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Almost 4 to 1, 5 to 1. a lot of outside money, though, has perhaps evened it up a little bit. there's been about $14 million spent on behalf of mr. rosendale by outside groups, and about $8 million to $9 million spent on behalf of tester, as well. i think it's going to come down to another close contest. i don't think it's going to be that much different than the other ones. the fact is really who turns out. trump is here to juice the turnout for republicans and also people who may be sitting on the fence. that's the name of the game. >> sure. do you think that jon tester's vote on kavanaugh, ...

Caused complete mayhem in the state as well, not only a lot of very ugly partisan sniping about this, bringing the courts in and bragging it through the mud but it will have ramifications in the near future as we move into a special election that's coming up in pennsylvania and obviously the mid-terms later this fall which a decision like this could potentially imperil the republican majority in the house. >> paul: on that point, larry sabatow changed his ratings based on this new map. he said one toss-up made a safe democratic seat. three republican seats are now toss-up and there's five seat...

Done? >> they said we will create the standards that the districts must be contiguous, subdivide counsel icountys in the least nf ways. this is nowhere in the constitution. it created a new standard. they sathey could still be unconstitutional if they meet the standard. >> paul: the cost, kim, could be for the inte integrity of the cs because if the courts are suddenly caught willy-nilly making decisions, political decisions over every gerrymander map, the danger is that the public will think they're more partisan and political than many people already think they are and that really does work ...

What the legislature would have done? >> they said we will create the standards that the districts must be contiguous, subdivide counsel icountys in the least nf ways. this is nowhere in the constitution. it created a new standard. they sathey could still be unconstitutional if they meet the standard. >> paul: the cost, kim, could be for the inte integrity of the cs because if the courts are suddenly caught willy-nilly making decisions, political decisions over every gerrymander map, the danger is that the public will think they're more partisan and political than many people already think the...

Pennsylvania court did, and it's caused complete mayhem in the state as well, not only a lot of very ugly partisan sniping about this, bringing the courts in and bragging it through the mud but it will have ramifications in the near future as we move into a special election that's coming up in pennsylvania and obviously the mid-terms later this fall which a decision like this could potentially imperil the republican majority in the house. >> paul: on that point, larry sabatow changed his ratings based on this new map. he said one toss-up made a safe democratic seat. three republican seats are ...