AMANDA, THANKS.

OF COURSE.

WE'LL SEE YOU A LITTLE BIT LATER ON IN THE PROGRAM.

BUT FIRST WE CHECK IN WITH NIC BLOOMBERG, WHO IS OUTSIDE PFIZER FORM, OF COURSE, IN MILWAUKEE.

NIC, ILLINOIS HAS JUST 3 REPUBLICANS IN ITS CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION WIRE.

THEY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT PICKING UP MORE SEATS IN NOVEMBER.

WELL, TO HEAR CONGRESSMAN DARIN LAHOOD TELL IT, HE'S ONE OF THOSE 3 REPUBLICANS.

IT COMES DOWN TO 2 THINGS.

THE ENERGY AROUND FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP, ESPECIALLY IN THE WAKE OF THIS PAST WEEKEND'S ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION AND THE DISARRAY FACING DEMOCRATS.

NOW, LAHOOD SAYS SOMETIMES REPUBLICANS ON CAPITOL HILL DON'T FEEL LIKE THEY GET A FAIR SHAKE FROM THE MEDIA.

BUT HE TOLD THE ILLINOIS DELEGATION THIS MORNING THAT AFTER PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN'S DEBATE PERFORMANCE, HE HAD NEVER SEEN DEMOCRATS SO DESPONDENT.

WHEN WE'RE IN BC THE PRESS IS ALL OVER US AS REPUBLICANS.

THEY WANT TO CREATE CONTROVERSY.

FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN OUR CONFERENCE THAT WEEK.

THERE WAS NOTHING GOING ON.

I ACTUALLY SO SORRY FOR A DEMOCRAT.

I THOUGHT ABOUT HUGGING ONE THAT WE.

I DIDN'T DO IT.

BUT IT'S NICE FOR A CHANGE THAT THE TABLE HAS BEEN FLIPPED.

NOW JUST A DECADE AGO, ILLINOIS HAD A REPUBLICAN SENATOR AND 8 REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE 10 YEARS AGO WAS ALSO THE LAST TIME THAT A REPUBLICAN WAS ELECTED TO STATEWIDE OFFICE IN ILLINOIS, HEADING INTO NOVEMBER'S ELECTION.

LAHOOD SAID THE TIME IS RIGHT FOR A COMEBACK.

WE HAVE SUCH A CHANCE TO TURN AROUND THIS COUNTRY.

WE HAVE THE WIND AT OUR BACKS IN TERMS OF WHAT WE'RE DOING.

BUT IT'S GOING TO BE INCUMBENT UPON ALL OF US TO BE ENGAGED AND USE THAT ENERGY AND ENTHUSIASM TO TO WIN ON NOVEMBER 5TH.

THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO WIN BACK SEAT TO KNOW WHY WE ONLY HAVE 3 CONGRESSIONAL SO I'M GOING TO BE WORKING TO DO EVERYTHING I CAN TO HELP GET THEM ELECTED.

BUT THOSE GOP CONGRESSIONAL CHALLENGERS FACE ENTRENCHED INCUMBENT DEMOCRAT.

I SPOKE WITH MARK RICE WHO'S TAKING ON CONGRESSMAN RAJA KRISHNAMOORTHI.

RICE TOLD ME HE DOESN'T SEE IT AS AN UPHILL BATTLE, BUT A MASSIVE OPPORTUNITY.

HE TOLD ME THAT HIS MESSAGES ABOUT CRIME, THE ECONOMY, THE BORDER, THOSE ARE GETTING THROUGH TO VOTERS.

I ALSO SPOKE WITH JIM CARREY HE'S TAKING ON CONGRESSMAN BRAD SCHNEIDER.

HARRIS SAID FOR HIM, IT'S ABOUT PUBLIC SERVICE AND HE THINKS REPUBLICANS ARE ENERGIZED HEADING INTO NOVEMBER.

NICK, THE DELEGATION HEARD FROM ANOTHER CHALLENGER TAKING ON A WELL ESTABLISHED INCUMBENT.

TELL US ABOUT THAT.

THAT'S RIGHT.

BERNIE MORENO IS A GOP CANDIDATE FOR U.S. SENATE IN OHIO TAKING ON THE LONGTIME SENATOR SHERROD BROWN THERE.

HE ALSO STRUCK AN OPTIMISTIC TONE AND HE SAID UNITY IS KEY FOR REPUBLICANS.

RENO TOLD THE ROOM THAT AFTER HE WON A VERY HARD CONTESTED PRIMARY, HE SAID HIMSELF TO THE TASK OF BRINGING THE PARTY TOGETHER FOR A COMMON CAUSE.

IF YOU'RE IN THE DAY WHILE WE AGREE EACH OTHER, WHETHER IT'S 60% OR 90%, IT'S A LOT MORE THAT WE AGREE WITH DEMOCRATS TO THIS ELECTION IS ABOUT TAX RATES.

WELL, OR THAT ABOUT REGULATIONS WERE LOWER.

THAT.

THIS IS ABOUT MARINO.

ALSO GOT TO DIG IN AT THE WINDY CITY TELLING ANY CHICAGO RESIDENTS IN THE ROOM THAT THEY WANT TO GET AWAY FOR A WEEK DURING THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION