if he had lost in iowa, he would have gone down a rank. to me and us, it was a big deal, his win, even though it was a razor thing one. >> it was the same photo on both covers. what was the thinking behind that? >> in a sense, they're bookends. it's a little bit of a game that we're playing with our readers and the public. it's a little bit of one chapter and now a new chapter. we thought we'd have some fun with it. governor romney had fun with it. when people give him the cover, he annotates it and says for the old one, why don't they like me. he crosses out the t. why do they like me? >> realistically, is there anyone out there that can really stop him? what do you and your reporters at "time" magazine concluding at least right now? >> yeah, i don't want to put an end to the primary process, not that i could, but we look at it