democrats have the ability to compete in a fair system, the democrats will do fine. if you look at what happened after the redistricting in 2011, republicans got millions of votes fewer than democrats and ended up with a 33-seat majority. that wasn t a function of popularity, of policies or candidates. it was the way the system had been gained. and so if we take that out of the system, if we make the system fair, the democrats will do just fine. now there have to be political gains made between now and november. i think chief among them would be to pass the voting rights bills so the democratic base pass a build back better so the president and people running for the house will have a record of accomplishments that they can point to. so it s a question of both. it s making policy achievements as well as making sure that the system is fair.