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Senate. they're doing pretty well in the house. they're doing pretty well in a lost of the key governorships. when it comes to the senate, in our view at least, going all the way back to the beginning of popular election of senators, this is arguably the worst map any party has ever faced, meaning the democrats this year, because they're defending so many of the seats, 26 of the seats are democratic seats and 10 of those 26 are in states carried by donald trump by up to and over 40 percentage points. so i mean, that's tough. it really is. >> how would you -- and how do you in your ratings acco...

Carried by donald trump by up to and over 40 percentage points. so i mean, that's tough. it really is. >> how would you -- and how do you in your ratings account for the candidate differentials? claire mccaskill in missouri, for example, brings a certain set of attributes to the table. is she somebody who in the event of a true blue wave could find herself saved by that because she's a good candidate or do you think that doesn't matter this time around? >> oh, i think it matters. you never know exactly how many percentage points. mccaskill is a great case study. she got elected in a democratic...