jozy. jozy in san fernando, you got to mute that television. it's your turn. oh, jose. excuse me. that's why. caller: yeah, that's why. jose. host: sorry about that. caller: i got some concerns about california and why we are putting -- why we're putting 50, 51 all the time when it seems like it feels like, you know -- host: you got to mute that television. otherwise we get the feedback. difficult to hear you. joan in charlotte, north carolina. republican. caller: good morning, greta. i was listening -- i've been listening for years. i'm 80 years old. and i was listening yesterday morning. this gentleman called in and he made a good suggestion. why are the independents on the democratic side? if they're independent they should not be on either side. so that's the question i got. host: the caucus with one party or the other, sometimes the independent go to the republican side depending which way they lean. they get committee assignments they prefer if they caucus with the -- with the party that's in power or the party that they align with. so that's generally why you see them choos