and dried away. by election day, she is probably in a position where the other other republican would have been. not just her but reid has had something of a comeback. if you look across the board, these are two races if you are republican are problematic. rubio in florida, milner alaska. across the board at others, they're very strong candidates, written off early on. i think as a net plus, it will be shown that the energy injected was something that really helped republicans. >> bret: i want to go back to yesterday, the town hall meeting. stark questions, one questioner that people are calling an iconic moment for president obama in the campaign season. listen. >> i'm one of your middle class americans. quite frankly, i'm exhausted. i'm exhausted of defending you, defending your administration, defending the mantle of change that i voted for. and deeply disappointed with