in this debate last night. it was -- he'll be prepared for a specific part. so last night it was social security. the first debate in our debate it was on the jobs records. but then he's not ready for the next hit. and he's having to play cleanup. that said, we should remember, believe it or not, andrea, it was 30 days ago exactly, one month ago exactly, that he actually became an official candidate. so, and when you think about it, it's been a pretty tumultuous 30 days inside the republican party. he's gone from noncandidate to the front-runner to the guy taking all the barbs. i'm with charlie. he's going to have to show some growth as a candidate in abilities. and he doesn't have a lot of time to do it. >> what a race. thank you so much. charlie cook, chuck todd. >> andrea, we're rooting for you, by the way. >> thank you. thanks, charlie, my friend. appreciate that. and, how about the president sell the tax hikes he's proposing to pay for his jobs plan?