that is seeming to mobilize republicans here. >> that's right. and certainly donald trump has done a lot -- >> fanned those flames. >> fanned those flames and i don't agree with him when he attacks the fake news but i think a lot of journalists have had a lot of difficulty hiding their stripes on this issue and the american voters see that and they're seeing through it. it's another part of -- it's fed right into what donald trump has said for two years. >> you have a little bit of a take on it here. your piece out in "time," you spent the last year talking to women all around the country and say this is like watching the 2016 election all over again. your piece starts with this striking anecdote of the calm silver blond woman and then the angry man accused of sexual misconduct allegations. this time there are no hacked e-mails or immigration debates to distort the central question.