And that opens up a vacancy which has a cascade effect.

Yeah, I've written about that too.

But we'll we'll have to wait and see what happens to the presidential race.

But that would certainly impact, you know, everything else else.

Yeah.

Yeah.

But if he leaves that Senate seat, and decides to run for governor himself, he could run for governor, you know, and so that what I'm saying that that would be an opens you got an open Senate seat possibility, too, which will draw some of those people out of the governor's race.

Yeah.

Last time we had an open Senate seat, it was quite the affair.

for lack of a better way to say that.

Steve, we're out of time.

but thanks again for coming.

I'll look forward to having you back.

because I want you to talk about your book with, about Jaba Wagoner.

We'll have you on, next month to talk about that.

But thanks again for coming on the show.

Look forward to it.

Thank you.

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