because mike huckaby came in second, not romney. >> that's true.ks to a higher authority. so he got the word from a higher authority. he did make the right decision. as you know, if you come back eight years later, nixon came back eight years later after losing in 1960. reagan actually came back eight years later, lost, but stayed with it. he finally won in 1960. george bush lost in 1980. to reagan. was vice president under reagan. he came back. so the four-year itch is what has gotten romney and all of the other individuals, 14 of them, who failed to get the nomination the first time. and thomas dewey and adlai stevenson both nominated for president, losing, came back four years later, nominated again, lost again. >> and what is it about the four years later that -- is it just too soon to ask voters to change their mind about you? because, i mean, if you lost four years ago, that means a lot of people voted against you four years ago. >> i think you're right. let's just take romney for an example. fascinating situation. in 2008, everybody thought