you are on with rafael mangual of the manhattan institute. go ahead. one thing i have noticed in cities that traditionally run democrats is where the crime and poverty rates are the highest. votingone think about for someone else? isn't the definition of insanity according to einstein doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result? the people you are voting for our taking into account your needs. thank you. host: mr. mangual? chicago has traditionally been a very blue city. i don't think we can simplify this to a matter of partisan politics. new york is a democrat city for a long time now. we have been able to keep our crime at bay. los angeles, you see the same thing. crime did go down in chicago for a significant period of time. if you have the right policing and incarceration practices, you will see good results over time no matter who is in office. host: west virginia on the line for others, richard, go ahead. caller: pedro? host: go ahead. caller: good morning. i would like to apologize to your guest for interrupting, but i ha