leaving. i think he may have wanted some counsel and support in that decision. as everybody said, this has been coming. the republican party is fragmenting. just like it came together before the civil war, a combination of the abolitionists, the extreme people, and the weak party, that seems to be perhaps the same mode between the two sides. because i don't think they have a a on interest. i think ted cruz and marco rubio and the new breed, i don't think they have a a common interest in the institution. they don't really like the institution. they think it's subservient to their ideology. i think we'll see a break leading to a brokered convention. it's very possible. democrats, a a little less so. they seem to be somewhat happy with their center left positioning. but i'll tell you, immigration,