the nomination and win? >> the more and more people get to know mitt romney his family and his wife ann and these great wonderful kids but his message of success and how we'll turn the economy around. he spent a considerable amount of time campaigning in lots of different states. iowa was one of them. but as he met i was on the bus with him. we met from stop to stop to stop. he stalked about a need for strong national defense but spent most of the time talking about how to get the country back on its financial footing. right now it is totally unsustainable and everybody knows that. a lot of candidates were comparing and contrasting themselves to other republicans you see mitt romney trying to take on the president. people look at debates that have happened they have been consensus that mitt romney has won those. people will see that mitt romney is in the best position to beat barack obama. jamie: congressman, i have to leave it there. very good to see you this morning. >> thank you. jamie: i'm sure your enthusiasm is shared by the campaign this morning. thank you. >> absolutely. thanks. bill: as we move forward