to dianne fe people are saying, why aren't there more challenges amongst the democratic party for peowheave been in power for ang time. so it is starting this conversation and also showipeng le it is possible. >> and there's already a ripple effect. joe, you wrote about this. oakland congresswoman barba lee is now interested in running for crowley's position as chair d the houseocratic caucus. what are her chances? >> well, she's making calls now. inshe is thinkabout it and looks like she probably will run. if she won, she would be the -- there's never been an african-american woman to have n at high of a leadership either party. it would be a momentous occasion. now, barbara lee's challenge is she is the third most liberal, according to one of the metrics, member of the house. t she's goi have to prove to folks that, you know, she can work across the aisle, and she has in some ways. she has, you know, on hiv/aids funding over the years. she has actually worked with republicans on that. that's going to be her bigge challenge, is going to be is she too far out there, is she too california