october. >> we keep hearing that this is a referendum, jonathan, on president trump, but could it turn out that maybe it's that but maybe even more, a referendum on business as usual in d.c.? >> i think there's a part going on there. look, o'rourke has shown democrats and republicans who are watching how to run a grassroots campaign, how to get people energized. you know, i think this is a very difficult race for the democrats to win, but also that ted cruz is obviously nervous or wouldn't be trump. let me associate myself with everything she just said. if o'rourke wins this race in texas, he won't just be toward the top of the pile of democrats for 2020. he's going to run right through the senate and be in iowa, you know, probably in january 2019 campaigning for president. >> we've only got 30 seconds. i'll ask you both quickly. if the election were being held today, who would take control of the senate, republicans or democrats, jonathan? >> i think this is still a