in oregon, john kitzhaber is in winning 49 prosecutes of the vote. gop representative dennis richardsonposition to make a strong challenge with the latest poll showing a race. all in all, it's shaping up to be a very competitive election cycle in state capitols across the country. guys? >> it's going to be close. thank you, derrick kitts. >> i'm surprised walker in wisconsin, tied 47/47. i thought walker was clear on that. >> well, he's had a contentious time in texas. he's been involved in controversy, he's a governor who has gone in there who has enacted an agenda. a lot of reforms. it's going to be a close race. i wouldn't count scott walker out of it. he's shown a lot of resiliency. >> she's a good candidate and pretty well-known. and steve said it, the structure of the race, it's a blue to purple state, and he's been controversial. so he's got a floor of support but also a ceiling. he's not going to get 55% of the vote here. once you're below that, you're in danger of losing it. same with john kasich in ohio. if they wanted to run for president, first, they've got to win the tough