lost. barbara comstock was another one. i think she could have lost that race. eric didn't want the to embrace. >> whose fault was it that there were so many retirements? >> it's me. i retired him. i'm very proud of it. if the republicans won and let's say we held on by one or two or three. it would have been very hard having that many republicans to ever even get -- and the closer it is, the worse it is. i'll be honest, i thought it was a very close to complete victory. from a deal making standpoint, we are all much better off the way it turned out. >> delusional. they lose a third of the seats in two years nationwide, 333. the worst defeat for republicans