so it's really like a short-term -- they need a short-term win here. it also could cause a recalculation of their strategy. right now they're trying to pin nancy pelosi to connor lamm, the democrat in the race. if that doesn't work here, we'll see if they try to transfer that assault elsewhere to districts like this. >> a couple republican ads are targeting connor lamm. he's a moderate. he's not for gun control. he's not for a lot of things nancy pelosi is for. republicans say don't let him get away with it. >> conor lamb. another two-faced liberal. he'll say anything to get elected. >> lamb sides with pelosi and now her liberal friends are spending big on his campaign. >> my opponent wants you to believe the biggest issue in this campaign is nancy pelosi. it's all a big lie. i've already said on the front