cindy hyde-smith and democrat mike espy. last night in a debate hyde-smith tried to tamp down the criticism but also accused others of twisting her words. >> for anyone that was offended by my comments, i certainly apologize. i also recognize that this comment was twisted and turned into a weapon to be used against me, a political weapon used for nothing but personal and political gain. joining me now to discuss cnn political commentator and republican strategist kevin madden and commentator and hillary clinton's former campaign manager patty solis doyle. kevin, what do you make of hyde-smith's opinion polling? was it an apology? >> it was an apology. the problem with apologies,