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Positive group of people but yet they are not running for office this time. the people voting negative on a bad unemployment situation, chris. they don't like the high unemployment so they will vote for the out party. is there anything barack can do that b that, the president? >> well, he can hope that -- look, the unemployment rate is not going to drop significantly. it may drop some. it's not going to drop to 5%, chris. you and i know this and i certainly don't have a degree in economics but everybody who does says it's unlikely what. he has to show is movement in a semi-positive direction c...

They're not running for office this time. they don't like the high unemployment, so they'll vote for the out party. is there anything the president can do about that? >> well, he can hope that -- look, the unemployment rate is not going to drop significantly. it may drop some. it's not going to drop to 5%, chris. you and i know that. everybody i know who does says it's unlikely. he has to show movement in a semipositive direction. can he show that? is it a referendum or a choice? people don't like republicans. that's different than 1994. remember, republicans have been out of office for years....

They are not running for office this time. the people voting negative on a bad unemployment situation, chris. they don't like the high unemployment so they will vote for the out party. is there anything barack can do that b that, the president? >> well, he can hope that -- look, the unemployment rate is not going to drop significantly. it may drop some. it's not going to drop to 5%, chris. you and i know this and i certainly don't have a degree in economics but everybody who does says it's unlikely what. he has to show is movement in a semi-positive direction can. he show that? >> can he get i...

We had two very difficult election cycles in a row. 2006, when we lost control of the congress. 2008 when the white house went to president obama. i think 2010 is shaping up structurally to be a good republican year. the enthusiasm and the intensity is on our side right now. as david points out, there is a long way to go to election day. it is important for republican candidates to run really good campaigns. as you see events can happen that change the dynamic very suddenly. whether it is this oil spill on the gulf coast, whether it is the arrest in new york city. events are determining. you n...