now, romney was here last night, but he won't be here tonight for ryan's speech. he's actually in indiana today campaigning. but, of course, lynn, he will be back tomorrow to accept the nomination. >> he will. all right, tracie potts there for us in tampa, thanks. last night on "hardball," the former republican governor of florida, charlie crist, talked to chris math news aboth the gop convention. he's endorsed obama because he feels republicans have moved too far to the right. >> i've seen the party drift to the right so significantly that it's at a point now on the inversion of ronald reagan where i didn't leave the republican party, the republican party left me. and why i've decided to support the president is because he's helpful to all people. when i was a republican governor, for example, he obviously a democratic president, but on issue after issue, president obama was very helpful to us on education, on the environment with the handling of the bp oil spill and so many other issues. >> each night chris plays