>> i've got you, but -- >> he's not going to last. the attacks, when they start looking at his record as senator -- >> i understand. >> but we didn't expect him to be where he is tonight. so we can make assumptions, but you still have to play this in terms of long ball. >> when you talk about how the obama white house sees these numbers, as a tea party activist, how do you see this divided field now? >> it's incredibly frustrating. you see a strategy in play here, you see some really good conservative candidates, and it's almost as if you have four or five candidates who are constantly campaigning against romney and what many perceive to be the gop establishment. we had the little dustup going on with virginia and ballot access and that was incredibly frustrating. now you have lawsuits going on on behalf of perry. others are joining in. so it's frustrating as a grassroots activist when you see candidates who embody everything that you have protested against for the past three years up in the top tier. when you see one of those candidates, it's great that rick santorum is strong on social,