the table in this meeting, they're going to be thinking why should we work with the president on this, when the polls show that he and the republican party are on the defense. they're going to want the president to concede on certain issues. they want to concede on certain immigration issues. they want to make sure he does not move in the direction of speaker ryan, who right now wants to put big cuts on medicare, social security and welfare programs on the table. and they're not going to stand for that right now. so that will be the big lagger head at this meeting. >> patrick, julian alluded to something i want to ask you about. there's concern within the white house that republicans might sustain major losses in 2018, the so-called blue wave that people like julian are predicting. when it comes to democrats working with the president, though, ultimately, if they broker a deal with him, any kind of deal, do they stand to put themselves at risk because in primaries, you could have other democrats running to the left of