troy balderson ahead. that's kasich country. >> yeah, that's what was amazing. i saw that our friends at "the new york times" crunched some numbers. the raw vote turnout in those rural counties was, mediocre at best, 28% to 32%, compared to what we saw in o'connor's strong holds. if the president's visit helped, then how bad could it have been? >> it could have been worse. we're potentially looking at a historic wave election. i think the tendency on the part of a lot of pundits is to be cautious, but this truly could turn into a big set of gains for democrats that goes beyond the 23 seats they need. >> all right. there's a man here who was in charge of the last major wave in the first term of a president. it's my man, michael steel, of the rnc. >> yeah. >> i remember democrats would eke out special election victories in 2010. republicans are eking out a bunch of them. i think wasserman noted it's actually the best record