democrats -- know currently leads doctor oz -- the stakes were high. the margins are tight, and the suspense killing me. luckily, we only have about 100 days until we get the results. joining me now to talk more about this, what it means, what might happen, cornell belcher. -- he's not the president brilliant corners research, and msnbc political analyst. rachel -- political strategist and election analyst. host of the cycle newsletter -- hidden were hurts. how to save democracy by beating republicans at their own game. thank you both for coming on the show today. i want to start with a question to both of you. if you had to guess, today, we don't have predictions anymore, but start with the prediction -- will democrats lose or keep control of the house and senate? >> it's interesting that you asked me that. today, i would say --