>> it's a really good question because kathleen cortez masto and jackie rosen work just elected last two cycles through they are not very high in seniority in the minority right now but if the democrats retake the senate kathleen cortez masto is the head of the senatorial campaign committee would get some credit for that in our standing would rise in the u.s. senate. jackie rosen would be only in our second part of our first term so she probably wouldn't have that much influence but if kathleen cortez masto was up in the ranks that would help jackie rosen in nevada as well. for many years the small state like nevada really couldn't do much until harry reid became one of the most powerful people in the history of the state becoming minority majority leader of the u.s. senate and i'm sure he's talked to kathleen cortez masto about that as he anointed our to replace him. >> host: it is nevada a swing state? >> it's a great question steve and i wrote a column after the last election saying that the data is a blue state state and wasn't the republicans who are upset with me was actually t