i can t remember the exact quote, but remember when churchill said britain needs an ass kicker. churchill said many wonderful things. those particular phrases i don t remember. you re the historian, not me. everybody attributes everything to churchill, and then like the greatest churchill quotes ever, he didn t say. all the things churchill said but didn t say, i m laying claim to them. take them. tim ryan took that one, though, and i think he owned it quite well. it is a close race that could determine the balance of power in washington. the democratic nominee, congressman ryan will join us in just a moment. but first, nbc steve kornacki is standing by at the big board to break down where things stand with the midterms less than a month away. we are at go time. the rage is here, and i m a little nervous. he s pissed off, look at him. he s trying to hide it. i know. we re following the latest from ukraine as russia escalates attacks on civilian areas. g7 leade