i haven t made up my mind. a very political answer from you, sir. it s just the truth, poppy. i really don t know. come back and tell us when you decided. if you do make this run it will be a tough run. she s got four times as much money raised as you. sure. senator majority leader mitch mcconnell said i think we should anticipate a real knockdown drag-out, even on the senate side. is he right? certainly the map benefits republicans, but you just pointed out to the midterm history, of course, does not. that said, senator heitkamp and i both came to congress the same year, voted in office by the same exact people. so north dakotanss are fiercely independent. i don t think a north dakota race is necessarily a national race. leader mcconnell is probably right. that s why it s incumbent to make the case. i don t worry about the financial disadvantage. there s plenty of time to raise