what we have to look at is what's going to happen over the course of the next year or so as we make our way to the election, as things start to improve, continue to improve with the affordable care act. what issues are next on the table for the american people given the attention span. so, i think that's going to be what happens next. >> all right. let's go to chuck todd. chuck, so mary landrieu is running ads against barack obama right now in louisiana. we'll see this in north carolina with kay haggen and prior race in arkansas? >> you've seen these ad exchanges. you know, joe, can we go back to those ads in a minute. i have to say. this is december of the odd year, right, where december 2013. they have the feel of an october 2014 ad because they don't seem to -- they almost seem to be over, particularly the attack ad on landrieu seems over the top