it is not -- if he were serious, he would, again, propose a constitutional amendment. it took lindsey graham to try to make it seem more serious. let's talk about beto o'rourke in texas. this is to me at least the most fascinating race so far. here's a guy who has raised real barrel loads of money, a lot of that money coming from enclaves in and around new york city and other major metropolitan areas. he's raised a ton of money, hasn't led in a single poll, to my knowledge, and right now it looks like he's still outside the margin. does beto o'rourke have a shot? >> here's the thing. i think one of the mistakes many reporters make is they get been there, done that disease, which is you go, well, democratic candidate can't win in texas. i think you look -- so you have to as a reporter look at the metrics on the ground. that said, it does feel like he may come up short for this reason. when i went down there, there's