you cannot do that. >> all right, joel benenson. democratic pollster par exelon's -- excellence.oming up, and south dakota there has not been a contest this exciting since that episode of "seinfeld." ♪ >> this afternoon, we are going to introduce you to someone very special, our resident filmmaker. we sent him to south dakota. this is what he brought back. >> good afternoon. there is a chill in the air. shotguns are being polished and that can only mean one thing. it is election season. >> i am in south dakota, where last week, the senate race here looked -- a predominantly red state with plenty of name recognition from his two terms as governor. he is widely expected to win the senate seat. >> we have to win south dakota if republicans are going to take back control of the united states senate. >> but we are three weeks from the midterm elections and when i turn on my hotel television -- >> you have heard about mike rounds citizenship for sale scheme -- >> an ad from the left. a response from the right. >> you are not a political analyst. nor do you play one on tv. this race obv

. >> the greatest yankee of all time, joel benenson. >> and if you say derek jeter i am sending keithlbermann to your house with a baseball bat. >> mickey mantle. >> who would you choose -- mario cuomo in his prime, andrew cuomo right now, or chris cuomo? >> [laughter] this is such a cruel family game. chris cuomo. [laughter] >> jewel, the washington post today suggests -- joel the washington post today suggest the democrats are not doing that great. who do trust for the economy, who do you trust on national security? the democrat brand is not in the same shape it was. why has that happened? >> i think it has happened largely because of congress. people view washington writ large as the most dysfunctional they have ever seen it. that has kept republican numbers depressed for a long time. numbers on the democratic party and democrats in congress have come down a bit. both of them have approval ratings in the 30's right now. i think that has to do with a macro sense that things are not working. >> why are republicans seen as better on policy today? >> i don't know. you referred to numbe