going. they have to play off of that overall economy. they can't set their own prices. they can't set their own demand. they are demand takers and price takers from that regard. they are worried about what they are seeing out there. we saw the retail sales numbers. they were abysmal. they dropped off significantly, even since the beginning of the year. many of the companies are in retail. so when you see the retail sales numbers falling, this is the customers they see coming in the door every day. and they're not happy about it. >> bret: doctor, the chamber has had a rocky relationship with the obama administration. there are democrats out there who look at these numbers in the study and say hey, listen, the chamber is in the tank for republicans. take these numbers with a grain of salt. how do you respond to the politics of that? >> we support republicans and democrats who are pro-business. anybody that has 70% voting record with us and running again, we give them a blanket endorsement. it's based on the numbers themselves. did they vote with us 70% or more of the time? if they did, they get it.