could go third party and think if they had and think of all the people that drebtd all of their energies to third-party keapts most of whom would be much more of a competition for the republicans in those races than they would be for the democrats. there would be all kinds of seats that the companies stand to pick up -- that the republicans stand up now where they would undoubtedly be behind and maybe even third place. i think that was a critical turning point. the prelude to that was the republicans deciding almost to every single congressman to oppose the stimulus and to oppose obama care both of which are near and dear to the hearts of the tea party people. >> independent analysts say the republicans are poised to take the house, maybe come up short in the senate but there seems to be that they are torn between how big the wave will be, whether it will be a wave or really a tsunami. is there a sense, to you is a