afraid of the progressive left, challengers in democratic primaries but it would be wildly popular with the broader public, think about the governor of illinois presiding over the democratic convention in chicago. hard to see what he has to gain from this disruption and show himself to be a mainstream popular figure by saying you can have free speech but we are not going to shut down bridges or streets, the same is true, mayor eric adams had a lot to gain politically if he were to take a hard-line. paul: he is a former police captain. is it because the police were restrainer he was afraid of the political left? >> he was not the leftmost candidate in the mayoral race but he narrowly defeated the left most candidate in the mayoral race but i do think it