joining me the polster to former president carter and former senior counselor to bill clinton. >> lett with you. let's look at the field of the people in the gop, do you see them rising to the opportunity to defeat barack obama next year? >> i do. there is a generic candidate and that is a southern border state form are governor who is a moderate on social issues and fiscal cob servative and appeal to the christian community and he's hosting this president and not running for president. [applause] >> i was onering who that guy was. thank goodness and i am sure pat would agree with me you would make a strong candidate and two remaining ones we fear the most getting the nomination is mitt romney and tim pawulently and john hunts man who is unknown could emerge. those have the most appeal to the middle of the road where elections are divided. >> is lanny on track? >> particularly in the description of the mythical candidate. that candidate is an antiestablishment outside of the beltway person who is willing to criticize ball outs in wall street. but the other, i think he is right on the