received was his reaction to economic issues such as housing. this is now a well-known tweet from the prime minister during the campaign season. he responded with a tweet online that said yes, when i think about the high housing prices they're terrible but i don't forget life. the largest threat to our lives is a nuclear iran. this was a complete disconnect with the israeli people. they couldn't connect the two in the way that netanyahu does. this is something that has ultimately hurt his chances. >> steve, i'm anxious to get your take. did the speech to congress backfire, to have netanyahu at this position in this hour? >> i think bob shrum said it well. b.b. calling his election two years earlier -- i understand