you have the remember that in the 25 districts, 23 in which hillary clinton actually won the popular vote, these are going to be close, difficult races for the gop. they cannot win without establishment support. so ed rollins, who is a fellow contributor, was quoted today in the washington post saying he's going to weigh in on the side of money and organization but especially organization. you've got to get your troops out. now, it worked very well for president trump in the general, but can the other candidates, do they have his magnetism and his charisma? i don't know. i think steve bannon -- let's wait and see how strong a force he really is within republican ranks. eric: well, early in the beginning you're not sure what the relationship is between mr. bannon and the president. but "the washington post" says today on the front page, it calls steve bannon the president's wingman saying, quote: bannon and trump are anything but estranged. instead, they have remained in frequent contact, chatting as often as several times a week.