think that suggests that they have something to build on, but i think it will be getting ahead of ourselves to say they can all of a sudden start dreaming about taking back congress or taking back the house. if handel wins, i think it just suggests that a republican won a republican district even though she was facing a well-financed democratic challenger, and democrats really have to go back to the drawing board and realize that part of their message is an anti-trump message, john, but part of their message has to be a prospective message heading into 2018 about what they want to offer voters that they'll do rather than what the administration won't do. >> i say this as an assistant little league coach here, democrats are running out of participation trophies. i mean, sooner or later, jeff weaver, you know, you've got to win somewhere, right, so do you believe the democratic base? jason miller suggested the democratic base is not energized. is that for real? >> el wiwell, nothing could be further from the truth. i think you've seen it in the et stroos of this country with the