was able to move where he was because there is a vacuum in leadership and vision in the republican party. and to his credit -- >> i agree with you on that. >> -- to his credit, he showed a vision. my question is, did the people of virginia nominate laura ingraham? did they nominate brat? who did they nominate? they're tired of washington, but laura -- >> republicans are going to do pretty well in 2014. they're slated to do pretty well. democrats are on defense right now. tim, i have a question for you. i want you to take a listen to what eric cantor said just a few hours ago about who might succeed him. oh, sorry. we don't have it, but basically he was talking up kevin mccarthy who is the majority whip. look, i like kevin mccarthy. i'm a big fan of the majority whip. i'm wondering if you think that would be in the spirit of, if we ushered the next guy in line along, if that would be in the spirit of what happened with dave brat yesterday in virginia? >> i think it's the most fluid situation within a republican caucus in more than a