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Control. but what i found concerning in that poll is that since april 2021, the number -- the percentage of people who believe that republicans should have control of congress has been inching up. so despite what you're saying about not having a governing partner, the american people seem to be slowly but surely thinking, hey, maybe the republicans should be given a shot, given the gavel back in the house. >> well, that's largely because that's what they're hearing from people. i've been saying to my party quite a bit, let's stop mimicking what the republican talking points are. we keep talkin...

The violent murder of one of his colleagues. that motion had only two republican votes in support, and one of whom, adam kinzinger, is retiring from congress. the other, liz cheney, has been disavowed by her state's republican party. susan, can the republican party be savaged? and what should the rest of us be doing while these people hold positions of power in our country? >> well, can it be salvaged, not in its current enforcement it literally needs to be burned to the ground and rebuilt. that is the only way you're going to see a principled party come back. and again, we're not talking abou...

Her job. kevin mccarthy needs to start doing his job and be a responsible governing partner. but he can't do that because all he cares about right now is auditioning for donald trump because he wants to make sure he holds on if the republicans take back the house that he does become majority leader. >> if you look at how gerrymandering, there are places where the republicans are redrawing the districts to their advantage. but again, given where we are right now, what are some of those 2022 primary fights going to look like on the republican side? >> they'll look like they look in texas where a...

Leadership, that is all changing. and don said this comes in cycles, and i do agree with him there. but we have never seen the most extreme of a party dictate the leadership of the party. and that is what scares me today. and you look at what nancy pelosi says, shirt, i have policy disagreements with her, many times. but she said she will not let doing the right thing -- she will make sure the right thing gets done no matter what threats the republicans will make. she is not going to stop doing her job. kevin mccarthy needs to start doing his job and be responsible governing partner. but he ca...

Republican party. minority leader mitch mcconnell caved and allowed a vote to raise the debt ceiling until december. and was immediately attacked by the former president and his allies, even though this vote was to pay the bills racked up primarily under his leadership, during the trump administration. trump is still the most influential person in the republican party. he's holding a rally in iowa tonight. susan, can mcconnell continue to thread this needle? or is it trump's way or the highway? >> well, i do not think that mitch mcconnell acted because of donald trump in any measure since dona...