years. >> bret: even in the heavily republican district. >> even when they don't necessarily reflect the sort of next cycle regular election. democrats have become very good at winning the special elections. it's not at all surprising that they focused on this one and turned it in to a competitive race. >> bret: charles? >> if it's lost it's because of davis, democrat masquerading as a tea party guy. he has a quarter of the vote in the last poll. you take it away, where it would be in the republican camp and the republicans would win easily. there is one other handicap that the republican has. she has trouble defending the ryan proposal on medicare. it's not easy to do but it can be done. it's defensible. it's an excellent idea. but you have to be fluent in this. you've got to be fast on your feet. you have to know your stuff. if you fumble on that, you will lose the election. >> bret: we will follow it every step of the way. that is it for the panel.