opportunity to try to energize democratic supporters in that state which he won, in the 2008 election, obviously, some media managers at the white house, thought it was important for the president to get out there and try and steal some thunder from the republicans. now, that kind of video doesn't do it. no one is going to see that and no one is going to cover it. the kind of thing that does is when you have an unconstitutional action, sort of nonrecess appointments, that gets people's attention and gets you in the news and i think that was part of the calculation. >> that was not a last minute decision though because the obama campaign had more organizers than romney had for months leading up to it and leading up to new hampshire. >> was he worried about losing iowa. >> no, they're lazily focused on-- >> i a detected the surge. i predicted it. >> and romney and santorum's campaign in new hampshire, double the amount of people and the events have been held