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This isn't the, you know, the national press talking. these are local main street influential republicans in these three states. that's terrible news for rick perry. you know, they had a more favorable view of mitt romney, but, again, it's just compared with rick perry. what these numbers show to me, lawrence, is that the republicans are still out there yearning for somebody who's really going to satisfy them on all fronts. mitt romney now does well by comparison to rick perry, but only because rick perry screwed up so royally over the last couple weeks. >> and you asked them the electability ...

Comparison to rick perry, but only because rick perry screwed up so roy>>alnd you asked them electability question, howard. 63% saying romney has the best chance to defeat obama. 24% says perry has the best chance to defeat the president. that could turn out to be the decisive issue as the campaign ripens. >> keep in mind, that's given the choice between perry and romney. so what romney has done as sort of unpopular as he is natively, if you will, is he keeps beating people back who try to challenge him on that front. it looks like to me for the time being according to the grassroots leaders i...

Really going to satisfy them on all fronts. mitt romney now does well by comparison to rick perry, but only because rick perry screwed up so royally over the last couple weeks. >> and you asked them the electability question, howard. 63% saying romney has the best chance to defeat obama. 24% says perry has the best chance to defeat the president. that could turn out to be the decisive issue as the campaign ripens. >> keep in mind, that's given the choice between perry and romney. so what romney has done as sort of unpopular as he is natively, if you will, is he keeps beating people back who tr...