 well i think you know even coming into the convention there were polls that show the race was still fairly static nationally uh... obviously boosting the president's case for showing that he still has a path to victory and i think we should be clear about that i don't think there's any you know i think the president will always have some sort of path to victory if he stays in the race given how divided the country is and how close the margin of victory and defeat in these elections has been in recent elections i think in those crucial states