governor in addition, referendum on the democratic, economic policies. >> bret: julie, other democrat candidates are having a hard time with the economy and the message perhaps. richard blumenthal in connecticut, candidate there, a democrat, said this about the stimulus. "i believe that the stimulus was wrongly structured, because it failed to provide jobs and paychecks to ordinary americans. it unfortunately was inadequately designed to invest in infrastructure and roads and bridges and schools." he said he would vote against it as it was structured. that's an interesting talking point from a democrat. >> it is. it's certainly a theme that emerging in the campaign. you don't see the democrats running very hard on the stimulus. even today, what struck me about today's event, bret, watching the president, how much new stage craft the white house is doing. we saw in the a.p. poll, he got 41% approval rating for the economy, but his overall approval rating was 49%. and the gap, the difference is people still like him personally. so we see him in his shirt sleeve in a kitchen. then out in a yard and it's deliberate by the white