house? >> i guess i just did. >> reporter: that's pretty good. back on broadway, ethan is winning over more converts. can mandy pitaken who's famous knock on doors? >> absolutely, that's what we do. we are absolutely going to do that. >> reporter: and the party's host, producer jordan, fresh off winning a tony, has his eye on a different prize now, control of the house. >> you either lay down or you say i'm going to stand up, i'm going to join with you, i'm going to join with you, and i'm going to make this change. >> joining me now, msnbc political analyst and republican strategist susan dell persio. democratic strategist basil smooikle. they're saying you don't necessarily have to come up through the system. you don't have to depend on the democratic party for its organization or even for its money. meaning they're not beholden to the party, beholden to the donors. if the democrats indeed swing left in the house, is it going