Republican that is running against us. that s the only way they re going to counteract the problems they have in the midterm election. we ve seen it time and time again, voters make decisions in ate very particular way. and it doesn t necessarily reflect polling and an important question. and then, the question is why did georgia republican voters think that the best person to address the extraordinary complex issue of inflation is herschel walker. we ll leave that to the good voters of georgia to sort through. good luck with that. it kind of bruised the poll. david drucker, sam tine, adrienne elrod, thank you. let s sneak in a quick break. up next, we ll get a report as russia escalates aggression, some calling gas blackmail.