hampton university, as well as an alum with. the concentration in international relations from harvard and a doctorate law and policy from northeastern university. theodore ted, thank you so much for joining. and nick troiano is a civic entrepreneur, based in denver, colorado and is the executive director of unite, which is a nonpartisan organization that looks to foster a more functional and representative government. nick has been a leader in the political reform over the last decade, beginning as a founding member of americans elect. in 2010, nick ran for congress in pennsylvania's 10th district in 2014, drew national attention, both the youngest candidate that cycle and, the most competitive independent u.s. house in nearly two decades. he then worked for change.org to launch a mobile app to voters, cast informed ballots. in 2016, he was named to the forbes under 30 for law and policy, and he's the author of primary solution rescuing our democracy from the fringes argues for abolishing partizan primaries that he argues favor extreme ists of both parties. nick, thanks so much being here. so this might be the news host in me but i did want to begin with something been in the news the past couple