help define this race, no doubt. when you said his name, i started to kind of giggle because i think, gosh, he is leaving a big cliffhanger out there since he announced ten days ago, i ve made by decision, you will learn what it is soon and the nation waits. david, do you think some of the candidates who made their decision not to run were impacted by the idea that biden is supposedly 95% committed to run? i think it has held some people back who we haven t heard from terry mccaauliffe, for example. if biden does not run, it s widely expected terry mcauliffe of virginia who s very close to the clintons but also was governor of virginia, an effective governor, that he would get in and be competitive. to go back to this, you know, and agree with most of what jeff said, to go back to this, i don t think it s shaped up that much. this is still very fluid. for example, ckamala harris has gotten off to a very good start. she s rising in the polls. having that california primary early giv