we kind of have a lot of concerns too. they're going to be going member by member, state by state, to figure out what parochial issues matter. and what they can give them to get them on board. i think the question right now is can you do that in this short period of time and actually move it forward? >> let's get some perspective on where the fight over health care stands, where it's headed. joining us now is our chief political analyst gloria borger, and chris salizza who's with us. we have 52 republicans, 48 democrats, if they lose three, it's over. >> it's lard to know where to start in explaining why it's so difficult. first of all, they have never had to write a health care bill.