in somebody if he doesn't feel that way. he doesn't want upheaval. we need to understand, when we look at candidates or senators like lindsey graham and others, some are going to have republican primaries coming up in 2020. in a state like south carolina, where the president is going to have a lot of loyal support among the republican base, it could be that lindsey graham is making sure he is on the right side of the republican primary electorate. how do you do that? making sure you send signals you are supportive of where the president is, as this mueller investigation proceeds. if this thing drips into next year, you are then in a new election cycle. all of a sudden, this is an issue in a republican primary where they say to lindsey graham voters, hey, are you with the president or mueller. >> that is pathetic. the week after john mccain pass, we have lindsey graham, of all people, saying basically, i'm