Chuck Todd

But if you're a platner, you do get to put a campaign together that was sort of where it's very much emblematic of what Trump did in 16, right?

He ran against both the Bushes and the Clintons all at the same time.

So it gave him a little extra appeal from that sort of outsider.

And, you know, I always think about the main independent as sort of the –

In my head, I always think of the Petrich Farm guy, that the cranky, and this is, I'm going to date myself, but some of you will remember this ad campaign of the cranky old man who used to sell Petrich Farm cookies.

That's, you know, kind of a crank.

And I always think of the New England crank a little bit.

And it's, you know, that's the main swing voter.

There's a little crankiness to him.

And I do think Plattner and Collins both know how to appeal to that cranky.

cranky person.

But I do think that that's, so it's, you know, is this a left-right election or is this an inside-outside election, right?

And I think if it's, the inside-outside thing is what I think is Plattner's strength there.

But either way, the fact is,

You know, Republicans are breathing a huge sigh of relief, especially given in a week where the developments in Texas are just terrible for them.

Right.

You've got Ken Paxton getting the endorsement of the Turning Point organization, just giving him his first sort of first sort of official endorsement from more of the Trump wing of the party.

Trump hasn't weighed in yet, but it is it is.

You know, I am I am surprised Turning Point wants to associate themselves with Ken Paxton and his questionable character, not just personal morals, professional ethics like that.

I, you know, I thought they might stay out.