caller: i want to acknowledge dan balz as one of the excellent reporters.n, honest, and gives a fair, objective analysis. i appreciate it. where is the republican party going to be going in the next few years? i really am curious about that. i am getting frustrated. in the last 30 years, can we identify a true leader in this country? again, thank you so much. open, honest, and very objective, and you provide a wealth of information. you and c-span are blessings. guest: thank you. that is kind of you. at this point, republicans are totally focused on 2022 and winning back control of the house and if possible to win control of the senate. as a result of that, they are trying to put to the side the questions of the future of donald trump, what role he will play in the future, and can they prosper if he is front and center within the party. that is a debate they would like not to have in 2022 and one of the reasons that liz cheney was driven out of the number three position in the house republican conference, because she was continuing to talk about donald trum