>> yeah. i mean i agree that -- everyone agrees that the race is going to get closer as we get toward the election. >> i don't think it's gotten much tighter. the 47% again, i think has hurt a little bit. i think it's hurt mitt romney a lot. these candidate races they're all different but i think overall the race will stay where it is. >> susan, that's what's amazing. candidates and campaigns do matter, whether it's the extreme case of missouri or what we're seeing in connecticut, what we're seeing in indiana. the tightening that is outside the red/blue boundaries. >> you know what strikes me? the democratic women. democratic women challengers in better shape than we thought. one of them, connecticut, the republican is better. >> it's a woman candidate. >> and the three best campaigns