there's a stubborn core of libertarian support within the republican party for ron paul and i think some of those will go to gary johnson, the libertarian candidate in the general election, so republicans ought to pay attention to that. i don't know if picking ran paul is the answer. i don't know. but they ought to pay attention to the libertarians. because a lot of republicans hate libertarians. but the fact is they need them to win. host: i just noticed you're not wearing a bow tie. guest: i joined the main stream now. host: how long have you not been wearing a bow tie? guest: probably five or six years. i wore it from high school to my late 30's when i decided people hate you so much when you wear a bow tie that it's probably not worth the conflict, having people scream obscenities to you when you walk through train stations and stuff. host: we're going to begin taking your calls for tucker carlson in a minute.