party also with us is claire mccaskill, and texas state representative ron reynolds. also with you representative, what is going on in texas? >> nicole, happy labor day. unfortunately, many in the republican leadership -- who can outflank who in the next republican primary with red meat appeasing the trump fights. it is no longer about what's best for texas or good public policy. it is how to go to the far extreme where you don't believe in science and you don't believe in good public policy, but what is far right and can appeals to their base. we should be focusing on issues like health care and covid recovery, and medicaid expansion. but we focus on those red wreaked issues that you opened up. they are putting politics before people, it is unpatriotic, and on texan. >> i want you to put up abbots approval rating, 41% of texans approve of, him 50% disapprove.