and millions of texans identify with it. the reason why we are hearing these attacks now is because last week, wendy davis had the best week of her campaign. she shocked everybody by outraising greg abbott. she unveiled an education platform that got great press coverage all over texas. now we are seeing these sort of tried and true attacks that are, frankly, going to alienate the people that are identifying with that story. i think unless you can say to an audience, the way she can, that you have cut up a totinos pizza to make it last four meals so your kid could have the real food, you should probably just lead this story to the candidate who can tell it. this is going to turn off women, especially, that might have voted for greg abbott. >> but, jim, here's what i've heard. and i know a number of people in texas politics have been talking to you. i have not heard excellent things about the davis campaign from just a sort of functional, blocking and tackling standpoint. they are now in the big leagues. they're raising big league money. they're trying to do something that no democrat has done in 20 years. is this campaign, is the operation on the ground there, up to the task? >> i would say at the moment, they aren't doing as well as they should.