who are saying no, you have to come right back at him the same way he comes at us. booker is trying to argue that may create a race to the bottom. and he's betting that democrats don't want a replica of donald trump. they want a replacement. and i think that tactical debate is going, we'll see that for the next two years play out among democrats. there is a danger, frankly, of, you know, emulating the president sort of bringing politics down into the gutter and, you know, it works for trump, it won't necessarily work for everyone else. >> it's that question about authenticity, right? if you can't do it, be yourself in doing it, does it really work? we saw a lot of gop candidates having a hard time, going toe to toe and get in the mud. >> remember when marco rubio tried to do his stand-up routine?