Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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You also have people like Raphael Warnock, who's in Georgia, who won a lot of moderates in his reelection, who are being pretty critical of Trump and not being particularly conciliatory with him. So you have a bunch of different people trying a bunch of different approaches.
You also have people like Raphael Warnock, who's in Georgia, who won a lot of moderates in his reelection, who are being pretty critical of Trump and not being particularly conciliatory with him. So you have a bunch of different people trying a bunch of different approaches.
I think the main divide is between people who think you have to win over Republican voters by saying, I agree with Trump on some things, and you have other people who are saying โ Republican voters don't love Trump either. That's why he's unpopular.
I think the main divide is between people who think you have to win over Republican voters by saying, I agree with Trump on some things, and you have other people who are saying โ Republican voters don't love Trump either. That's why he's unpopular.
I think the main divide is between people who think you have to win over Republican voters by saying, I agree with Trump on some things, and you have other people who are saying โ Republican voters don't love Trump either. That's why he's unpopular.
So you need to win a tiny sliver of moderates, independents, some of whom voted for Trump, but the sort of core Trump base likes Trump and they're not going to vote for a Democrat. So I think part of the question is like, It looks like Trump's got probably 40, 43 percent of people who are permanently with him. And that's what the approved ratings show.
So you need to win a tiny sliver of moderates, independents, some of whom voted for Trump, but the sort of core Trump base likes Trump and they're not going to vote for a Democrat. So I think part of the question is like, It looks like Trump's got probably 40, 43 percent of people who are permanently with him. And that's what the approved ratings show.
So you need to win a tiny sliver of moderates, independents, some of whom voted for Trump, but the sort of core Trump base likes Trump and they're not going to vote for a Democrat. So I think part of the question is like, It looks like Trump's got probably 40, 43 percent of people who are permanently with him. And that's what the approved ratings show.
But you probably have 7 or 8 percent of people who looks like in the polls who voted for Trump but don't like him now. And how do you get them to vote for Democrats? And I guess the Whitmer theory is to emphasize bipartisanship. I think the Bernie Sanders theory is to emphasize policies that work for the working class.
But you probably have 7 or 8 percent of people who looks like in the polls who voted for Trump but don't like him now. And how do you get them to vote for Democrats? And I guess the Whitmer theory is to emphasize bipartisanship. I think the Bernie Sanders theory is to emphasize policies that work for the working class.
But you probably have 7 or 8 percent of people who looks like in the polls who voted for Trump but don't like him now. And how do you get them to vote for Democrats? And I guess the Whitmer theory is to emphasize bipartisanship. I think the Bernie Sanders theory is to emphasize policies that work for the working class.
And even if they're not necessarily bipartisan, I think that's the split is important. between how much do kind of swing voters vote based on how much you like Republicanism versus are they just looking for an appealing message? And it could come from the left, the center or the right on some level.
And even if they're not necessarily bipartisan, I think that's the split is important. between how much do kind of swing voters vote based on how much you like Republicanism versus are they just looking for an appealing message? And it could come from the left, the center or the right on some level.
And even if they're not necessarily bipartisan, I think that's the split is important. between how much do kind of swing voters vote based on how much you like Republicanism versus are they just looking for an appealing message? And it could come from the left, the center or the right on some level.
I think the 2025 is focused on the tariffs and how many sort of normal federal employees who do normal things, they fired. I think that's something that's resonating. Elon Musk being in cabinet meetings strikes people as being weird. The fact that Trump keeps saying Canada should be the 51st state, which is annoying Canadians and Americans, I think.
I think the 2025 is focused on the tariffs and how many sort of normal federal employees who do normal things, they fired. I think that's something that's resonating. Elon Musk being in cabinet meetings strikes people as being weird. The fact that Trump keeps saying Canada should be the 51st state, which is annoying Canadians and Americans, I think.
I think the 2025 is focused on the tariffs and how many sort of normal federal employees who do normal things, they fired. I think that's something that's resonating. Elon Musk being in cabinet meetings strikes people as being weird. The fact that Trump keeps saying Canada should be the 51st state, which is annoying Canadians and Americans, I think.
So in some ways, I think if the midterms were today, the Democrats should just run a bunch of ads finding the seven most outlandish things Trump has done, and that would be a good campaign. And in fact, we don't have to guess. The new prime minister of Canada, I don't really know what his policy agenda is. He didn't talk about it very much. His idea basically is we are Canadians. We are normal.
So in some ways, I think if the midterms were today, the Democrats should just run a bunch of ads finding the seven most outlandish things Trump has done, and that would be a good campaign. And in fact, we don't have to guess. The new prime minister of Canada, I don't really know what his policy agenda is. He didn't talk about it very much. His idea basically is we are Canadians. We are normal.
So in some ways, I think if the midterms were today, the Democrats should just run a bunch of ads finding the seven most outlandish things Trump has done, and that would be a good campaign. And in fact, we don't have to guess. The new prime minister of Canada, I don't really know what his policy agenda is. He didn't talk about it very much. His idea basically is we are Canadians. We are normal.