Sarah Longwell
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And one of the things I do, anybody who listens to the stuff around focus groups knows that I am a big defender of what people call somewhat derisively low information voters, because I believe that people should be able to go out and live their lives and not have to be obsessed with politics all the time, right? And if they decide that a quick scan of the candidates
And one of the things I do, anybody who listens to the stuff around focus groups knows that I am a big defender of what people call somewhat derisively low information voters, because I believe that people should be able to go out and live their lives and not have to be obsessed with politics all the time, right? And if they decide that a quick scan of the candidates
choosing between them, neither one is going to materially make a difference in their life, then fine, they don't have to choose. But if you're a close political observer, or say, editor of a magazine devoted to politics, with a clear lens of liberty and freedom, I think you should be capable of an accurate threat assessment with regard to which
choosing between them, neither one is going to materially make a difference in their life, then fine, they don't have to choose. But if you're a close political observer, or say, editor of a magazine devoted to politics, with a clear lens of liberty and freedom, I think you should be capable of an accurate threat assessment with regard to which
choosing between them, neither one is going to materially make a difference in their life, then fine, they don't have to choose. But if you're a close political observer, or say, editor of a magazine devoted to politics, with a clear lens of liberty and freedom, I think you should be capable of an accurate threat assessment with regard to which
which candidate would do the greatest harm to the freedom agenda? And look, I'll admit, I was always kind of a libertarian myself. I mean, then I grew up, but like I was a libertarian for a while. Sorry, sorry, sorry, just kidding, just kidding. And to be fair, I was sort of more like a right-leaning independent who thought that I was, you know, nominally pro-choice.
which candidate would do the greatest harm to the freedom agenda? And look, I'll admit, I was always kind of a libertarian myself. I mean, then I grew up, but like I was a libertarian for a while. Sorry, sorry, sorry, just kidding, just kidding. And to be fair, I was sort of more like a right-leaning independent who thought that I was, you know, nominally pro-choice.
which candidate would do the greatest harm to the freedom agenda? And look, I'll admit, I was always kind of a libertarian myself. I mean, then I grew up, but like I was a libertarian for a while. Sorry, sorry, sorry, just kidding, just kidding. And to be fair, I was sort of more like a right-leaning independent who thought that I was, you know, nominally pro-choice.
I was definitely pro-weed and I was definitely pro-gay marriage and I went and got one. So that made me sort of a libertarian when I was young here in DC. And I think where libertarians get in trouble is that they know perfectly well that Donald Trump presents the greatest threat to freedom and the American Constitution we've seen in our lifetime.
I was definitely pro-weed and I was definitely pro-gay marriage and I went and got one. So that made me sort of a libertarian when I was young here in DC. And I think where libertarians get in trouble is that they know perfectly well that Donald Trump presents the greatest threat to freedom and the American Constitution we've seen in our lifetime.
I was definitely pro-weed and I was definitely pro-gay marriage and I went and got one. So that made me sort of a libertarian when I was young here in DC. And I think where libertarians get in trouble is that they know perfectly well that Donald Trump presents the greatest threat to freedom and the American Constitution we've seen in our lifetime.
And I'm just going to throw a few at you just in case you don't believe me. Tariffs and hostility toward free trade, corporate subsidies for favored industries, which is anti-free market. Trump wants to strengthen qualified immunity and bring back stop and frisk. We hate that, libertarians.
And I'm just going to throw a few at you just in case you don't believe me. Tariffs and hostility toward free trade, corporate subsidies for favored industries, which is anti-free market. Trump wants to strengthen qualified immunity and bring back stop and frisk. We hate that, libertarians.
And I'm just going to throw a few at you just in case you don't believe me. Tariffs and hostility toward free trade, corporate subsidies for favored industries, which is anti-free market. Trump wants to strengthen qualified immunity and bring back stop and frisk. We hate that, libertarians.
Deploying the military to suppress opposition and generally trying to crack down on protests, attacking the free press. He's suing a pollster because he didn't like her poll and threatening to pull broadcast licenses. Also hate that, libertarians. RFK's nanny state in food and health. When I worked in Washington, D.C., we saw, call it the nanny state big brother.
Deploying the military to suppress opposition and generally trying to crack down on protests, attacking the free press. He's suing a pollster because he didn't like her poll and threatening to pull broadcast licenses. Also hate that, libertarians. RFK's nanny state in food and health. When I worked in Washington, D.C., we saw, call it the nanny state big brother.
Deploying the military to suppress opposition and generally trying to crack down on protests, attacking the free press. He's suing a pollster because he didn't like her poll and threatening to pull broadcast licenses. Also hate that, libertarians. RFK's nanny state in food and health. When I worked in Washington, D.C., we saw, call it the nanny state big brother.
We were super against those things, but now we take the Democrats and we install them in our government to do those things. We're These guys are, you know, Trump is generally supportive of right-wing cultural war issues, like, you know, we're against drag things, you know, these free expression things against trans people. He's increasing the national debt with spending increases.
We were super against those things, but now we take the Democrats and we install them in our government to do those things. We're These guys are, you know, Trump is generally supportive of right-wing cultural war issues, like, you know, we're against drag things, you know, these free expression things against trans people. He's increasing the national debt with spending increases.
We were super against those things, but now we take the Democrats and we install them in our government to do those things. We're These guys are, you know, Trump is generally supportive of right-wing cultural war issues, like, you know, we're against drag things, you know, these free expression things against trans people. He's increasing the national debt with spending increases.