florida, but nationally. >> dave: at last check, romney had a 18 point lead in the real clear politics average, that was before the last couple of days. as for those endorsements, we've heard jeb bush is going to stay on the sidelines. there's conventional wisdom that newt will implode, you've heard this time and time again. what do you think will happen. do you think that mitt romney is the one? >> i think if romney doesn't come back and win someplace pretty quick, he could implode. this is the end of his campaign four years ago, this four years ago, mccain won after south carolina he was on the way to victory. this is just the beginning of this process and i would argue that at this point in time newt gingrich is the front runner of the party and now you've got to take him out and i don't think that mitt romney can do that. >> dave: if are' advising romney, what do you advise he's got to do. >> he's got to get the tax problem out of the way and