election, it wasn't iraq, people didn't care about iraq, they cared about the economy. so if the story changes over time, which it surely will, not just because politics never stays the same, but because the economy doesn't either. if this story changes, these candidates, especially mitt romney, have nowhere educational to go. >> the gop crowd have always played down good news. today the obama campaign said this about romney's offshore accounts. why doesn't he just tell voters in south carolina, florida, and other primary states exactly what he's been paying in taxes and what his investments are? it's clear he doesn't want the american people to see these things. joy-ann, this really has been a problem for mitt romney. how's he going to overcome this? >> i think for mitt romney, the biggest problem is the empty narrative. mitt romney has offered no other reason for running for president, no affirmative reason to elect him other than i am