politics are over. that that's so 2012. but the policy positions that made 2012 into such a politically potent fight over this issue, those policy positions are widespread again, among thissier's class of republican senate candidates. and so, yes, general election campaigns are going to be like this, again, this year. we know that now in montana, where democrat john walsh, who's already started his campaign to hold on to his senate seat against congressman steve daines using ads like this, and it's likely we'll also see the same thing at play for the race for senate in iowa. turns out the race for tom harkin's old seat, the republican candidate for that seat will be the candidate who got a lot of national attention for her campaign ad about castration. >> i agree up castrating hogs on an iowa farm. so when i get to washington, i'll know how to cut pork. >> joni ernest squealing castration ad propelled her to the race for senate last night.