chris stirewalt, azure of the halftime report and author of the brand-new book out today, every man a king. how are you? [laughter] tell us a little bit about the book. it is wonderful. everyone should buy it. that s all you need to know. shannon: christmas gifting, done. maybe i will get some signed copies. you are our political expert. let s talk about this. senator harris getting backtracked by the washington post. they say this. did brett kavanaugh signal he supports going after birth control, which was her claim. you can see there are four pinocchios. not a right wing rag. will it matter? it matters in a couple of ways. the one way that it matters is, if history holds true, this coming election cycle, this coming presidential election cycle, which is getting underway