follow the president of the united states of america with those jokes they have played in front of a crowd already as he prepares to go before the large crowd of 2,600 people. i ll never forget being on the board of the association and how we would always get the temperature of the president and of the room about before they went on as we would banter with them before he would go up. it s a hard night. it s a hard room. but we are expecting laughter in a moment of crisis. we need that. but also, there will be, once again, a moment of optimism, i think this president is he has to deliver tonight. his poll numbers are down. this is one of the things that could help do something with his numbers, to push them upward. for people to once again feel like he s relatable, like he s them. and that s the piece he has to bring back to the form, to the forefront again. jeff, landen parven, a former