well, i don't disagree with what howard said but i think there are a couple more jen racgeneri problems, the country has become highly polarized and i think there are two basic reasons, one is the jurymandering of districts in the house. where the trend has been to get rid of moderates on both sides. and you wind up with the districts very heavily drawn like in georgia, where liberals primarily, primarily african-americans have a district carved out where they will surely get reelected over and over and then you have left, very conservative districts, but, democrats have no chance. and, exists all over this country. except make iowa. where judges do the districts but that is one reason. another one is, the high increase in campaign financing. and the result in an unprecedented way to the extent of negative advertising, and where the key to success quite often is the -- to destroy the character and reputation of your opponent, and, on both sides, and that carries over, after the election is over, with the people in the district, believing that both sides are scoundrels, and, then, there