government and the dmv and elections and all that. and they do a pretty good job. so voters are -- reward them, and they never try to leap up to become a u.s. senator or governor or take a more partisan role. so electing secretaries of state isn't necessarily a bad thing. but this new money on both sides, the democrats are doing it, the republicans are doing it, really injects a level of partisanship that we haven't seen before. >> all right. reed wilson, thanks for helping us understand this really fascinating story. appreciate it. >> thank you. well, trivia time. leadville, colorado, says the founding fathers picked its names because there were lots of silv silver-named towns at the time. so congratulations to today's winner, zachary. hopefully i pronounced your name right. nice friday treat. and we will be right back with more. stay with us. salesperson #1: the real deal's the passat tdi clean diesel