mcconnell's side of that conversation, don. and that's because he sort of shouted it from the rooftops that he spoke to the president, to the vice president about the problem that he believes, the very big problem that he believes the republican party and by extension the president and his agenda has because of this moore candidacy. the open question is what the president believes, what he feels and more importantly what if anything he's going sasay publicly now that he's back at the white house, back in washington and back engaged in politics. it's unclear if he's going to say anything. and to be honest even if he does, it's doubtful that that would even have much of an impact on whether or not moore decides to step aside, especially given what he said tonight. and remember the president never endorsed moore. he endorsed luther strange,