Byron Donalds

So you want to stay in contact with the staff and with him as much as you can. His schedule, especially these first six months, he's not going to be home a lot because we got a lot of work to do. So we're going to be in Washington a lot. But that doesn't mean he's not doing the right thing. Second thing is, you got guys like me. Not that you said that. I'm going to find him.

I'm going to be like, hey, Tom, I saw some of your people. I'm going to be watching. But for your area, and this is important, electoral politics only work when you are engaging people locally on a continuous basis. It's about building relationship, not just getting votes.

I'm going to be like, hey, Tom, I saw some of your people. I'm going to be watching. But for your area, and this is important, electoral politics only work when you are engaging people locally on a continuous basis. It's about building relationship, not just getting votes.

And so if you are constantly in your community having these conversations with kids who are in high school now who then become college students and then become young adults, they're in your churches, they're in your communities, they're at the local bar, they go to the local restaurant. When I give speeches in areas...

And so if you are constantly in your community having these conversations with kids who are in high school now who then become college students and then become young adults, they're in your churches, they're in your communities, they're at the local bar, they go to the local restaurant. When I give speeches in areas...

I talk sometimes to the people who are working the room, not the people who are sitting at the table, because the people that are sitting at the table, they already agree with me. I mean, y'all agree with me. That's cool. I get it. The people that are working the Phoenix Convention Center, those are the votes that we need.

I talk sometimes to the people who are working the room, not the people who are sitting at the table, because the people that are sitting at the table, they already agree with me. I mean, y'all agree with me. That's cool. I get it. The people that are working the Phoenix Convention Center, those are the votes that we need.

And when you think about how to go through the process over the next two years, you want to be focused on the working men and women of your community. If you have them in alignment, not in 100% agreement, in alignment with where your philosophy is, it is easier to get them to vote your way when it comes to elections. Very good. Next question, Daisy.

And when you think about how to go through the process over the next two years, you want to be focused on the working men and women of your community. If you have them in alignment, not in 100% agreement, in alignment with where your philosophy is, it is easier to get them to vote your way when it comes to elections. Very good. Next question, Daisy.

Thank you. Oh, boy. California.

Thank you. Oh, boy. California.

Oh, yeah, he is thinking about it, actually.

Oh, yeah, he is thinking about it, actually.

That's crazy. Look, to add to that point, Florida 35 years ago was a blue state. It was. I mean, obviously, it's the best state in the country now, but it was a blue state. So it takes consistency over time. I will tell you, especially in California, it's the same recipe for Lansing, Michigan. You have people in those communities who are frustrated. They just don't know why.

That's crazy. Look, to add to that point, Florida 35 years ago was a blue state. It was. I mean, obviously, it's the best state in the country now, but it was a blue state. So it takes consistency over time. I will tell you, especially in California, it's the same recipe for Lansing, Michigan. You have people in those communities who are frustrated. They just don't know why.

The Democrats in California, obviously, they have a massive machine. You know, they're talking about some lady running to be governor out there. I don't know her name. I don't think anybody knows her name because she lost. But anyway. Hillary Clinton. Oh, yeah, maybe. But it's about consistency over time. That is the key thing in a state like California. And I will also tell you this.

The Democrats in California, obviously, they have a massive machine. You know, they're talking about some lady running to be governor out there. I don't know her name. I don't think anybody knows her name because she lost. But anyway. Hillary Clinton. Oh, yeah, maybe. But it's about consistency over time. That is the key thing in a state like California. And I will also tell you this.

If you can slowly move that state, you now shift the electoral college for the presidency and the balance of power in the Senate in a major way. That's right. So just be consistent. Lock in. See your people every single day. Last thing I'll say real quick. The three issues in Florida, as I was told by the political leadership of that time, was education, crime, and economy.

If you can slowly move that state, you now shift the electoral college for the presidency and the balance of power in the Senate in a major way. That's right. So just be consistent. Lock in. See your people every single day. Last thing I'll say real quick. The three issues in Florida, as I was told by the political leadership of that time, was education, crime, and economy.

That's what they focused on when Florida was a blue state. Education, crime, and economy. So I would say that's the three areas I probably will focus on in California.