the part of the romney video getting the most attention, there's still a long way to go until election day. but right now, it looks like an uphill climb for mitt romney. joining me now is msnbc contributor and author megan mccain and democratic strategist tadd devine, senior adviser to the kerry and gore campaigns. thanks for being here tonight. >> good to be with you. >> megan, let me start with you. is it fair to say it's been a rough few weeks for romney? >> that's a fair statement to say it hasn't been the best few weeks of governor romney's campaign. but this hysteria saying his campaign is over and this election is over seven weeks out is just unfair. >> you think there's a way he can recover. what do you think he has to do? >> i think he has to stop doing things that deteriorate away from the message. i think he needs to really start