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So nobody would even know that we were or very few people would have ever heard that we were doing a rapid transit project in Charleston, South Carolina. If the member of Congress there, Nancy Mace, hadn't tried to take credit for it and then got blown up on the Internet because she tried to stop the funding from happening in the first place.
So nobody would even know that we were or very few people would have ever heard that we were doing a rapid transit project in Charleston, South Carolina. If the member of Congress there, Nancy Mace, hadn't tried to take credit for it and then got blown up on the Internet because she tried to stop the funding from happening in the first place.
So it's complicated to figure out what lesson Democrats should learn from all this. But part of it and part of what I think Bernie and AOC are doing quite well is they're not afraid of some controversy of naming bad guys, of talking about kind of why we are where we are. And I think we need to.
So it's complicated to figure out what lesson Democrats should learn from all this. But part of it and part of what I think Bernie and AOC are doing quite well is they're not afraid of some controversy of naming bad guys, of talking about kind of why we are where we are. And I think we need to.
So it's complicated to figure out what lesson Democrats should learn from all this. But part of it and part of what I think Bernie and AOC are doing quite well is they're not afraid of some controversy of naming bad guys, of talking about kind of why we are where we are. And I think we need to.
All of them are some version of the same thing, which is freedom and security. And with that, I think democracy. But really, I don't think a lot of people come up on the street saying, I want more democracy. I think there's a way that's absolutely true. But in terms of what people really want, I think people want to live a life of their choosing. They want things to work.
All of them are some version of the same thing, which is freedom and security. And with that, I think democracy. But really, I don't think a lot of people come up on the street saying, I want more democracy. I think there's a way that's absolutely true. But in terms of what people really want, I think people want to live a life of their choosing. They want things to work.
All of them are some version of the same thing, which is freedom and security. And with that, I think democracy. But really, I don't think a lot of people come up on the street saying, I want more democracy. I think there's a way that's absolutely true. But in terms of what people really want, I think people want to live a life of their choosing. They want things to work.
They want our country to be better than any other country in terms of the quality of our roads and the strength of our economy and the kind of education they can get. We want America to be the best place to live.
They want our country to be better than any other country in terms of the quality of our roads and the strength of our economy and the kind of education they can get. We want America to be the best place to live.
They want our country to be better than any other country in terms of the quality of our roads and the strength of our economy and the kind of education they can get. We want America to be the best place to live.
Well, before we get to security, I think it's also like this is a sense that you can afford. what you need in order to live. Like, uh, that's why prices are such a huge problem. Um, and it's why I think terrorists are the wrong medicine because they might make certain things or be designed to make certain things better, but they don't make prices better. They make prices worse.
Well, before we get to security, I think it's also like this is a sense that you can afford. what you need in order to live. Like, uh, that's why prices are such a huge problem. Um, and it's why I think terrorists are the wrong medicine because they might make certain things or be designed to make certain things better, but they don't make prices better. They make prices worse.
Well, before we get to security, I think it's also like this is a sense that you can afford. what you need in order to live. Like, uh, that's why prices are such a huge problem. Um, and it's why I think terrorists are the wrong medicine because they might make certain things or be designed to make certain things better, but they don't make prices better. They make prices worse.
So affordability, housing, right? The ability to just like, believe that, that you get a job, you get a promotion, you're going to get a house or you're going to get a better house. How do we do it? Right. So we've got to build more houses. How? Well, we've got to strip away some of the barriers to building houses. This is what I like. Tell me.
So affordability, housing, right? The ability to just like, believe that, that you get a job, you get a promotion, you're going to get a house or you're going to get a better house. How do we do it? Right. So we've got to build more houses. How? Well, we've got to strip away some of the barriers to building houses. This is what I like. Tell me.
So affordability, housing, right? The ability to just like, believe that, that you get a job, you get a promotion, you're going to get a house or you're going to get a better house. How do we do it? Right. So we've got to build more houses. How? Well, we've got to strip away some of the barriers to building houses. This is what I like. Tell me.
Yeah, it would solve for that controversy thing. Attention is good. Not exactly how I would solve the problem. But, yeah, the point is, like, we need toβ I'm being facetious.
Yeah, it would solve for that controversy thing. Attention is good. Not exactly how I would solve the problem. But, yeah, the point is, like, we need toβ I'm being facetious.
Yeah, it would solve for that controversy thing. Attention is good. Not exactly how I would solve the problem. But, yeah, the point is, like, we need toβ I'm being facetious.