Friedberg

How do you think they're going to change after the interviews the last couple of days? Trump on Bloomberg and Kamala on Fox. Do you think those are going to change anything? I don't think so. I think it's all baked in now.

Well, let me ask you this. So my observation as, I don't know, I'm not like a super political person or whatever, a party-oriented person. I looked at a lot of the media on both sides, and it seems like everyone on the left says Kamala did an amazing job on Fox. She defended herself. She showed her skills and her competency. And then everyone on the right is like she embarrassed herself.

Well, let me ask you this. So my observation as, I don't know, I'm not like a super political person or whatever, a party-oriented person. I looked at a lot of the media on both sides, and it seems like everyone on the left says Kamala did an amazing job on Fox. She defended herself. She showed her skills and her competency. And then everyone on the right is like she embarrassed herself.

She fell apart. And then the same thing happened with the Trump interview on Bloomberg. People are like, On the left, they say, look at how he couldn't handle the interviewer and he fell apart and all his lies were exposed. And everyone on the right's like, look at him, he got a standing ovation.

She fell apart. And then the same thing happened with the Trump interview on Bloomberg. People are like, On the left, they say, look at how he couldn't handle the interviewer and he fell apart and all his lies were exposed. And everyone on the right's like, look at him, he got a standing ovation.

It's almost like everyone's just kind of like self-asserting their beliefs that they already hold when they judge these people on these interview shows at this point. Is it already baked at this point? Like, is anyone actually going to change their view? based on these interviews happening?

It's almost like everyone's just kind of like self-asserting their beliefs that they already hold when they judge these people on these interview shows at this point. Is it already baked at this point? Like, is anyone actually going to change their view? based on these interviews happening?

Yeah.

Yeah.

Do you give her any credit for going into the lion's den like she did?

Do you give her any credit for going into the lion's den like she did?

That is kind of like when he's in a combative reporting moment, that is the question he gets a lot.

That is kind of like when he's in a combative reporting moment, that is the question he gets a lot.

Yeah. I mean, she was basically saying that she spoke to, what was it, the city manager, and she's like, he said only a handful of buildings have been taken over. And J.D. Vance was like, what do you mean? Yeah. Only a handful of buildings? Like, isn't that anything more than zero, like, too much? Or anything more than one is obviously a problem? Like, it was just such an obvious...

Yeah. I mean, she was basically saying that she spoke to, what was it, the city manager, and she's like, he said only a handful of buildings have been taken over. And J.D. Vance was like, what do you mean? Yeah. Only a handful of buildings? Like, isn't that anything more than zero, like, too much? Or anything more than one is obviously a problem? Like, it was just such an obvious...

rebuttal to the narrative that they're kind of over-exaggerating a particular issue. I have no data on this, but he was very compelling in that response. I thought it was pretty strong. But I will say, generally, neither candidate seems to be introducing a new message or seems to be introducing new content.

rebuttal to the narrative that they're kind of over-exaggerating a particular issue. I have no data on this, but he was very compelling in that response. I thought it was pretty strong. But I will say, generally, neither candidate seems to be introducing a new message or seems to be introducing new content.

They're just kind of standing up, you know, kind of repeating things that they've said, showing that they can handle and manage different kind of combative reporting tactics. And that's kind of what's going on. And everyone seems to have made up their mind. I see a lot of people on both sides say, Again, this side, this person did great.

They're just kind of standing up, you know, kind of repeating things that they've said, showing that they can handle and manage different kind of combative reporting tactics. And that's kind of what's going on. And everyone seems to have made up their mind. I see a lot of people on both sides say, Again, this side, this person did great.

My person did great against this combative reporter and the other person did poorly against their combative reporter. And everyone's kind of biased in their view. It just feels like this election is baked and we should just go to the polls and be done.