the actist base where democrats look like they go in one direction but crumble under the pressure of republican talking points. i think what i am hearing is the message that this emits is that we think that these core constituencies are expendable. we are not that worried about the folks in d.c. we will avoid getting bludgeoned by republicans on this crime issue and recently the decision to weaken asylum in this country. right? the message that they send is that they're not all that concerned about action on the doors and also registering folks of color ahead of 2024. >> this is really a proxy war about crime and dealing with crime.