>> bevin also wasn't afraid to engage with reporters. after the event and a lot of them were from the national press. he didn't screw up. that's a big test of this fancy farms sort of extravaganza. they say you can't win your race here at fancy farm but you can lose it if you make a big mistake. and bevin didn't do that. he pulled it through. >> with a local accent, is he a southerner, northern? what is it? >> he's from new england born in new hampshire. >> they don't mind that? >> his family owns a bell manufacturing company in new england. they make the bells for the salvation army among other things. it's a historic company. he moved to louisville. because it's a nice place to live. he became an investment banker and businessman there. >> so he's accepted? >> being from louisville, everybody else in the state views you as a foreigner whether you sound like a kentuckian or not. it doesn't hurt him any more since he's from louisville. but he seems like a pretty smart guy. and as casey says, the question is whether any of the national groups will get interested in him. mitch's problem is he's at