>> well you've got a slew of candidates maybe nine potential presidential candidates addressing this group of 1,200 conservative activists here today. but it may be important to take a look at who is not here. because donald trump, who is -- says he's considering a run for the white house, made sure when he took the stage here to sort of throw an elbow at those not here specifically the heavyweight establishment folks, jeb bush and mitt romney. give a listen. >> so you can't have romney. he choked. you can't have bush. the last thing we need is another bush. >> the seriousness of a donald trump candidacy, the crowd here peter, really liked his digs at romney and bush. >> yeah they totally ate it up which plays right into what we have been talking about for many months which is that iowa is going to be tough for mitt romney if he runs, and jeb bush if he runs. because there is such a vocal conservative electorate here. that doesn't mean there isn't space for those guys. remember mitt...