give democrats a 51-49 majority in the senate. some may say why does it matter. why can't things stay in terms of what democrats want, it is status quo, 50/50. but you say that is the wrong question, they want as many votes as possible for the president and appointment of judges in the next two years. explain. >> that is right. it might not sound like a huge difference having 50/50 versus 15-49. but in fact, if you have 50/50, that means there are an even number of senators on every committee and it means that democrats can't afford to lose even one member for anything they want to get down. so it means first of all, they could risk one member being gone. that effects the entire agenda for getting things done. but beyond in that on judges, w is fas ip atinger for a the judicial committee you've had an even number of republicans and democrats. >> that means that republicans