say support her. it would be a weird and potentially embarrassing situation for the white house if she couldn't get a republican. you would have to bring the vice president up there to cast a historic vote in its own right. so they are courting, as you noted, romney and collins, hoping one of them will flip. >> yeah. certainly a political triumph for this white house and a historic confirmation, but, yeah, they'd love to get a few republicans in there. on other senate news, we have former major eric garcetti as a nomination for ambassador to ind india. there is concern about his lack of knowledge and sexual harassment allegations against a top adviser. "politico" has reporting on this. should the white house look for a replacement? >> yeah, this is a great story from our colleagues, because i say -- chris and laura. eric garcetti's nomination has