i think he was. >> i loved his line about how the presidential nominee would need a food tester if he were the vp. but he very plainly wasn't ruling it out. >> don't you agree? >> absolutely. >> you get it without campaigning, pick it up the next labor day. >> that's the idea. >> you don't have to campaign. by the way, one last thought. 55% of people in this country now believe the republican candidate will win the election against obama. that's how people out there are playing pundit. that tells you they think obama's in trouble. and i think obama is going to jujitsu this and say, okay, i'm the underdog. >> that makes -- that's all the difference there. >> that's what makes politics interesting. thank you, guys. the world without chris christie. what a huge displacement. it's not there anymore. anyway, thank you, dana milbank, great guy. thank you, jonathan martin. up next, speaking of mitt romney, wait until you hear why he said he didn't respond to