how can i use this to further my party. >> with all due respect, democrats have advocated for universal background checks forever. we have seven states -- >> but they haven't always done anything. >> i'm sorry? >> again, i'm not saying -- go ahead. >> go, yamiche. >> democrats have talked about gun safety. they are the party that has talked about gun safety more than the republicans for sure. the republicans of course are the ones that are taking more money from the nra. that's settled. the issue, though, is that democrats, the ones that are in congress, they didn't make this a number one issue when they were in power in congress. they could have done more when they were in power. and you talk to gun advocates, people who are victims of gun shootings, and they say that. they say they blame washington more so than republicans. but they do blame the democrats as well. >> democrats have other priorities. they have other good ones too, like health care, things like that. thank you, governor malloy. please come back. yamiche, you make a good point. progressives and moderates have