Scott Besant
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Nothing eminent.
Nothing eminent.
Nothing eminent.
Again, I'm not part of the negotiations. So, you know, we'll see. I am sure that there are going to be a lot of calls. I just don't know if they're going to be negotiations.
Again, I'm not part of the negotiations. So, you know, we'll see. I am sure that there are going to be a lot of calls. I just don't know if they're going to be negotiations.
Again, I'm not part of the negotiations. So, you know, we'll see. I am sure that there are going to be a lot of calls. I just don't know if they're going to be negotiations.
I'm not sure.
I'm not sure.
I'm not sure.
uh so do you think that was compelling i mean it's interesting tactic it's a little saul linsky-esque in the sense that you've got george soros and jd pritzker and reid hoffman and all these billionaires who've spent far more than must did in this and now pointing say wait a minute i don't think they spent on this they didn't well collectively if you look at all the money from outside that was given to her again 77 of it came from out of state only 15 came from shimmel and collectively
uh so do you think that was compelling i mean it's interesting tactic it's a little saul linsky-esque in the sense that you've got george soros and jd pritzker and reid hoffman and all these billionaires who've spent far more than must did in this and now pointing say wait a minute i don't think they spent on this they didn't well collectively if you look at all the money from outside that was given to her again 77 of it came from out of state only 15 came from shimmel and collectively
uh so do you think that was compelling i mean it's interesting tactic it's a little saul linsky-esque in the sense that you've got george soros and jd pritzker and reid hoffman and all these billionaires who've spent far more than must did in this and now pointing say wait a minute i don't think they spent on this they didn't well collectively if you look at all the money from outside that was given to her again 77 of it came from out of state only 15 came from shimmel and collectively
a number of the analysis. I'm just saying like in terms of the money from individually, if you look at the whole outside money that came from out of the state, it's clearly you don't think it was a referendum on Musk at all, though. Oh, I think it had a part. I think a lot of different issues.
a number of the analysis. I'm just saying like in terms of the money from individually, if you look at the whole outside money that came from out of the state, it's clearly you don't think it was a referendum on Musk at all, though. Oh, I think it had a part. I think a lot of different issues.
a number of the analysis. I'm just saying like in terms of the money from individually, if you look at the whole outside money that came from out of the state, it's clearly you don't think it was a referendum on Musk at all, though. Oh, I think it had a part. I think a lot of different issues.
Well, I can look at it from another direction. I think the Schimel campaign was really struggling both financially and just in terms of traction before Musk got involved. He may have actually, you know, given whatever boost he had late.
Well, I can look at it from another direction. I think the Schimel campaign was really struggling both financially and just in terms of traction before Musk got involved. He may have actually, you know, given whatever boost he had late.
Well, I can look at it from another direction. I think the Schimel campaign was really struggling both financially and just in terms of traction before Musk got involved. He may have actually, you know, given whatever boost he had late.
But it didn't solve for the issue that the Republicans have, which is these low propensity voters and trying to get them to turn out for things that are not Donald Trump. You heard Elon Musk, I think correctly, try to tie a vote in the Supreme Court race to much larger, you know, macro political issues. but it wasn't enough. And so that is an equation the Republicans have to solve for.
But it didn't solve for the issue that the Republicans have, which is these low propensity voters and trying to get them to turn out for things that are not Donald Trump. You heard Elon Musk, I think correctly, try to tie a vote in the Supreme Court race to much larger, you know, macro political issues. but it wasn't enough. And so that is an equation the Republicans have to solve for.