>> the precedent for two options, one is pushing off the election and having republican leaders decide that they don't want to seat somebody who was elected is very danger no matter what party you're talking about here. chris: we asked you for questions to the panel, we got this from michael, has the mainstream media coverage been fair or has moore been unfairly prosecuted in the court of public opinion without the benefit of careful examination and due process? chuck, you work for the washington post which broke the story, how to you answer, michael? >> the best answer is to look at reaction to number of republican senator who is are not -- who you think of people uncritically read the washington post, resaw richard shelby, bill cassidy has been mentioned. they regard the story as -- or the information in the story as very credible information. in fact, subsequent to the post story, other news organizations have gone and asked the women the questions and they've all repeated what they said and