to weigh in on things like this, he would be much better served to stay out of it. also it would be better for him to denounce it as well. i think where we stand today is that i'm hopeful that the people of alabama will really consider this before they go to the polls. and not send someone who has been accused of sexually assaulting young children to the senate. >> that hope, lauren, how much do you think it will turn into certain certainty? >> special elections are interesting animals. it will depend on turnout. there's been concerns about turnout on the dems side. we'll have to look at turnout, but it's impossible. we've seen polls with doug jones up in the race. it's entirely possible. >> tell me, how much do the accusation against senator al franken weaken democrats against attacking moore, even if the allegations and reactions are different? >> i think they do, because what we have here is what you could