i preet, terepeat, teams in bas and football, that stall away the game, lose their leads. >> can't play four corners anymore in basketball. >> shot clock. >> the other word, what you're talking about, is stature. i actually think the president's idea of going in, not getting drawn into a brawl is a good one. but i think he needed to convey the stature of the office. it's the incumbent's advantage, stature of the offense. he's the president. you didn't get that feeling. he looked bored, he looked peeved. and the challenger's basic advantage is they get to make great claim house they would do better, leap the washington monument in a single bound, do all of this stuff. that's what mitt brought. he brought it. >> it's even more than that. >> more than stature. >> more than stature. people want to see a level of passion and they wanted to see the president say, look, we've done good things under difficult circumstances. we brought back the auto industry. we never even heard about the auto bailouts. >> he's made some of the points on the stump. he's made some of the points on the stump. >> n