we ll be back all gay tomorrow here at the campus of usc for coverage of the los angeles festival of books. we ll again be covering non-fiction books and have call-in programs with the authors. today s book program is reaired tonight on booktv gipping beginning at midnight. [applause] well, thank you, author, it s a real privilege to be here. i voted at about this time, yesterday, you were on the view being interviewed, and i hope we can elevate things a little bit, that was a low bar. quite the experience. it s good to be here in part because this is a wonderful book, and author touched on your personal story. i brought with me two of my daughters today because i think it s so important for alls us to be able to spend time with strong, confident leaders, and because i think that your experience really puts the lie in many ways to the notion that there s a republican war on women somehow, but i want to start with a story you tell in the book about your runoff and