citing a lack of confidence in fiscal management, moody s downgraded the state s credit rating. and you now the state republicans are rising up in revolt. more than 100 republicans including current and former office holders announced they will support brownback s challenger, paul davis. one of them told the new york times yesterday i think sam s experiment as he s called it is backfiring on us. joining me now is host of msnbc all in, chris hayes. you re our resident expert. i like to think of myself as hayes hayes zer. you have democrats saying we ll elect a moderate republican and you now you have