and staff writer at the atlantic, david fromm.barnicle. >> mike, it's amazing because republicans lost in 2017, '18, '19, '20, i was corrected they also lost in 2021 and 2022 and if you are an election denier you lost big time. and i remember looking -- >> they like it. >> two exit polls that stuck out that actually -- that actually line right up with what we're talking about this morning. we were all shocked because last polls of the 2022 campaign suggested on the issues abortion came in at 5, 6, 7%. election night, the exit polls show more like 30, 35, 40% for voters. you knew that was a problem for republican. but then there was another question that i saw an exit poll -- in an exit poll. the question was, do you have confidence that your vote is going to be counted fairly today? 85% of voters said, yes. and at that point i was like, barr the door. this is going to be a long night for the republicans. election deniers. sure enough, mike, every single one lost. and yet here we are with the rnc pushing the most extreme positions