rebranding of the republican party that comes out in the next two years if mitt romney loses and no one necessarily knows how that s going to look like. luke, we don t call you the sage of capitol hill for nothing. what s your over/under on the democrats taking back the house? it s very difficult. you hear about this drive for 25. it s like the drive for 35, 40. while they definitely were able to rebenefit in redistricting in illinois and new york, blue dogs are extinct. you look at a place like north carolina, larry kissell, essentially stopped funding, pulled out all the ads for him. he s a moderate blue dog. those guys aren t going to be around. so i would say that the dems will gain some seats but to get the 35, 40 they would need to hand mrs. pelosi back the speaker gavel, very difficult. she would like it back. nbc s luke russert, coming in on his day off to enlighten us. thank you, my friend, as always. take care. be well. educate the nation. after the break following