you have senator heller, very vulnerable nevada reportedly calling this a hiccup. republicans, if they're going to describe this sort of thing as a hiccup are going to be burped out of office fairly quickly. >> republicans have been saying dr. ford's reluctance to appear at a hearing is to their political advantage. you wrote this message. it caught our attention. it's up on the screen for ou veers at home. it's up on the screen for our viewers at home. this type of congressional hearing is effectively rigged against ford. it seems that both she and her lawyer have already realized this. the structure of congressional hearings is always biased toward the members. how so? >> i spent years working at the congressional oversight committee choreographing congressional hearings. the way it works is members get to just ask whatever question