. >> if it is gingrich, prayers have been answered becbecause barack obama is getting another four years. >> jeanne. >> i think that speech was not really aimed at the base. he was talking past, mr. independent voters. let's face it, it was a trial run. the winehouse focus grouped to see how measured, and the measures did well for independent voters. in a sense, it was and is winning state of the union speech because it wasn't -- a it was a disappointing state of the union speech because it wasn't a state of the union speech. >> it was a political speech because he needs a mandate and to do the things you need to do it that are really hard to do -- tax reform, debt reduction. if you're only mandate is to stick it to reach people, that only invites class warfare -- >> the nbc poll, a gallup poll, they all showed that for democrats regaining control the congress, there is a clear statement of republicans saying they would not support their own representatives. the problems we have seen at the last year that the president articulated a focus on the congress. >> two minutes of this is all i