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Don't you start winnowing the field now by raising the criteria for july? i don't think that's fair. >> no, you guys already announced the criteria. >> we don't want to do that. also, i want to make sure that everybody -- i'm a baseball fanatic. >> me too. >> and, you know, i want people -- i want every single candidate to be able to say that they got to the plate, they swung the bat. they had a fair opportunity. not only with our debate, but with all the various forums that are being held, with those town hall meetings that you have done and other networks have done. there i believe has been ...

Criteria for july? i don't think that's fair. >> no, you guys already announced the criteria. >> we don't want to do that. also, i want to make sure that everybody -- i'm a baseball fanatic. >> me too. >> and, you know, i want people -- i want every single candidate to be able to say that they got to the plate, they swung the bat. they had a fair opportunity. not only with our debate, but with all the various forums that are being held, with those town hall meetings that you have done and other networks have done. there i believe has been unprecedented earned media access for our candidates. >...

Essentially attention eyeballs towards a smaller group of candidates who are performing better as time goes by? >> here's my core belief right now and our north star principle is we want to make sure that everybody got a fair shake. we wanted to build a very transparent set of criteria. >> right, let me interrupt, though. i get that, but everyone getting fair shake is intention with concentration of attention with people who are the most serious candidates. >> right, and you see, it's a stair step, and it's always been a stair step, and this is no different, and what i'm saying now, i've been ...

By? >> well, here is my core belief right now in our north star principle is we want to make sure that everybody got a fair shake. we wanted to build a very transparent set of criteria. >> let me interrupt, though. i get that. that is everyone getting a fair shake is intention with concentration of attention on people that are the most serious candidates. >> right. and you see it's a stair step. >> right. >> and it's always been a stair step. and this is no different. and what i'm saying now, i've been asked today, well, why don't you start winnowing the field now by raising the criteria for j...

Behavior, his meetings, he's very gregarious, very different from his father, who was a strange guy, i want roverted. this guy is jovial, touchy, feely. he could get along. they could create good chemistry. let's see what happens. >> he prides himself. he said earlier this week it was all about attitude. will his experience as a businessman suit him well in this setting? >> we'll have to wait and see how this plays out. the hype is phenomenal. it reminds me of the thrilla in manila, muhammad ali and george foreman. it's like a reality tv summit. >> i knew you were a presidential historian, i d...