he said that when christie todd whitman won in 1993, most of the candidates who won in 1994 signed on, they were recruited after christie todd whitman and george allen won. that is amazing. not only is a victory in 2009 a harbinger of things to come, it literally will encourage top tier candidates to run your sitting on the fence that they can win in 2010. it is not just have psychological value. it has a tangible, real value that winning this year will encourage the top tier republicans who have been sitting out, because nobody wants to lose, to actually get in the race. i think republicans win in virginia. i am optimistic about new jersey, except for the fact that they could just replace the candidate two weeks out and put in somebody else. you can never predict what happens in new jersey. it is impossible to predict what will happen there, but it is looking good in virginia. i wrote something on the other day where i went back and looked at george stephanopoulos'book and i looked at the part about healthcare. i started reading what was happening in 1993 and 1994, and it was uncanny