senators in really red states. >> yeah. >> senators like john baraso of wyoming, deb fischer of nebraska. there are vulnerable republican incumbents but he doesn't want to -- bannon and his people who are going to help him with this, don't want to just focus on that. you know, the question also is, well if you spread yourself too thin, kate, what will that mean in terms of being able to really focus and again the argument that he is making is, better to spread yourself too thin because for them spreading themselves too thin the opposite side of that coin is mitch mcconnell and the establishment republicans having to defend many, many states they didn't even think about with important money. >> let's see how this plays out. 2018, coming fast and furious. thanks, dana. great to see you. >> you too. >> all right. joining me to discuss much more, chris aleeza is reporter and editor at large of cnn politics, mia mallika henderson, doug hyde, political commentator and former communications director for the republican national committee and eric beach co-chair of the great american all