and he is what we need in washington, d.c. to stay as long as he wants to stay. >> reporter: at this point, cochran is trying to avoid unforced errors, going to head-scratching extremes to avoid talking to us. we tried to catch cochran after this event. but when an aide came out and saw us, they did a bait and switch. the car they told us cochran was getting in screeched away without him, while he snuck out another door to a different car, leaving reporters like us in the dust, unable to talk to the senator. >> dana, this story is incredible on every level, including that. going to those lengths to dodge you? >> i don't think i'm that scary, do you? look, this is all about making sure there are no forced errors. it is do no harm that is the most important thing pour the cochran campaign. that's why he isn't talking to anybody at this point. >> the gop primary a week away from today. i can see in that interview you did with mcdaniel why they would