michigan. the last time the republicans elected a senator from michigan gotten was 1994. before that, it was 1966 there is a woman running there now, the musical named terry lynn land. who is polling well, raising a lot of money and running as a republican even as her party wages implaque cable scorcher against women. it s remarkable. julie? i went with the north carolina senate race both because kay hagan and her race is going to be crucial whether democrats take control of the senate but also because north carolina is a state that democrats really felt like they were moving in their direction with barack obama s election in 2008. and the parties will be watching to see what this signals about 2016 in north carolina. charles? louisiana senate mary landrieu caught on tape saying rather openly it wasn t a secret tape. if you like your plan, you can keep your plan, which is deadly. she is up for re-election. if the republicans can t