>> even if we come up short on the top of the ticket it is really important to keep the senate so we can make sure we have control on what kind of judges go to the bench. >> even if we come up short on the top of the ticket. paul ryan acknowledging the possibility now that donald trump where he is in the polls. the other thing is looking at the down ballot races. can republicans keep control of the senate? >> sure. >> are they likely to. >> we have seen that we have really fantastic candidates running well ahead of trump. it will come down to important places like new hampshire and pennsylvania and nevada. i think marco rubio ais running way ahead of trump. it's up in the air now. the republicans are doing what they can in these critical states to swim against the stream. >> i'm going to be up here