of stay at home mothers for a long time. there s a lot of issues we are not debating while we re going off the track. we learned that conservatives will quickly rally around mitt romney in a way. any doubting that, watch how quickly they rallied around that. and secondly, they are nervous go about the gender gap. that gap in places like suburban colorado, suburban philadelphia and the suburbs of florida, virginia, they can t be down double digits. interesting stuff. thank you very much, my friend. chuck todd. and still ahead, lone star showdown. latest in the battle over women s