>> here's one problem with that. and i'll bring you in on this. it was that behind closed doors fund-raiser in florida that mitt romney asserted to that wealthy crowd of donors that he might for example cut the darrel of education, housing urban development might be cut. none of these, if he sees the government as being bloated has he presented to the government as his ideas and his direction for the country. which is part of the problem you have with mitt romney. >> well, i just would like to follow up on what erin said. i think she is correct. like sporting event, it takes on a life its own. sometimes when momentum is going against you, perception becomes reality and they have a tendency to snow ball. i go back to the 2006 mid-term elections when just when it seemed like the republicans were already teetering on the brink of getting their teeth kicked in, you had the mark foley scandal emerge late that year. that was a sign yet again the republicans didn't do what the voters want them to do.