Chamath Palihapitiya

They are polling at both around like 14 or 15%.

If the election were held today, you'd have two Republicans in the runoff.

If the election were held today, you'd have two Republicans in the runoff.

So the Democrats needed to winnow the field down and have fewer candidates.

So the Democrats needed to winnow the field down and have fewer candidates.

In addition to that, they must have been concerned that all of this oppo on swallow will come out once it was him versus say Steve Hilton.

In addition to that, they must have been concerned that all of this oppo on swallow will come out once it was him versus say Steve Hilton.

And they didn't want it to come out later when they could lose the election.

And they didn't want it to come out later when they could lose the election.

So the powers that be made the decision.

So the powers that be made the decision.

to Lance the Boyle.

to Lance the Boyle.

Probably there was a conversation with him to tell him to get out of the race.

Probably there was a conversation with him to tell him to get out of the race.

He didn't listen.

He didn't listen.

And by the way, remember, this feels a lot like what happened with Joe Biden when he had to drop out of the presidential race.

And by the way, remember, this feels a lot like what happened with Joe Biden when he had to drop out of the presidential race.

The whole Democratic establishment and all the mainstream media were saying that Biden was sharp as a tack.