that's 1 for 3 for mitch mcconnell. judge boehner named jeb hensarlinger, they're probably all hope his nancy pelosi has yet to name her three picks. we'll be right back. democrats came out bruised and beaten. they needed to win three to take control of the wisconsin state senate. a big defeat to big labor. i mentioned that before. also a reminder of just show reply wisconsin is. joining me are two experts, john nichols, and jonathan from talking point memo. you're reading -- john, first. >> sure. it was a tough night, because people had raised expectations so high. if you were realistic about politics, you have to understand they were going into six republican districts and some of the least unionized areas in the state. so it was a tough fight they took on. still, there was such a sense of optimist, hope, and frankly this was a case where labor put a lot of money in, and they did fall one seat short. >> josh, aren't these districts, just to put them in presidential perspective, weren't they obama districts? >> you know, the