Mark Halperin

Talk about it here all the time.

They're good at raising small dollars online, right?

So let's see, because that can be a massive advantage.

Money matters a lot in these Senate races.

Now, talk all the time also about Jamie Harrison, who's been a guest here, ran for Senate in South Carolina, raised over $100 million online.

and lost badly to Lindsey Graham, okay?

So raising all that money online doesn't do everything, but it tells you something.

And then let's see what the national environment's like, for sure.

Let's see if the president's unpopular.

Let's see how the candidates do in distancing themselves from Donald Trump.

If gas prices are sky high in Iowa, if diesel's sky high, if the tariffs are still seen as a negative, does Donald Trump campaign in Iowa?

Let's see how the national political operations work.

How much fundraising is there from big dollars?

How much is raised from billionaires in these individual states?

What does the crypto sector do?

Do they side mostly with Republican candidates?

Same with AI.

They're going to be huge financial players.

And then the debates will be a big deal, right?

They're always a factor, or almost always a factor.