i know what it's like to take a punch. vitaken a few. but more importantly, i know what it's like to get back on your feet. >> reedry, we have heard him make boxing analogies many times and there he goes again, saying this is the beginning of the next round. we'll see what that means. joining us for final thoughts, our panel. brit, as we wind up the night, your final thoughts? >> well, it's been the wave of election that we anticipated, that the polling pointed to. it was not as huge as i thought it would have been. i don't know what the final net vote count will be. how big a percentage advantage the republicans will enjoy. if it had been as big as it looked yesterday for a time, i think they would have won the senate and they didn't. but it's a huge turnout. it's the single biggest reversal of political fortunes as i have ever seen and i have been