calming down normalcy. >> and especially, i want to come back to the senate map. especially if you're the republicans. you're thinking you have the wind at your back, historical trends at your back. if you see improving economic numbers, the president perhaps having a good week announcing a successful strike against a terrorist leader. you are the republicans, you want normal. you want to keep this normal. you look at the senate map. there's this tension right now. some of the republicans who might want to be trumpy or thinking about running for president, they're going to make a stink no matter who the president nominates to the supreme court. the leadership saying if the president sends up somebody who is qualified, we should just let this go. let this run its course. do not let it get in our way. >> right. right. there's no better way to help motivate the other side than to pick a fight and to, you know, make it look as if you are just needlessly or attacking somebody