months away. the first real event of the primary cycle. so yeah, time's beginning to -- the calendar is beginning to accelerator. >> the candy crowley reporting for us. meanwhile the republican mitt romney pressing his economic attack on president obama this week. he told michigan voters the obama administration had failed the hard hit state and the nation. the economy is clearly one of the biggest challenges for the president's re-election bid right now. here's our white house correspondent dan lothian. >> launching anything into strong headwinds is never considered ideal, but the obama campaign with its slick chicago headquarters is doing just that. facing down a bad economy in the race to 2012. >> obviously we're experiencing some headwinds, gas prices probably being most prominent. it has enormous impact on family budgets and on the psychology of consumers. >> dealing with the psychology of the consumer before he or she heads to the polls is a daunting