year. i mean -- i mean, you are not going to be able to claim any credit for it. i also think what is happening is there is a sense of youngkin has momentum and you are seeing these statements coming out from him because he wants some of the credit here for this but i think youngkin did the right thing, and he ran his own race. he didn't feel like he had to lean on trump for anything. and unlike mcauliffe who feels like he has to lean on biden, obama, and every other democratic luminary. youngkin was his own man here and i give him credit for staying the course on that. and not give in to the idea you have to bring in trump or anyone else, frankly. >> ron, i have to go. if you can give me ten seconds to respond because i know you want to respond. >> look. i think the biggest question for democrats is going to be do they see the -- the signs of the usual problem in the midterm which is that their base is depressed, less eager to vote than the other side? and also, how big a drag is joe biden? whether mcauliffe wins bay point or loses by a point, think the clearest message for democrats is they have a shared interest, a kind of survival interest in