Pete

Yeah. I mean, maybe—look, obviously, there's a big divide.

Yeah. I mean, maybe—look, obviously, there's a big divide.

Yeah. I mean, maybe—look, obviously, there's a big divide.

Sure, sure. But what I'm saying is, like, something like universal background checks, that's got, like, between 80% and 90% support.

Sure, sure. But what I'm saying is, like, something like universal background checks, that's got, like, between 80% and 90% support.

Sure, sure. But what I'm saying is, like, something like universal background checks, that's got, like, between 80% and 90% support.

8% of Republicans are supportive. And they're trying to reverse it. And yet we don't have, yeah, like, it's hard to even hold on to what we've got, right? Yeah. So anyway, my point is, like, my party should be, by the numbers, doing better than it does because more people agree with us more of the time on more policies than not. And so, yes, we have some work to do on policy, too.

8% of Republicans are supportive. And they're trying to reverse it. And yet we don't have, yeah, like, it's hard to even hold on to what we've got, right? Yeah. So anyway, my point is, like, my party should be, by the numbers, doing better than it does because more people agree with us more of the time on more policies than not. And so, yes, we have some work to do on policy, too.

8% of Republicans are supportive. And they're trying to reverse it. And yet we don't have, yeah, like, it's hard to even hold on to what we've got, right? Yeah. So anyway, my point is, like, my party should be, by the numbers, doing better than it does because more people agree with us more of the time on more policies than not. And so, yes, we have some work to do on policy, too.

Yeah. So I think... Two things. One, I think what they're getting right, which is also what Trump understands about politics and attention, is that you can't be afraid of controversy. And sometimes it takes controversy to get something recognized. So... Because like part of why the country is talking about these deportations is there's a couple of things that are traveling together.

Yeah. So I think... Two things. One, I think what they're getting right, which is also what Trump understands about politics and attention, is that you can't be afraid of controversy. And sometimes it takes controversy to get something recognized. So... Because like part of why the country is talking about these deportations is there's a couple of things that are traveling together.

Yeah. So I think... Two things. One, I think what they're getting right, which is also what Trump understands about politics and attention, is that you can't be afraid of controversy. And sometimes it takes controversy to get something recognized. So... Because like part of why the country is talking about these deportations is there's a couple of things that are traveling together.

Like one, like I think most people would agree with the idea that like violent criminals shouldn't be here. Right. But then other things are happening. Like they take some guy and just send him by mistake to a Salvadoran prison. Right. Which is obviously, first of all, a huge, huge problem, like morally and policy wise. But in terms of the media game that he's playing.

Like one, like I think most people would agree with the idea that like violent criminals shouldn't be here. Right. But then other things are happening. Like they take some guy and just send him by mistake to a Salvadoran prison. Right. Which is obviously, first of all, a huge, huge problem, like morally and policy wise. But in terms of the media game that he's playing.

Like one, like I think most people would agree with the idea that like violent criminals shouldn't be here. Right. But then other things are happening. Like they take some guy and just send him by mistake to a Salvadoran prison. Right. Which is obviously, first of all, a huge, huge problem, like morally and policy wise. But in terms of the media game that he's playing.

even if it's a bad look to have screwed up in that way, it helps him draw attention to what you're talking about. In addition to like the social media pictures of the being lined up in the chains. I experienced this a little bit in our stuff because when we did something, when we like got a bridge or a road built, it was incredibly hard to get attention on that. Like we did it.

even if it's a bad look to have screwed up in that way, it helps him draw attention to what you're talking about. In addition to like the social media pictures of the being lined up in the chains. I experienced this a little bit in our stuff because when we did something, when we like got a bridge or a road built, it was incredibly hard to get attention on that. Like we did it.

even if it's a bad look to have screwed up in that way, it helps him draw attention to what you're talking about. In addition to like the social media pictures of the being lined up in the chains. I experienced this a little bit in our stuff because when we did something, when we like got a bridge or a road built, it was incredibly hard to get attention on that. Like we did it.

Like I was out there, go on TV, I'd wave the flag, we'd do an event, cut a ribbon. But it turns out when something was uncontroversially good, It's way harder to get anybody to notice. The projects we got the most coverage on didn't get the most coverage because the project was really great. Although I believe in our projects.

Like I was out there, go on TV, I'd wave the flag, we'd do an event, cut a ribbon. But it turns out when something was uncontroversially good, It's way harder to get anybody to notice. The projects we got the most coverage on didn't get the most coverage because the project was really great. Although I believe in our projects.