we are looking for something new such as radtke. been in the race for about a year. outside the party voters, she is not gaining any momentum. she would do better in the primary against george allen if she could face him one-on-one. but it is likely there will be at least one more candidate -- delegate bob marshall, who will probably split the anti- establishment, anti-george allen vote with her. radtke has her supporters, but she certainly lacks an attraction statewide. if she were the nominee, i would have to move that race in the democrats' favor. host: jon in boston on the line. caller: my understanding in massachusetts is that scott brown has a pretty sizable lead in a local poll over -- guest: elizabeth warren. caller: a lot of people seem to be wanting to give him another chance to have a full term in office and he seems to have really connected with the constituency in massachusetts. can you comment? also, on the presidential side, i am not sure if there is going to be a hold one's nose factor with the republicans that no ma