i'll ask poll ser kristin soltis anderson to read the tea leaves. >>> but first here is my take. hamas's terrorist attacks against israel and israel's military actions in gaza have unleashed a firestorm of controversy in the united states and europe. watching it all, i do wonder, does anyone believe in free speech any more. now, to note, i have strongly condemned the attacks of october 7th and i think that those hamas in any way are blind to the reality that it has been the principle opponent of a two-state solution to the israeli palestinian question. but the question to grapple with is how to handle views that either side finds deeply offensive. and, of course, speech and assembly are not the same as physical intimidation and harassment, which prevent civil discourse. until very recently, most concerns about free speech on college campuses were related to conservative speakers from ben shapiro to condo liza rise being protested or disinvited. legislat legislators introduce laws and in 2021 they started a campus free speech caucus to protect free expression and association. and

joining me is kristin soltis anderson, republican strategist and pollster and cnn contributor.in, i'm anxious to hear from you what about what you make of the two polls. the election seems to have gone well for democrats and yet you have this startling poll where biden is basically behind in all but one of the crucial swing states. >> well, we could tart with the poll and see there is a lot of evidence that voters are frustrated with president biden and they think his policies have not made the economy better for them and they are as a result considering putting donald trump back into the white house. but the other thing that happened this week with voter going to polls, that is a set of issues including abortion which is a real political hot button, that at the moment has felt separate from this 2024 donald trump versus joe biden contest. but as we approach next year, i this i these two debates are going to converge and you'll wind up seeing this overall political environment start to settle in a bit more with that really big activism and engagement from democratic voters who