host: bj, martino -- bj martino.when you look at republican policies in the states, you see and i think the data bears this out across several states, that -- red states, led by the public and governors are the states that are growing. people are moving into them. their jobs are doing better. when you look at the blue states, california, there is a lot of people left to leap at they are leaving in droves. -- leave but they are leaving in droves. you can see how republican governments in the states have been much more successful than democratic governance by and large. when you talk about workers, i know you are a member of a union or were and you are receiving a pension but there are a lot of workers who aren't members of unions and have gotten entire wages and saved up for retirement and they are doing just fine. i would argue that republican governance has been successful and voters recognize that. go back to the polling. every time you ask about views of economic issues and the you trust more, republicans continue