to combat that democratic politicians. when i think the right thing to do is, not play into it. by giving the republican side more fodder that can play down to voters. the new york post effect is the perfect aspect of this that's why adams did so well. what are people who are not maga people, but conservatively orient people reading the new york post, what is their perception of what's happening? part of their perception is the narrative in the post, part of it is what they are seeing in their community. and so eric i think spoke to that perception in a real way that paid off for him well. in the mayorship. i don't think that means you can't be for criminal justice reform in all this other stuff, but it does mean you have to acknowledge that as part of the political reality. >> the epidemic question. going to push us a little longer. as a democratic representative