likely again to take the house and the senate probably went down, it's still possible, i suppose. but you might see an id ideosyncracy from state to stay like scott brown, how did that guy win, a really blue state against an incumbent and surprise someone where other cases where they seem to have everything going right they might lose. candidates still do matter. you can tell in nevada, for example, where harry reid was dead meat in that race. you don't get reelected in a republican year when you're a democrat majority leader with an approval rating of 38%. he could still lose, right. it's a toss-up. but the fact he went from 10 or 12 points down to tied or a coupe points ahead, voters do have some threshold. >> the sharron angle factor. it matters. nate silver of the 538 blog which is at "the new york times" website now and deservedly so, nate. thanks for your time. >> thanks, rachel. remember health reform, that