we have 29 days to the weekend. but what gives me optimism throughout is weirfielding great candidates everywhere. we're organizing in every state. we've become a 50-state party again, and we're leading with our values. i am very excited about the issues that we're talking about. we're putting hope back on the ballot. >> let me ask you this. how much does the -- how much is what you're seeing -- you're talking about long-term strub churl trends. how much does the new cycle matter? the things that are happening that are grabbing people's attention, i think there is a sense that there is this kind of needle moving back and forth. but from your perspective, does it matter that much what's in the news day to day? >> of course it matters. when you see the mistreatment of dr. ford, that's a mistreatment of every woman across america. when we see kids ripped from their parents at the border, that's an affront to our values as a nation. when you see the union movement attacked by republicans day in and day out, when we see that