let's start with you. is this the direction that you want to see your party go? >> i want to see it go like you've been trying to tell mr. president trump. he plays identity poll techs and sent out the coded message. the democrats welcome his identity politics. they are intersecting the race, identity, and social issues, such as criminal justice. they are challenging whites to join up because trump has alienated every base in the country. i've been watching your show. you see it, laura. you've been trying to send trump a message. he played identity politics and the democrats are sleazy on it. orange county known as reagan county. it is now all blue. all blue. ask yourself why. >> laura: i'm aware that it is turned all blue. there's a lot of reasons for that. democrats also lost the south over a period of time.