so here in texas, for example, we have about 30%, one-third of the latino population are less than 18 years of age. so these are individuals not eligible to vote. and then you also have a certain portion of the population that are here without being u.s. citizens. they may be here legally, temporary residents, but they are not u.s. citizens so they cannot vote. it's a significant portion of the population in texas that cannot vote. so you have that lag period between demographic strength and political power. in addition -- >> i understand. but having said that, if the current alignments maintain themselves, meaning those groups that tend to vote for each party and that party's candidates long term, the gop has got a problem. that's the bottom line. that's how i apply your demographic information to the current political dynamic. >> yeah.