David French
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They govern in a way that the public doesn't like.
So they turn to the opposing party because that's the only alternative.
Then Democrats win.
And then very quickly, the voters turn to the opposing party.
And then we're just – we've just been doing this –
every two to four to six years for 20 years now.
So it is absolutely true that if a party wants to break this logjam for anything more than one election cycle or two election cycles, you do need long-term, popular, stable governance, which involves a popular governing agenda that actually works in people's lives.
So you have to walk and chew gum at the same time.
Yeah, so let's talk about both the individuals.
A lot of listeners will be familiar with Tucker Carlson.
They may not be familiar with the turns Tucker Carlson has taken since he's left Fox News.
And when he was at Fox, he was a conspiracy theorist.
He hasn't just doubled down on it.
He's quintupled down on that since he's left Fox News.
He has trafficked in all kinds of anti-Semitic tropes over the last several years.
He's dived into the 9-11 conspiracy theories.
He has given softball interviews to Vladimir Putin.
And through all of that, he is, by some measures, a very popular podcaster on the right.
He then invited a guy named Nick Fuentes on.
And a lot of listeners may not be familiar with this guy because he's not somebody who you're going to see on television.