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economic summit. russ? >> mitchell: looks like a busy week, bill plante in dublin, thanks a lot. >> turning next to the republican race for president. indiana governor mitch daniels officially bowed out early today one day after pizza tie kuhn herman kane declared he was in and before the expected entry of former minnesota governor tim pawlenty. the gop field is crowded with declared or potential candidates and joining us now from washington is john dickerson, good evening. >> good evening, russ. >> mitchell: a lot of republicans wanted mitch daniels to enter the race, called him a fresh phrase, now that he said no what does this do to the republican field overall. >> one of the persistent story lines in talking to republican strategists has been that in these early primary and caucus states republicans are just not enthusiastic about the crop of candidates so far. in a recent associated press poll, 45% of republicans said they didn't like the men who were running. well, mitch daniels was, a lot of republicans thought he could improve that. hes was the last hope out there of candidates who might get in the race. now that he hasn't, it means