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This may make them more likely to vote. and i think by this time, the senate candidates are actually well-known, so you're not -- the coat tail effect that was lifting the senate, democratic senate candidates really first is a function of getting to know who they are, and once you know who they are, you make your own judgment on whether they're a better candidate or not. so i suspect it won't hurt us in the senate. in the house, i can't say. >> i think that's more up for grabs. >> i want your take -- a lot of people talking about this report this morning in the "new yorker" today that suggests...

Republican voter? >> that says that they're really looking for someone that's going to be a little bit different than what they've seen in the past, they're looking for someone that's going to give them some sort of change. all of the people you just mentioned are people outside of the republicans that have really had jobs in the republican party that have led the republican party in some ways, so i think it really says that people are kind of frustrated with what they're seeing and we'll see if that holds true when it comes to how they're going to think about who this he want to put up agains...

There could be a coat tail effect. bret? >> mike, thanks. the company at the center of the meningitis outbreak said it's difficult to understand the purpose of tuesday's search by federal investigators. an attorney for the new england compounding center said the firm made it clear it would voluntarily provide anything requested. the outbreak has now killed at least 19 people. it's been linked to steroid medication from that company. violent crime is up for the first time in almost 20 years. the government is reporting an increase of 18% in 2011, the first year to year jump since 1993. prop...

Romney. if he doesn't win ohio and he doesn't win florida. winning both of those are increasingly unlikely, then it's very hard for him to win the presidency. he would have to run the tables on all the other races. the question about where rove puts his money? you're starting to see reverse coattail effect. if you look at senate races in maine, in massachusetts, in virginia, where cain has about a seven or eight point lead, in florida, in new mexico, all around the country, it seems very, very unlikely the republicans are going to take the senate and -- and as recently as two weeks ago, it loo...

That senate race is very tight. it may have a reverse coat tail effect on the presidential race. >>stuart: thank you for join ing us. virginia is a very important state. does that mean that the president, excuse me, does that meet that governor romney should pick virginia's governor for his running mate? who better to ask than virginia 's governor. he is remaining up on this program today. let's get back to the delphi pension story. many nonunion workers lost a third of their retirement funds in a deal that protected the union and not them. the nonunion retirees have an ad pointing the finger ...