opponent by 12 points. last night republican governor of wisconsin scott walker tweeted tonight's results show we are at risk of a blue wave in wisconsin. then he had to throw in a little speech about the far left is driven by anger and hatred, we must counter it with optimism and organization. let's share our positive story with voters. they did share last night and lost. it's the first time a democrat won an open seat on the wisconsin supreme court in 23 years and what did paul ryan, the republican speaker of the house from wisconsin tell his troops today to bolster their confidence? absolutely nothing. not one word from wisconsin's own paul ryan about this major upset for republicans in wisconsin last night. joining our discussion now, john nickels, and ruth marcus. john, you're joining us from wisconsin tonight? >> i am joining you from madison, wisconsin. >> so tell us what happened in wisconsin. this is by the way the second time the republicans have seen an upset in an election in wisconsin and the second time that scott walker has warned republicans about a blue wave. >> sure. what happened last night was something quite remarkable.