we're joined by karen floyd and by nera tandon. thank you both for joining us today. has brought some energy certainly and some enthusiasm to the romney campaign that we saw over the weekend. does this help with women voters? >> you know, i found it to be a very surprising choice in that regard. because, you know, it's true. mitt romney does have significant ground to catch up on with women voters. poll after poll has shone him to have a doesn't-digit loss. what's surprising about the ryan selection is that it really seems to double down on the problems that women see with this candidacy. it's not just the issue of choice where paul ryan has an even more extreme view and choice than mitt romney. he believes women should not have access to abortion, eve in the case of rape and incest, but it's a whole group of issues. it undermines support for families on basic issues like access to college and seniors with medicaid. those are the decisions that women make in their families. those are the costs that women are struggling with. the decision to go with ryan is going to hu