purple state. democrats have taken it at the presidential level nine out of the last ten. if a republican wins and this is the only election that we have this year, rolling into the midterms, that's going to be a significant scalping for the republican party. >> eli? >> heidi's right. virginia, colorado, the purple states, they're more blue than the rust belt states that the democrats have taken for a long time. >> what about the monuments? >> there's a reason thdonald trp decided to pivot to i'm defending the monuments. it's a political issue. and the democrats who latch on to that issue are misplaying what was a very good hand. >> let me give you a red line. there's a nice statue on washington street in old town alex tri alexandr alexandria. it's not about winning a battle. it's a poor, white -- i guess