now, in new york, we should follow the population trends. new york city. a democratic component of new york state has increased in population. the rural areas in new york state have lost population. and so, if you are going to pull out a district, you are going to decrease the number of representatives. it probably ought to come from a rural area, which is -- probably means, you know, a couple of republican seats there. >> former-u.s. attorney general eric holder, thank you as always for making time tonight, sir. appreciate it. >> thanks for having me. that is "all in" for this evening. "the rachel maddow show" starts right now. good evening, rachel. >> good evening, chris. thank you, my friend. much appreciated. and thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. it was just over ten years ago -- it was actually ten years ago, almost exactly. and -- and an elite u.s. army ranger unit had gone on a mission in a dangerous part of wardak province. wardak province is just southwest of kabul. and those elite rangers were on a mission to go after a senior