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This. and it shows up in the polling, it's been showing up in the polling long before these premium hikes were announced. >> well, i don't -- i don't know if people are -- i don't know if i would use the word "livid." >> they're livid when their hikes go up. >> everyone wants to be a pollster now because it's glamorous and we're sexy. >> you want to win a sexiest pollster contest? you, fred yank, bill mcinturff. >> that's hot! >> we don't want that contest. no offense. >> but, look, i think it's smart for them on the obamacare stuff, because it does sort of gin up their base. i don't know how ...

There, right? >> joining me now, democratic pollster fred yank and republican ad making brad todd, chuck's cousin, both are doing work for the senate campaigns. not really. just joking with you. i want to talk about the mary landrieu ad. she's trying to use incumbency to her advantage, saying you might hate me but if you replace me, that person is going to be 97th or 98th in senior iity. >> there are states like the dakotas and south carolina and louisiana where they've had powerful senators in the past, specific industries are related to that state. there is appreciation for what a

For republicans to get a candidate like cory gardner in there. he can at least make democrats have to spend some money. they're going to have to spend a lot of money in places like michigan. where do we see it from six months out? >> this recruiting class by jerry moran is so good it makes nick saban jealous. >> out of five stars? >> that's right. if we'd have been here five months ago, we might say there would be six or seven senate seats republicans have a chance to take. now we're saying there are 11 to 13 senate seats. you have places like virginia -- >> that's tough, though. >> mark warne...

Even officially announced he's running. joining me is cnbc contributor sara taylor fagan, and fred yank, david, i'll start with you, ed markey has to face scott brown twice, once in the primary and once in the general. is that the best way to look at stephen lynch? >> it's an interesting way to look at it given his social issues. >> pro gun. >> blue collar, every man appeal. the interesting thing having covered the campaigns, the democrats with their majority approaching eight years old are finally losing control of the primary process a little bit at a time. there's a little restlessness, wha...

Governor? >> senate. >> you would tell him to go for the senate? >> yes. >> why? >> because it's a special election. it's easier to win a special election than it is to win a general. >> as scott brown himself found out. >> he has great name i.d., he remains popular in the state. he lost in a tough presidential year and he has a really great shot of winning that seat back. >> fred, i look, though, at that special and the great special of scott brown and all of these things and martha coakley, the horrible disastrous candidate, she had 47% of the vote. >> yes. >> this was as bad as a democratic...