now focused on rogers. >> i woke up the morning after the trump election and i said i have got do something, this is nuts. the more i watched it and the more she has lauded this president, the more i've wanted her out of office. >> reporter: and the obamacare repeal debate convinced this former state state in majority leader lisa brown to return to politics and you challenge rogers. >> after that health care vote i realized that we needed voices really speaking up for affordable health care. >> reporter: we knocked on doors with brown in spokane and joined her on a tour of a cattle ranch, more traditionally republican turf. a lot of people would be surprised to find a democrat standing at a cattle ranch in eastern washington. >> there are a lot of rural democrats not as many as there used to be. >> reporter: brown must outcampaign rogers, who polling from both parties shows is vulnerable but who won't be caught off guard. you sound pretty confident? >> i believe that if i am able