i mean, the republicans spent $65 million in ad campaigns attacking nancy pelosi. they had a banner hanging on rnc headquarters saying fire pelosi for a year. they have been attacking her nonstop for well over a decade and despite the fact that this was a focus each in very conservative districts like dave brats, pelosi prevailed. democrats had their largest win since watergate. i mean, there are members going into congress that weren't even alive, democrats that even alive the last time democrats had this good of a midterm election. so i'm just confused, why do they think it's time to get rid of her now? >> well, also that's tantamount to having the republicans decide who the democratic leader would be, which is confusing in and of itself. you're right, joe, it would seem to be the case that this has been the all too familiar playbook for the republicans to