enthusiasm gap. msnbc national correspondent steve kornacki, and author of "the red and the blue." we have you positioned before your magic board. confirmation of kavanaugh, steve. there was talk it would send the democrats to the polls in droves. but do you still think republicans are going to come out? even though he is poised to win, has this been a big enthusiasm generator? >> it feels like if the election were going to be held today, that surge from republican base voters that republicans have been hoping for might actually be there. they might be able to keep the house. might be able to keep the seats in the senate. that is a wild card. events move so fast in politics. three weeks ago, we were talking about manafort and cohen and trump's reaction to the mccain funeral. today we're talking about a republican base that's been re-energized for the first time in a while.