part of the economy in west virginia and other parts of appalachia. a lot of concern. now, for mansion, he doesn t have a serious challenge right now. he he looks like he is safe for reelection. tom leed nault who followed suit after mansion and did it he is under pressure from a tough challenger in bill malone the republican and he knows he has trouble so he is following suit with mansion. as he gets closer and closer to election day he has to decide whether he is going to repudiate barack obama or try to keep this thread which is going to be tough. shannon: this is a unique situation because of the epa and coal in west virginia. do you think the sentiments will spread beyond the border of west virginia. you mentioned ohio. the president is pulling ahead there now. do you think these particular trw folks, these democrats stepping up and seaing publicly i may not support this guy, do you think that will resonate with others? it as leading indicator of