governors in those states, those four critical states, sets an environment that is good for the president, because there is so much backlash and reaction to what i think has been overreaching by those republican governors coming in on top of the democratic governors. it is sort of a balancing act. if you re running for re-election, whether it is in 2012 or any other year, you always have to weigh, don t you, governor, obviously the positive aspects of being on the good side of the white house by helping him out, against what your own constituents may think about you having a picture with your arm around the president. i think that is overrated, chris. i think we talk about that in the media a lot more than there is reality to it. it cost al gore the presidency. the idea that somehow if bill clinton didn t go out and campaign, the public would forget that al gore was bill clinton s vice president. ludicro ludicrous. the consultants that gave that advice to al gore should be sued for