Defeat -- >> reporter: a truck supporter, elder is energizing the republican base. >> harry elder. i know it's a democratic state. he can save us. >> the momentum is going with the republicans. >> reporter: a first-time candidate, he's never held office. better known for inflammatory, take no prisoners talk in conservative radio. >> i argue that the welfare state has incentivized women to marry the government. minorities and women complain too much about racism and sexism. >> reporter: he wrote, women know less than men about political issues, economics and current events, adding the less one ...