is it off message or is it a new message they think might be more are in politically. >> it may be a new messages, but republicans are walking a very, very delicate line. it's important to point to the second half of what mcconnell said. we are going to plow right through this. meaning we are going to plow right through this woman's accusations and presumably if she does testify it's going to be her trauma and a very emotional presentation. i'm not sure you want to say you want to plow through something like that. it's really important. there definitely could be a scenario where they get kavanaugh confirmed, but they pay a big price in november. balancing the confirmation politics and the politics, politics is a difficult -- they have to walk a very careful line. having the president bouncing back and forth or switching messages in the middle doesn't make it easier for republicans as they try to walk the fine