overlook the possibility that when it comes to an assault weapons ban, which the president has said he's really going to push hard for, but it might get attached to some of the other must-pass legislation, whether it is the debt limit or the defense authorization bill. there are ways to make this happen. and for the president to say that this is going to be a priority for him suggests that they'll look for every legislative angle they can to pry and make america safer. >> the debt limit will have to be done through reconciliation in the lake duck session because republicans won't be on board for that. and another democrat in the senate, right, and so you have former president obama traveling to georgia to campaign for raphael warnock this thursday. you don't have notable names like former president trump, which may be a good thing, given what we've seen happen in the past there, or even the people like govern desantis campaigning for his point herschel walker. what does that tell you about the stakes in terms of how