financial times, field, washington post anne kornblut and politicos -- why, anne kornblut, let me starthing happened last night that changes the story and yet it feels like a change in the story. >> we haven't had a game changing election night this entire time. >> romney -- he doesn't want -- >> the fact that romney couldn't win in the south is a big deal. the fact that he came close is a big deal. the fact that he's ahead in the delegate counts is a big deal. romney is able to argue that he's ahead probably forever in the delegate count and hes his rivals saying he can't win the conservatives. >> the fact that we've got in perception and that the perception is leading to more people questioning and the questions have not been silenced by any of this stuff. >> it's a passion issue. that's ultimately what we're all -- the voters and the numbers are telling us there's a passion problem for mitt romney. that's the bottom line. >> we're also saying clearly, passion is not mitt romney's strong point. numbers are his strong point. if i was mitt romney, i would be looking at this enterprise s

anne kornblut, morris reid and susan del percio join me now.ge h.w. bush's endorsement of mitt romney. there's an awkward silence when george w. bush is mentioned. we'll play it for everyone. >> i love that picture over there of the two presidents. father and son. >> thank you. >> that's quite a legacy. >> okay, yeah, there was a kind of silence thing -- like where's this going? is this an example of what can go wrong when political theater is understand -- unrehearsed? >> well, sure. on the other hand, you're not going to ask a former president to come up with a list of talking points and obviously it would be natural for them to be chitchatting about his son. i do find ate little surprising that the father did not know whether the son had endorsed. but bush, sr. had his history of gaffes when he mims was president. what's most interesting about that exchange altogether is the awkwardness around george w. bush and that his name has not come up in this campaign at all, his nor dick cheney's. no one's sought the endorsement of them whatsoever. >