so didn't get a very enthusiastic campaign. >> well, interesting you're pointing out -- he didn't actually campaign either. richard engel, thanks very much in kabul. today we turn to the tdr-50. and we roll into north carolina. home to what may be, i believe, the single-best bellwether race in the nation for the 2014 midterm election. we made a big deal about the number of different paths that republicans can follow to get control of the u.s. senate in 2014. the north carolina senate race is won that i call my desert island race. it's the one result that i think i can find out if there is only one i could get on my desert island in november that would tell which party has the upper hand nationwide. and here's why. because of out of all the battle grounds the gop is targeting, north carolina, the pure swing state that we've got. colorado, we'll see if it pops up as competitive. but for now, i'm focusing on north carolina. president obama won by 3/10 of a