>> neil: your argument is sound but people will say we need to go to business types because they're experienced at dealing with waste, fraud and abuse and might come in handy in your state and that's why she does as well as she does in the polls. you're neck and neck but you should be trouncing here, right? >> she spent over $100 million. i have spent one 2/100 of that. >> neil: but everyone knows you. up until a few months ago no one knew her. >> more people know meg whitman than george washington. i'm going to be the fresh face in the election. >> neil: i wanted to get your sense of the party's reluctance, the democratic party's reluctance about pushing the tax hike on the rich. they're letting them expire for