matters. it's a throwaway comment. he's talking to volunteers. he didn't know it was going to get this broad an audience. all true. but the reason it's not a quip is because a quip is something that's clever and witty and funny. this is none of those things. but it is effective. you get a feel for what's going to work and what isn't. you don't say, i'm surprised you didn't have a target on her, if he was talking about something he felt would offend, that could hurt him. wat does that tell you about what the feelings are about what works with that base? >> yeah, i mean, this is a gop rally. this is a get out the vote rally. he's trying to get them invigorated to talk to voters and get them turned out. it's incredibly stupid to say. it's a dumb joke. >> got a good laugh in the room. >> sure, right. there is -- to an extent, this is a microcosm of what you see with donald trump. feeding off the audience, saying whatever you want. donald trump does that all the time. >> but with that audience. i've been to g.o.t. rallies.