at winning governor s races, winning the state legislatures. it s kind of a self-reinforcing cycle which they then draw the maps that allow they have to continue to control those things. certainly both parties, gerry gerrymander extensively. republicans have more opportunities to do it. what that means is the playing field is a little bit more slanted towards republicans whether it comes to the 2022 elections. aaron blake, so nice to talk to you this morning. thanks for dropping by. thanks, aaron. speaking of gerrymandering, president biden will kickoff a two-day democracy summit at the white house. it s a virtual meeting for global leaders promoting democracy over autocracy. china calls it hypocritical. hillary clinton delivered the speech she hoped to deliver in the 2016 election. it was part of a master class released on the topic of