messes up is never a confidence inspiring strategy, but it is often the best one. matt visor, reporter for the boston globe. i really appreciate your taking the time to talk to us about the campaign trail. thanks for having me. more on come on the hurricane set to barrel up the east coast. the latest track on that. also new research that is undoing all of the patently dumb beltway common wisdom about the tea party and its strength and its membership. the subtitle of that research from tonight s show is why this man, tito the builder, will not be going to his state s legislature. that s coming up. [ female announcer ] you have all this chicken.