somewhat reassuring to republicans that they can figure out a way how to maneuver around president trump and his low approval ratings and still hold on to his seats. >> do you agree it would help mcconnell get health care done next week? and if so, why? >> well, you know, i think that winning -- nothing succeeds like success. so if there's momentum, that could give some recalcitrant republicans, republicans who are maybe getting a little bit of cold feet, a little bit worried about the voters a little comfort. and i do think that although this isn't predictive, right welcome you can't extrapolate, say if democrats win this, you can't extrapolate and say, this means that the house is going go democratic. i'll use a sports analogy. when a team is out of the game, you want to keep them out of the game. and if all of a sudden they make a good play, they score a touchdown, the crowd gets in the game now. now they have momentum. that is what republicans want to keep democrats from getting.