primary that s decided by liberal democrats. so much for bold colors. so much for principle. chief congressional correspondent dana bash has been covering this marqucquee matchu. did you ever think you d see the day? reporter: i stopped getting surprised about anything that happens here in mississippi in this particular race a long time ago. you re right, carol, this is a marquee race, the reason is it is the classic intrarepublican fight between establishment and the tea party. thad cochran, somebody who was proud of the fact that he worked across the aisle, that he sent federal money back here and up against this anti-washington wave led by chris mcdaniel and mcdaniel clearly as you heard this morning feels robbed because cochran has a win, in large part because he had help from non-republicans.