working on that state and so you know, if all that translates into a victory or doing better than expected this iowa and then he does as well as everybody expects in new hampshire, you know, newt will have an uphill battle. jon: mitt romney has an awful lot of things as you point out. he has got organization. he's got a lot of money backing his candidacy. he has can -- charisma and everything else but he might not have the lead in terms of voter enthusiasm. when asked if they would enthusiastically support their candidate, here are the results. newt gingrich got 43%. ron paul actually came in with 31%, 31%. and there is mitt romney as 34%, just ahead of ron paul. enthusiasm counts for a lot this time of year, doesn't it? >> oh absolutely, especially in a place like iowa where you have caucuses. it is not simply a matter of a voter walking in, flipping