against him. it's not going to work, and ultimately, it's going to raise the democrats' numbers not to fund the government. martha: that addresses the question of whether or not it was an effective effort politically. >> i think that's why he got criticized as he did. martha: the treatment, you know, none of the major networks covered ted cruz's filibuster in the evening when it began, then in the morning when everybody was talking about this thing, i think you better get on it, little by little, you saw more folks taking a look. >> yeah. and the standard is effectiveness, wendy davis' filibuster didn't any effect either. so her filibuster was designed to make a political point as well. the media in this country are so corrupt and so leftist. you'd be hard pressed to find a more stark example of media bias here. if her case they praised her looks, her blond hair, the way she was dressed and, of course, all of this -- the root of all of this is the issue for which