Chuck Todd
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Bernie Sanders is a good example of this.
He's super progressive, but he wasn't so progressive that he said no to basically the Mitt Romney, Obama version of how you do healthcare.
He doesn't believe in it.
He doesn't think it's good, but he didn't let the enemy, the perfect be the enemy of an improvement.
And that was what our founders, look, you can come from far left to far right.
But if you incrementally feel as if you're making incremental progress, do you just stand on ceremony or do you try to help the majority function?
And I think that's – I think that's – Democrats have had more success winning over that voter because the Republicans have been behaving so partially.
And when Democrats start behaving the same way,
As they did during the first two years of Biden's presidency, it's why there was such a revolt by the same group of voters the other way.
It's not that they liked the policies of the right.
They didn't like the hardcore partisanship on either side.
Next one comes from Jay New York.
He says, Chuck, love your weekly top five list, especially when you revisit the year's most flippable Senate races.
But I'm beginning to wonder whether the top five might soon be set in stone.
I am too.
And I'm therefore more curious about the races that would make up slots six through 10.
I like where you're thinking.
And let's just say this is an idea that I might put into practice sooner than I realize.
Anyway, if you were going to compile a six through 10 list today, would you be more inclined to include Democratic health seats like Georgia, New Hampshire and Michigan?
Or might you be more inclined to include Republican health seats like Texas, Iowa and Florida?