So I kinda wanna start, usually we start by, leaning into one of the big stories of the past week or the week ahead, and we'll get there in a second, but I kind of want to start zooming out, and just generally, you both have been working on or covering these campaigns from the beginning, from earlier than most people, even in Washington, actually started paying attention to midterm races, and you've seen it all the way through, so I'm super interested in both of your thoughts What what's the story of this of this midterm cycle going to be after the last vote is counted on Tuesday night or in California's case, Thursday morning? Yeah.

Oh, man.

I mean, I think when people ask for my general predictions, I always give them the unsatisfying answer that I refuse to give them predictions.

But Broad strokes, I think the Senate is gonna be much closer than people think.

I think Republicans will perform stronger than people are expecting.

The House, I've spent less time on, but it is looking like that's trending blue.

Look, I think broad trends to keep an eye on, incumbency, which incumbents are able, there's this huge frustration with incumbents, with establishments, it's all sort of part of the same voter frustration that I've been hearing across the country when I'm going out to talk to people.

Is this a situation where Democrats are going to come in and basically the leadership that is going to get keyed up is going to completely lose control of what's going on?