great mandate. people believe in the policies that you're talking about. they want you to get this particular thing done or that particular thing done. it's just kind of a yes or no vote. yes, we like the guys who are in office, no, we don't like the guys who are in office. and so the folks who win are going to have to prove they can do something to change that number. >> let me echo what gloria just said. because it's important. i think this is a cautionary note for republicans. >> mm-hmm. >> half the people in the cnn poll say that the reason they're going to vote for republicans is not because they approve of republicans but because they disapprove of the president and his party. that goes to the mandate question. it's a negative vote. half of the vote is negative. so, they're essentially saying we'll give the republicans another chance. but we haven't rushed to embrace everything they stand for yet. >> david, i know you've been thinking about this. there's going to be a big turnover in the election in the white house staff if rahm emmanu