. >> reporter: republican congressman charlie bass is running against democrat anne mclane kuster. the race is a rematch; in 2010 bass narrowly beat kuster to reclaim the second district seat he'd lost in 2006. like romney, bass is running mainly on his prescription for the economy. but he's also stressing his bipartisan credentials on social issues. >> the fact is... is that i... i clear my own path in the political world. i've supported a strong reauthorization of the violence against women's act, the senate version as it's known. i supported funding for title-x for women's health. i've supported a woman's right to choose, i... i support roe v. wade. these are all issues that the democrats have tried to tie on the republicans but they just don't work with me. >> reporter: kuster is banking on what she calls a backlash from voters against the tea party wave that swept new hampshire in 2010. >> the democrats have been very swell up and down the ticket. i think what happened was that there was some frustration, people thought the tea party was going to make promises they could fulfi