that's a tough situation. >> by the way, it's the exact margin is 28. so he can afford to lose only 28 members before he'd have to start going to nancy pelosi for votes. so, is his problem still the same problem? >> it's a similar problem. they're not always going to be against him but for the most part, they won't be with him. the incoming freshmen ran on a litmus test question would you vote for john boehner as speaker? they said no. i will be interested once this shakes out, once we have the names, how many went back on their campaign pledge and how many stuck to it. two years, right out of the gate you lied to your constituents? that might be a problem. >> interesting point. angela, for the democrats, now you're in the position of knowing there are 246 potential votes out there, with 28 to give, how do democrats now strategize on how they're going to be able to have an impact? >> just like with the republican party that is becoming increasingly diverse, there are some call extremists.