democrats shouldn't spike the football after the last debate. there's a lot of campaign left. he needs to be very focused and deliberate on what he's done successfully. >> shirl let's move on to the next topic with you as we talk about senate in the balance. there are some fierce battles in some key battle ground states. let's take a listen to debate this week in ohio between senator brown and his gop challenger. >> she's way more interested in his next job than he is doing his job for the people of ohio. and josh man dell as an elected official has fallen far short on the honesty integrity quotient. >> i take personal offense to that. and you're dead wrong. it's why the cleveland plain dealer called your attacks on me false, deceiving, dishonest, incorrect, quote unquote lie of the year. senator, you are a liar. >> okay. so shirl you're right there in ohio. you've been covering the road trip 200012. give me a sense of the senate race there. how are you reading things?