boy, tonight, the stakes couldn't be much higher, could they? >> they're big. and i hope there's plenty of follow-up tonight. could you imagine both presidential campaigns not wanting follow-up questions? they can't take tough follow-up questions? i think the american people expect more. >> i think so too. all right. hey, thanks a lot, david. we really appreciate you being with us. coming up next, we've got long suffering auburn fan and senior adviser to the obama campaign, robert gibbs with us. he joins us onset along with nbc political director chuck todd. you're watching "morning joe" brewed by starbucks. welcome aboard! [ chuckles ] ♪ [ honk! ] ♪