people. if they can put the republican party on the fringe and say, well, you know, this hostile atmosphere is so terrible we are leaving. if they can do that, it's helpful. there are politics played on both sides of this. >> can they play a spoiler role? there was a poll that showed republicans would come out ahead. in races where there's a tea party candidate in the mix, it might affect things. >> historically, elections are about the incumbent, whether it's a democrat or a republican. if people aren't satisfied they look for an alternative. people aren't happy with democrats, so they're looki ina the republicans as an alternative. if there's a third ballot to go to, this is the strategy of harry reid in nevada, they have been talking about this for months and months. so, anytime you get a group like this and there's no organized leadership here, unlike the