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Is a huge galvanizing factor, particularly for democrats in the midterm election. how do you weigh those two things? if abortion do ranking so low, how can it also be this big, galvanizing factor? >> yeah, well, that's where i think the partisan breakdown is so interesting. abortion overall is not near the top in terms of issues animating voters. look inside the democratic universe. that's what you're seeing in this column here. these are democratic voters. actually, it's number two. it's the second highest prevalence issue among democrats. threats to democracy is the highest. you'll get that ...

With world. he's been doing that. we have those people. to ask for them to be in our politics, in this particular moment of polarization, it's tough. and i hope that 30 years from now, we can look back at this moment and say, you are the folks who really stood up. you are the heroes in our politics. >> it's a great thought, this idea of, if you think about it, how often have you heard the phrase that history will judge us? how will history view you? i wonder sometimes about whether that has any persuasive value to people. especially in politics. because it means you have to have shame, right? ...

I often wonder whether that have any persuasive value to people, especially in politics. the idea -- it means you have to have shame, right? i'm going to be so embarrassed and scared that i might be judged badly today, that i'm not going to do today what i want to do. but i don't think that shame is that motivated, galvanizing factor for people they think about as how can i become that next great hero. >> well, shame is the stick. but you have to keep in mind that the carrot that bill russell would never have imagined, these multi-year, $100 million contracts, where the players who might even ...

Talking about a few districts and only a few states. i spent the last month traveling around the country and the only thing people are talking about when i ask them what they're going to vote on in the midterms is $5 a gallon for gas. that was even the case over the course of this weekend. i was in pennsylvania during the weekend and when the ruling came out and i spent the time talking to an abortion provider, a doctor who actually said, look, there's a potential that this galvanizes the other side, too, in a state like pennsylvania. yes, it might galvanize some democrats and may persuade som...

That's a passion issue. i think of carver, it is the economy stupid. and that joe manchin is probably correct. >> seen that as a galvanizing factor. >> fencing around the supreme court building by way of one example. people are very hot about this issue. when p it comes out presumably will i next month, there will be so much time between then, summer and fall campaign. it is just impossible to tell. >> thank you for your time