but a lot of the stuff that was talked about today really boils down to winning elections. and raising those dollars that are necessary to do that. and we've done that. under some very difficult circumstances. we were able to pull together the resources to win. >> there you have it. michael steele just two hours ago defending his stewardship at the rnc. he's been under a lot of criticism for the stewardship of the committee. in the end, he did have some big wins. he's the head of the rnc when republicans did well in 2010. in 2009, winning back ted kennedy's seat in massachusetts. but the fact of the matter is, he hasn't been a good fundraiser. that's one of the chief responsibilities in the rnc. >> the republicans did great in the special elections, in the midterm elections. they won an enormous amount of seats, governor seats, house senate seats. so he's going to be kicked out presumably if he doesn't get the votes. the democrats suffer badly. their chairman, tim kahne, he's going to stay on. what's wrong with this picture. >> what we're seeing at the dnc