but not necessarily. we're not too far away from iowa. we'll see what happens there. i don't know who's going to win in iowa. governor romney is still in a very strong position in new hampshire. if newt gingrich doesn't win one of those two early primaries i'd argue that he can't go on. >> does mitt romney now have to change strategy and go on the attack against gingrich? >> well, only to the extent that they're going to be debating. there's going to be a debate this joint forum this weekend and they're certainly going to contest each other a little bit. but i don't think that he fundamentally changes his strategy and the direction of an attack on newt. he's building a campaign capable of beating president obama. >> and at the same time, were you a little surprised -- a lot of people watching mitt romney with all of his experience were a little surprised at how testy he got in the fox interview with bret baier. fairly predictable challenging questions. doesn't he have to be able to take a punch berl than that?