if. >> michael steele, i want to read you a quote from the "new york times." this comes from a former aide to mitch mcconnell, josh homes. quote, this is what happens when you let reckless, incompetent idiots like steve bannon who go out and recruit candidates who have absolutely no business running for the u.s. senate. michael, do you chalk this up to the kind of collateral damage of trump trump, et al? >> yeah, i think that statement hit it is right on the head. t the. >> they used to matter. >> i remember spending a lot of time as state chairman, national chairman and there were some that we stayed away from because