 of removing a candidate who is performing poorly in the polls and performing poorly on the stage is attractive until you get into what the alternative would actually imply, which could be a bloody slugfest within the Democratic Party without the benefit of an electoral mandate from the normal primary voting process to consolidate the party behind a candidate. Joining us to talk about it all, John Nichols, national affairs correspondent for The Nation. Good morning. Good morning. It's good to be with you.