community? >> reporter: i think he's still getting it. it was very tough. he told me that he polled a lot of his friends within the conservative community. those who are liberty other thanes, he said, really sporn spoed him, and he was surprised by the amount of support he got. however, i will tell you in talking to conservatives, you saw ed whalen in the piece that. they're scratching their heads. how can this conservative legal icon be teaming up with david boyce, of all people, a libel ral, to fight for gay marriage in california? ted olson believes it's a constitutional right. the equal protection clause. and he says it's just what he had to do. even though he's been ostracizeded. >> and you know, no doubt, two great lawyers who can help in any case. but they also talked about the pr aspect of it. how beneficial do they think that has been to have these two teamed up? >> o absolutely. you know, it's interesting, because olson himself told rob reiner and the rest, look, i