jody ernst is still ahead against all the democratic comknees in iowa. mcsally is worried because trump is losing to the most liberal of the nominees. so it is really going to be about whether or not they think they can survive this politically. i hate to say it, it's depressing to me that it's not more of a principled stand on what's acceptable behavior for the president of the most powerful country on the planet. but i think that's the reality. and mitch mcconnell, i've had several of my former republican colleagues say to me, if it's a party-line vote in the house, it will be close to a party-line vote in the senate. >> elise. >> dean cohen, i want to shift gears just a little bit to go back to the state department a building you know well given your experience as an official at the state department during the bush administration. are you concerned about the command climate that secretary