senator mccaskill made a recent stroke. everybody knows senator reed has a very difficult -- senator reid has a very difficult reelection race. there is a lot of buzz that you are seeing some tension. can you address it? >> harry reid is the majority leader and he will be that after the election. i have kept my word that i would not approach anyone to discuss this issue in any way whatsoever. he is the leader. it does not help the caucus or harry reid to have all of this speculation. >> do you think chuck schumer said the same thing? >> i do not know. that is my standard and i'm going to live by it. >> tell us more about the midterm landscape. it is a confusing landscape. there are so many different