he stays speaker. i think that the republican congress -- well, cards on the table, think republicans will win and take back the house. that is what i believe. i think it is a normal midterm, first year historic trend kind of thing. i think republicans will overread their mandate because every party after an election for the last 20 years has over red their mandate and swung for the moon and made huge mistakes. and the idea that nancy pelosi wants to be around in all of that, and the chaos that is going to follow with the republican party, maybe she's bring popcorn and enjoy it but i think she would rather be with hur family. >> i don't know if it would drive her out. that is the way i think it would be viewed i think. and i think we're suggesting in the question. she might have been more likely to step aside if this has not happened. but i think the idea that the right would interpret this as driving her out would make her less likely to go myself. >> for her to get to be speaker again, she had said she would retire as speaker. obviously if the republicans