He started asking questions and being who he is.

If you put yourself in the shoes of Minnesota workers who are facing layoffs, or have seen their wages stagnate, the idea of the immigrant as the scapegoat, there's a certain resonance to that.

Clearly, they're reaching out to the voters who are tired of the same old thing, who are disaffected. They cast a pretty powerful persona as truth-seekers.

If they can get into a debate with the major party candidates, then they've got an opportunity.

He's not going to go to the mat for this.

Bush is THE factor in the race.