"You're always an asset to me," Sam assures her. "If you want to put some serious thought into it, I'm definitely willing to look at a proposal or two. It's early on, so if we did end up running it's not like we've lost a lot of time."

There's the matter of fundraising, of course, but Sam has a lot of connections in the area and people who would truly like to see a strong opposition candidate make a run for the House if possible.