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It's going to happen, a big plus for democrats moving forward to 2014. let's go to the republican candidate for virginia. cuccinelli's headquarters. he's the tea party favorite. our reporter is standing by. what does it look like there, peter? >> reporter: well, it's pretty quiet right now here, and frankly it's probably going to stay quiet for most of the night. republicans have been bracing for a loss at the top of the ticket for weeks now. they're expecting about a mid to high single digit loss. there are a lot of factors in play. a lot of money has come into play. there's been a scandal ...

It's a real tough political problem for the democrats, as well. >> and we're going to talk about how it's a problem for the democrats a little bit later. >> well, this has been done by mitt romney in boston. >> it is true that they've been answered. we've done a lot of stuff that's obama care 20 years ago in vrt vth. we've had community ratings going only for 20 years. we have dwarn teed issue. so i know what these reforms can do: >> i think obama is going to be a big plus for the democrats

Aggressive, more robust. >> i want to give our viewers a little sense. this is your chair. it says it right there. the man who will be sitting in the middle here in the witness table, john kerry, just nine months ago was sitting over there in that chair. how much does that play into the dynamic here? you have a very heavy lift because you'll be leading these senators and questioning these very important witnesses. john kerry knows what it's like to be in your chair. how much will that help or hurt? >> i think secretary kerry having the experience understands the dynamics of the committee and t...

It affects the economy in a whole lot of ways and there's no real way to say, oh, this will be a big, big plus, or a big minus. >> neil: we know from the history of these, what starts out at one cost, rises rapidly. byron, thank you very, very much. the healthcare law. very, very good example of that. meantime, forget hikes on the holidays. are more airlines hookups leaving you on the hook every day? >> i think that's really hard when you want to go places as family and you have to pay a higher price. [ male aouncer ] it's 7am and steve is already thinking about tomorrow.

You have any thoughts about this irs issue? >> i don't know the individuals at the irs but it raises an important point that people have gotten and one that they haven't. the one they have gotten any abuse of power needs to be investigated. both sides would agree with that. but the part that is really subtle is the fact that there is actually value in a lot of political competition. i don't happen to be part of the tea party, but i would support any political group that is trying to compete in the marketplace for ideas. i think that frankly the citizens united decision was a big plus. in advan...