decades, these oracles. drudge, a.m. talk radio, fox news. these outlets hold tremendous sway over primary voters in republican primaries. and that's why it's very important to pay attention to what signals are coming out of them. because we're looking at the congress. you know, we're looking at the senate in particular to see whether any republican senators are going to abandon ship on this impeachment fight. and these are signs that maybe the audience that they pay attention to the most is being told all is not well. that's why it's significant. >> michael smerconish, a pleasure having you on with us this morning. everyone needs to watch your show tomorrow morning as well. great to have you here. late night comics, what were they talking about? >> i don't know. what were they? >> they were talking about the impeachment investigation and the president's claims that he doesn't know rudy giuliani's indicted associates. here are your late night laughs. >> you're aware of the interest