theory. all of that lies straight from the pit of held. these are the extreme, extreme statements. extreme statements. and, again, you know, it s a political calculous here where you cannot possibly be too far to the right for most of these members of congress running in these districts. i think it s very interesting to note that in the senate, there were very few republicans who defected from the fiscal cliff bill vote. because they have to run for the whole state. so they have to represent a broader constituency in the house, totally different situation: because it s a narrower these districts where they only have to worry about how far to the right can they get. and there s another interesting thing at play here. i went back and took a look during the summer, 2011. research did a poll asking people if they want to see a