the longest serving democratic leaders among those trying to figure out where her party goes next. the answer could put her own role in jeopardy as they try and figure this out. a former communications director for incoming senate minority leader joins us. also with us, the campaigns editor for political pro. scott, let's ask that question, what does the democratic party need to rebuild first? your thought. >> yeah, you know, it's one of those side effects of losing an election, a lot of the candidates who could potentially help you rebuild also end up losing. particularly in missouri, the democratic senate candidate, jason kander, was viewed as a rising star but came up just short, there wasn't a lift from the top of the ticket. right now democrats are focusing on a few different things. we're seeing on the house level, they're trying to puzzle through just how badly the party did in white working class areas, in the great lakes states, ohio,