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Barack obama because he didn't connect with those voters which has a lot to do with his personal wealth and his style as a politician. but he also didn't convince them on substance. how do you make conservative economics more appealing to people in the middle. bill: i think the folks on the right have short memories. that shocked democrats and got their ground operation up and running sooner than they would have otherwise. >> barack obama started building his cam paint day after he got elected. the republican party has an infrastructure problem. i assume they probably figured that out and will...

Than the last. and so i think even if you don't always feel it, as a candidate, you have to communicate optimism because that's what our country is based on, you know, the hurrahs and always offering a better vision than where we are today. >> what are some of the ideas that are changing the world? >> he starts out with something we've written about before, about the rise of mobile phones and how there's a u.n. study last year showed that mobile technology, mobile phones, is the single greatest engine for decreasing poverty in human history. i mean, it really is kind of amazing. and he tells e...

429,000 jobs added over two years. what policies do you see the gop presidential candidates stepping up with, when you hear romney and santorum and gingrich on the stump, are you hearing anything that would encourage you they will have something for wage earners? >> they have no plan for jobs, whatsoever. i'm convinced they are anti-job. this highway bill is an example of that. let me give you a few statistics. the average age of a bridge in the united states of america is 45 years old. they were built to last 50 years. one-third of the roads in this country are in poor or mediocre condition. ...

Analogy. how does this happen? how does a leading presidential campaign not get on the ballot in the home state of the candidate? >> well, i think a couple things, willie. first of all, this is devastating for gingrich. i mean, 46 delegates at stake. this is virginia. it's on super tuesday. it's not winner take all. so even if he were on the ballot, even if he were not, didn't win, but if he came in second, and i think newt gingrich was actually leading in virginia, that means real delegates so this is a serious logistical infrastructure problem. it implies to me that they're not -- obviously ...

Supporters. >> dana: one thing when gingrich is down to 1%, member of his staff left. the infrastructure can matter in a campaign. >> bob: sure. >> dana: can you get the support and resources and pull it together and bring it home? in iowa, where even though people said romney wasn't strong, didn't have a strong enough presence. does the infrastructure problem matter in the next 60 days? >> bob: intensity trumps organization in the caucus. romney got 25% in iowa the last time. he spent millions of dollars to do that. this time he is late getting in, not spending as much money. i don't think hi...