they miss diagnosed the electorate. they didn t understand what was going on on the ground. when you re in leadership you have to make compromises, pass debt ceilings and that was disconnected from the republican base, and he didn t go back to explain. he s all over the country amazing ronnie for other candidates trying to help the team but ignored his base. so, jim brat, governor, sorry, professor brat attacked cantor saying, quote a vote for eric cantors a vote for open borders, for amnesty. an issue he hit time and time again, governor. immigration reform. now in washington, i don t know that cantor was viewed as somebody willing to compromise immigration reform but that s how brat went after him. was that very important in the electorate? i think it s an element. i think the republican electorate is very committed to the rule of law, so they re worried about that aspect of the issue. but it isn t the central point here. there are a couple of central points jake. one, the mess