in many ways than a year ago. and it's because with each passing day we have more and more of our colleagues who try to pretend this did not happen. you know, in the few hours that followed that attack, it felt as if maybe the fever would break. in fact, naively i thought that at long last this attack would put an end to this dangerous lie that is the precondition to the attack. unfortunately, we find ourselves a year later not in better shape but in many ways at greater risk because the sophistication of this attack on our democracy is increased. and that they're doing it in state legislativers, county clerk offices. we have to make sure we don't allow this one event to stand on its own. it is of a piece of an effort to undo things, principles that we have held true for -- >> and your reporters are so