election that's upcoming. number two, nancy pelosi has her speaking vote coming up in january. she is under pressure from the left not to accept certainly any wall. i don't see any compromise coming any time soon. i think this actually goes into the new year. >> okay. so here's a good question for you, abigail, if congress comes up with a magic number how can republicans actually count on the president's wouldrd? look what he did this week, a complete about-face. >> i think you hit the nail on the head in terms of what the problem is. i think one of the issues why you are seeing so much frustration on capitol hill is the fact that the president hasn't been clear as to what he would specifically would or would not sign. he shifted his own goal posts around, is it a wall, is it steel slats, is it x, y, z, is it border security. as you mentioned earlier his tweet language was border security, it wasn't a you will with a. i think one of the sticking