very successful as we hone our message so we can win the election. reporter: democratic senators narc kelly and face competitive reelection bids. they are pushing a suspension of 18.4% gas tax. democrats are split that s because the deficits. some democrats are game to restart the keystone pipeline. i don t see that, you talk a fresh look at it. i do think environmentalists got to look at how much oil we burn and not how much oil we produce. reporter: but the top republican in charge of reelection efforts in the house places the blame on the commander in chief. this comes down to the fact that this president has been attacking our energy sector since his first day in office. when he killed things like the keystone xl pipeline.