the ad was not paid for not about the the national -- they changed their name to nrsc.heir name had three words that are very unpopular, national, republican and senatorial. they realized they couldn't have that. how do republicans close the gap? >> they close it with the ad that you just put on the air, which is to bring it back to president obama. we have talked about this all year long, that the national atmosphere in a midterm election, the president's on line. he has been a drag on democrats all through this campaign. there have been things that have gotten in the way of that for republicans that has made it more difficult, one is their bad brand and questions about them. in the end,they will want to try to nationalize this around obama. >> luke, closing argument for the democrats. did they mess up by distancing themselves too much from obama where they made this even too effective? >> i think in the individual state races, it's probably better to try and be as independent as you can. looking into the poll, what i found fascinating, the two issues, job creation and

the ad was not paid for not about the the national -- they changed their name to nrsc.d three words that are very unpopular, national, republican and senatorial. they realized they couldn't have that. how do republicans close the gap? >> they close it with the ad that you just put on the air, which is to bring it back to president obama. we have talked about this all year long, that the national atmosphere in a midterm election, the president's on line. he has been a drag on democrats all through this campaign. there have been things that have gotten in the way of that for republicans that has made it more difficult, one is their bad brand and questions about them. in the end, they will want to try to nationalize this around obama. >> luke, closing argument for the democrats. did they mess up by distancing themselves too much from obama where they made this even too effective? >> i think in the individual state races, it's probably better to try and be as independent as you can. looking into the poll, what i found fascinating, the two issues, job creation and breaking t

that came from my own party, came from the nrsc, i don't know how they can feel good about putting thatwhen gardner is standing taller than any candidate in the country. what he said right after the quote used in the tv ad directly contradicted what it seems to say. he goes forward to say, if we fight isis over there on our terms, they won't be able to come here and be a threat to us. unfortunately this is the worst of the worst, i'm surprised almost shocked that the nrsc would jeopardize all of the good things gardner has going on. >> a wide range feeling, even the president echoed that, we're in a troubled time. crisis after crisis and isis threatening us and threat of foreign fighters and western passport holders who can come back here to attack us. >> we are definitely, what the american people really want to see right now are actual solutions and policy. and unfortunately what we're seeing is this sort of attempt to get out the republican base by using the politics of fear. and i don't think that's really what the american people want to see. it may win a few elections but overall,

i mean look where we started, when i became the chairman of the nrsc, the thought was, you know, is susan collins going to run again in maine, are you going to find a candidate in a arkansas, how are you going to compete in north carolina? and the reality is, we have ten great candidates who are above their democrat opponents in the polls, eight of those are ahead and two are tied, so that's changed in so many ways over the course of this election, which is what campaigns are about. is candidates connecting with voters and convincing them that they are the ones that understand those voters, care about those states and share the values of those people they're asking to vote for. >> out in oregon you, have the real clear politics of monica wheby, she's trailing jeff merkley, and al franken, a big lead over mike mcfadden. as you look at those three, is anything possible or are you moving out of those places? >> we're not moving away from anything, we're committed to the success of our candidates, we're going to choose wisely, in all those states, the republicans candidates that you mentioned