limit him to 20 points, anybody, especially gingrich, can then knock him off. if the goal is to reduce his number, his percentage, can they do it, howard? and then jennifer. >> as i said, i think having covered the state for a long time and knowing joe mcquaid and the union leader and its moves very well, they're more potent when they're going after somebody than when they are endorsing somebody. you don't want to get in their sights. and i think that's precisely where mitt romney is going to be. another point i'd make, chris, and joe mcquaid was telling me this, he was astonished at the amount of coverage that his endorsement got. not only because of 24/7 cable, but because of social media and the internet. this endorsement has reverberated all around the country, and it's important in new hampshire, as jennifer was saying in terms of this state officials endorsing gingrich, but it's also very important around the country. this bought newt gingrich a tremendous amount of credibility among knowledgeable political people, all across the republican landscape. >> let me ask you about this,