contest as we look at the polls going into this, a bellwether of where the president zanstands a where the party stands, how concerned should republicans be? >> they're pretty concerned. they're concerned that this, if, it is right now a big if, if the republicans were to lose this red seat first in montana tomorrow, there's later a runoff in georgia, that it's not necessarily about russia at all. it could be about -- probably is more about health care and other issues. but tell that to republicans and pretty much any member of congress who has it in their dna to run scared when something looks like a canary in a coal mine. so that is why they're watching -- i've talked to republicans who say this particular race in montana was tightening big-time. big-time. they're concerned a ee eed about that if, if, something hoop ha and doesn't go their way, you're seeing in a nuanced way republicans moving more and more toward the notion of, you know what, let's not be completely