WEBVTT - Scott Sloan with Kevin Burton -- 10/28/25

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<v Speaker 1>So we jump in this morning with news a governor

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<v Speaker 1>a shutdown of course, approaching the thirty day mark, and

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<v Speaker 1>it's starting to become a growing liability for both the

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<v Speaker 1>Democrats and Republicans. So Republicans passed the Continuing Resolution, which

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<v Speaker 1>is basically kicking the can down the road to fund government.

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<v Speaker 2>We do.

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<v Speaker 1>That's all we do now is continuing resolutions and then

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<v Speaker 1>address it later on. And the threat a shutting the

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<v Speaker 1>government will happen in another seven weeks. So Democrats have

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<v Speaker 1>blocked it. They want enhanced Obamacare subsidies and want Medicaid funding.

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<v Speaker 1>And now with forty two million people set to lose

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<v Speaker 1>flo's assistance with snap benefits on Saturday. Is anyone feeling

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<v Speaker 1>the pressure at all to get this thing wrapped up?

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<v Speaker 1>And I'll know too that congressional approval rating has plummeted

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<v Speaker 1>from twenty six percent, which is awful, to fifteen percent

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<v Speaker 1>in the past month. A fifteen percent approval rating. To

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<v Speaker 1>put that in perspective, the Cincinnati Bengals defense has an

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<v Speaker 1>eighteen percent approval rating. That's how bad it is. Kevin

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<v Speaker 1>Burton is a political analyst at Crosstown Consulting in northern Kentucky. Kevin,

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<v Speaker 1>welcome back.

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<v Speaker 2>How are you? Thanks for having me, sloney, appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 1>Before we get into the national politics of this, I

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<v Speaker 1>want to put our local head on and I know

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<v Speaker 1>you isn't a keen observer of both sides of the

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<v Speaker 1>Ohio River. We have an election coming up in seven days.

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<v Speaker 1>Mayor aft Ted Pureval has fired but not fired Chief

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<v Speaker 1>Thiji Terry Thigi, the police chief. They're going to take

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<v Speaker 1>until the end of the year. They've hired Frost Brown,

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<v Speaker 1>Todd and Company to poke and prod and find out

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<v Speaker 1>why they fired her. If that makes any sense, that

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<v Speaker 1>that doesn't have to make sense because it's politics. I

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<v Speaker 1>suspect that Aftab will not pay political price for this,

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<v Speaker 1>and he'll get re elected. But you wonder about members

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<v Speaker 1>of council. Somebody's gonna have to pay the price, and

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<v Speaker 1>not just Terry Thiji. I think would you agree or disagree?

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<v Speaker 3>So yeah, I mean for as mayor Aftabs going to

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<v Speaker 3>win reelection. You you know, you have about as good

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<v Speaker 3>as chances getting a date with halle Berry as Astappas

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<v Speaker 3>is losing, like it's not gonna happen.

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<v Speaker 2>He's going to win.

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<v Speaker 3>The real question is going to be there's a lot

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<v Speaker 3>of legacy family names on the ballot this time. Uh

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<v Speaker 3>you know, you have a Mallory, you have a dree House,

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<v Speaker 3>Uh you know, Lukita Cole is a well known name.

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<v Speaker 3>So the question really is how many people vote, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>let's say six incumbents, two or three of the you know,

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<v Speaker 3>non incumbents, and is that enough to get someone like

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<v Speaker 3>a Chris Smitherman or Liz Keating through the finish line.

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<v Speaker 3>So you know, we can all speculate, but I would

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<v Speaker 3>say Chris Smitherman and Unless Keating are the two best

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<v Speaker 3>to break the stronghold of the Democratic All Council.

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<v Speaker 2>And then you wonder who loses.

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<v Speaker 1>I think last time, it was council Member Anna Oldby

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<v Speaker 1>is the one who I think she was just above

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<v Speaker 1>the threshold, right the nine papose person to get it.

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<v Speaker 1>And you wonder who it is going to be this

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<v Speaker 1>time for sure, But somebody's going to pay some price.

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<v Speaker 1>There's just too many people running and there's too much upheaval,

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<v Speaker 1>and namely with this crime issue that's polarizing everybody. Aftab

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<v Speaker 1>will be just fine. But at the same time, politically speaking,

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<v Speaker 1>in seven days and I think he's pretty much a

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<v Speaker 1>lock at this point.

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<v Speaker 2>No such thing.

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<v Speaker 1>You never know, but I just don't see the demand

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<v Speaker 1>by people who live in Hamlin County, specifically Cincinnati's saying, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>we got to get rid of him. I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>if the alternative is better or not. I know a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of people are lobbing, but I'm not sure that

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<v Speaker 1>works in all blue Hamlin, deep blue Hamlin County. But

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<v Speaker 1>I would think he's going to be on somewhat of

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<v Speaker 1>a short lease with the new council coming in and

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<v Speaker 1>go correct. Isn't that what he's going to have to

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<v Speaker 1>pay politically, is he's going to have to probably be

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit more in tune with what's happening and

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't have as much wiggle room as he used to.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, I mean, first off, the city of Cincinnati voted

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<v Speaker 3>roughly seventy five to twenty five percent for Harris versus Trump,

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<v Speaker 3>so they you can suffer a lot of defections and

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<v Speaker 3>still be completely fine, you know. For Astab, I think

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<v Speaker 3>the bigger issue is going to be the posturing of

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<v Speaker 3>council candidates after this election, because he's term limited out

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<v Speaker 3>for mayor and what's what's the number one thing politicians do?

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<v Speaker 3>They try to make themselves look better. So I think

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<v Speaker 3>for the next you know, two four years, you're going

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<v Speaker 3>to see a different council because now the stakes are

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<v Speaker 3>you know, there's more at stake because all of them

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<v Speaker 3>want to be mayor. So I think you're going to

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<v Speaker 3>start seeing more pushback, more, you.

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<v Speaker 4>Know, different thought processes. So it'll be interesting to see

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<v Speaker 4>does the dismissal of Terry Thiji play with the electorate.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, we tend to be a little more newsy

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<v Speaker 4>and news cycle. I can smell BS a mile away.

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<v Speaker 4>Uh you can too.

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<v Speaker 1>I think most people listening have a good sense of

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<v Speaker 1>that as well, because you look at this makes no

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<v Speaker 1>sense whatever, But the typical voter doesn't pay that close attention.

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<v Speaker 1>Do the optics of her dismissal or I guess her

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<v Speaker 1>suspension while I investigate what is it she did wrong?

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<v Speaker 1>Which is completely backwards? Does that actually play with voters?

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<v Speaker 3>Well, we will see in seven days. Historically, no, I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, everyone always talked about how they're tired of

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<v Speaker 3>the status quo, you know, and all this. Ninety one

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<v Speaker 3>percent of the time, the better finance candidates win, ninety

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<v Speaker 3>percent of the time, you know, the incumbents win.

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<v Speaker 2>Right at the end of the day, it's up to

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<v Speaker 2>the voters.

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<v Speaker 3>And time and time again, voters for just have apathy

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<v Speaker 3>and they justn't keep voting for whoever's in office. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>and no real change ever really happens.

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<v Speaker 1>Well then, and then, first of all, it's deep blue,

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<v Speaker 1>so it favors after pure vol has incombatated favors in

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<v Speaker 1>but also the the money. He's over three hundred thousand

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<v Speaker 1>dollars and believe Corey Bowman, the challenger, has less than sixty.

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<v Speaker 1>So that kind of tells you what he's up against there.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's shift to what's going on the federal government. Kevin Burton,

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<v Speaker 1>political analysts with Crosstown consultings upholster with the shutdown itself,

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<v Speaker 1>and now we're As I said at the beginning, I

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<v Speaker 1>think I hate you on too. It's all theater. For

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<v Speaker 1>the first few weeks of the shutdown, it's nothing but theater.

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<v Speaker 1>Because eight percent of government is shut down. The other

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<v Speaker 1>ninety two percent is doing just fine. It's like letting

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<v Speaker 1>the receptionists go home early, turning the lights out in

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<v Speaker 1>the front office. But people are still working behind the scenes.

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<v Speaker 1>It's just you don't see the forward facing stuff like

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<v Speaker 1>parks and trash pickup and stuff like that. There are

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<v Speaker 1>forty two million people, forty two million families set to

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<v Speaker 1>lose food assistance with SNAP shutting down on Saturday because

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<v Speaker 1>there's no funding. I asked, who's feeling the pressure at all?

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<v Speaker 1>Fifty percent blame Republicans, forty three percent blame Democrats with independence.

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<v Speaker 2>It's about fifty one thirty four Republican.

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<v Speaker 1>And obviously the reason why is because Republicans controlled the

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<v Speaker 1>White House, the Senate, and the House, so that makes

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<v Speaker 1>them the more vulnerable party. But I remember starting to

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<v Speaker 1>shift relative to people blaming Democrats with us.

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<v Speaker 3>So yes, in the last three weeks it was substantially more.

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<v Speaker 3>It basically went from thirteen points now down to seven.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, so the Republicans have closed the gaps, but

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<v Speaker 3>at the end of the day, I don't know how

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<v Speaker 3>much lower it's going to go because they do control

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<v Speaker 3>both chamber, and you know, frankly, both parties are gambling

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<v Speaker 3>with forty two million lives, which I mean, I think

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<v Speaker 3>that's the bigger issue that we should be talking about.

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<v Speaker 3>That Just get the job done. Like you guys are elected,

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<v Speaker 3>you are still getting paid. But if you're trying to

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<v Speaker 3>fly with TSA or anything, it's a nightmare. I just

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<v Speaker 3>think the American people just want it done. Just get

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<v Speaker 3>the deal done. That's what you're elected, right.

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<v Speaker 1>Democrats will say, well, we're getting some traction here because

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we're on the right side with healthcare. Americans

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<v Speaker 1>favor us and our plans with healthcare. Republicans really don't

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<v Speaker 1>have a plan. And we just had seven million people

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<v Speaker 1>show up to attend a No Kings rally. Whatever the

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<v Speaker 1>hell that was, that has no impact whatsoever for them

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<v Speaker 1>to look at the No Kings rally go A million

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<v Speaker 1>people showed up this week in the protest. They all

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<v Speaker 1>protested Trump for different reasons.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, you know, no, and sometimes when you're the loudest,

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<v Speaker 3>it doesn't mean anything. It's you know, it's an echo chamber.

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<v Speaker 3>The real question is how many new people did you get?

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<v Speaker 3>Because at the end of the day, Trump has figured

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<v Speaker 3>out that his model of it's fifty plus one, So

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<v Speaker 3>every single election is fifty percent of the vote plus

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<v Speaker 3>one more person. And he knows his bass, he knows

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<v Speaker 3>how to turn him out bigger than everything. And there

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<v Speaker 3>is a lot of silent Trump voters. So you know,

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<v Speaker 3>at the end of the day, Democrats need to play

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<v Speaker 3>this smart and frankly, you know, jakeem Jeffries and Chuck

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<v Speaker 3>Schumer have looked kind of like a deer in a headlight.

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<v Speaker 3>Regardless of what you thought of Nancy Pelosi, she stood

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<v Speaker 3>on she was a fighter. Can you say the same

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<v Speaker 3>about those two?

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<v Speaker 2>No?

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<v Speaker 1>No, The thing is if this shutdown extends in November,

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<v Speaker 1>we're closing in thirty five days is the longest period

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<v Speaker 1>we have with a shutdown. That's largely because of the

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<v Speaker 1>real cuts. We start to see the theaters at the

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<v Speaker 1>first few weeks. Now you're starting to see the real

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<v Speaker 1>results of the shutdown. People not getting food, and food

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<v Speaker 1>is instance, and like, if this extends into November and

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<v Speaker 1>we see the Obamacare premiums hit millions of Americans, which

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<v Speaker 1>party's better position to capitalize on that. You want to

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<v Speaker 1>say the Democrats, But with the leadership and lack of

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<v Speaker 1>direction they have, I don't think that's necessarily true to you.

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<v Speaker 3>I would still favor the Democrats just because healthcare is

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<v Speaker 3>kind of their number one thing. And frankly, you just

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<v Speaker 3>said Obamacare. So if Obamacare goes up three you know,

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<v Speaker 3>three times under a president, you're going to be like, well,

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<v Speaker 3>under Obama was this.

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<v Speaker 2>But I just think it speaks.

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<v Speaker 3>More of just how in the last twelve years you

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<v Speaker 3>can't get anything done anymore. No, it's so polarizing that,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, frankly, both sides need to concede a little

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<v Speaker 3>bit and if it's good for eighty five percent of

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<v Speaker 3>the country, just get the deal done.

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<v Speaker 1>And if you're complaining and you're part of the no

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<v Speaker 1>Kings movement, which I know, we have a king because

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<v Speaker 1>he just does what he wants with executive order.

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<v Speaker 2>It's because of what we're talking about.

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<v Speaker 1>The Congress is so ineffective, so gridlocks and dead luck

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<v Speaker 1>that they you know, we certainly Joe Biden had his

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<v Speaker 1>share of executive orders. Now Trump has exceeded that for sure,

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<v Speaker 1>but that that's the new reality. Congress isn't doing their job.

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<v Speaker 1>They're not legislating anymore. They're just leaving it to the

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<v Speaker 1>president and their guy via executive order.

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<v Speaker 3>And this is why we should have term limits in Congress.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, frankly, you have people in there who's been

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<v Speaker 3>in all like their careers have been thirty plus years

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<v Speaker 3>in Congress. Get out, you're too old, right, like sorry,

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<v Speaker 3>Like I just you know, it boggles my mind that

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<v Speaker 3>we have term limits for governors, we have term limits

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<v Speaker 3>for presidents, but heaven forbid, senators and representatives have terms now.

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<v Speaker 1>Pilots, truck drivers, there's all sorts of occupations in the

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<v Speaker 1>real world where you can't work past a certain age,

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<v Speaker 1>and there's nothing wrong with that. But I don't understand

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<v Speaker 1>how an eighty plus year old lawmaker is relevant. And

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<v Speaker 1>you know, you've got to explain them how an iPhone

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<v Speaker 1>works before you can actually address the issues of legislating

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<v Speaker 1>what that looks like, and no idea whatsoever. They're completely clueless.

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<v Speaker 1>And those are the most senior people in leadership positions.

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<v Speaker 1>The Shoomer's the world. There's just so many of them

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<v Speaker 1>right now, and I think we can do better, and

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<v Speaker 1>term limits are certainly part of that. Kevin, regarding this,

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<v Speaker 1>at some point, do you think that there's going to

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<v Speaker 1>be cool or heads like, is it really going to

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<v Speaker 1>get to the fact that forty too many people won't

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<v Speaker 1>get snap benefits starting on Saturday? I know it's kind

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<v Speaker 1>of like overplayed, but that hits home for a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of people, especially with you know, going to the grocery

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<v Speaker 1>store and seeing like the cost of beef. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm nowhere certainly near, thank god, receiving public assistance. I

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<v Speaker 1>go to the store and I see ground beef. I go, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>you know what, I like ground beef. But I'm good

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not paying those kind of prices right now. That

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<v Speaker 1>that's really got to hit home for these lawmakers. Do

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<v Speaker 1>you see this thing ending before Saturday that they're going

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<v Speaker 1>to come to a conclusion and if so, let's get

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<v Speaker 1>down the path of what that looks like.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, and that's that's the billion dollar question.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, gambling with forty two million lives is a

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<v Speaker 3>risky proposition for both sides. I don't have the data

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<v Speaker 3>of where those forty two million you know, voters are.

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<v Speaker 2>But it's kind of like a kid.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, when you have an exam, you're going to

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<v Speaker 3>push it off, push it off, push it off. Well,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, Friday is kind of the date you have

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<v Speaker 3>to get it done by, and if you don't, then

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<v Speaker 3>there's actual serious consequences. And this keeps going longer in November.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, the busiest time of the year to travel

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<v Speaker 3>is during Thanksgiving, so you're going to create even more

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<v Speaker 3>of a headache with TSA and the air traffic. So

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<v Speaker 3>to your point, starting Saturday is when you know it

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<v Speaker 3>really hits home.

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<v Speaker 1>And we're seeing a fifteen percent approval rating. Fifteen percent

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<v Speaker 1>that has got to be close to an all time

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<v Speaker 1>low for Congress.

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<v Speaker 3>Yet you know ninety percent of incumbents will still win.

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<v Speaker 3>It is you know, it's the complete It's just amazing that,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, we all agree that Congress isn't effective, but

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<v Speaker 3>then you know everyone turns around and just rubber stamps

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<v Speaker 3>them again. And I think the interesting thing is, and

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<v Speaker 3>you're kind of seeing this with up in New York

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<v Speaker 3>with Mindani and that in a lot of ways, the

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<v Speaker 3>Democrats are kind of going through what Republicans. Did you

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<v Speaker 3>know ten years ago that they felt like, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>they're hardy apparatus has sailed them, and there's kind.

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<v Speaker 2>Of a revolt.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, so like the neo liberals, I want to

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<v Speaker 3>be shocked if he starts seeing maybe even Chuck Schumer

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<v Speaker 3>and all these older ones get primaried because you know,

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<v Speaker 3>because that's exactly what Trump and you know, the Maga

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<v Speaker 3>movement kind of really did that, you know, simply they

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<v Speaker 3>said that we are tired of the status quo and

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<v Speaker 3>you kind of let us down the road and we've

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<v Speaker 3>gotten nowhere.

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<v Speaker 1>Thomas Massy a great example of that where you are

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<v Speaker 1>in Kentucky. To get out of this mess, they'd have

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<v Speaker 1>to strike a deal to save face. And I guess

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<v Speaker 1>if we're looking at the Democrats are talking about, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we've got seven million Americans losing their healthcare. We're trying

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<v Speaker 1>to prevent that. We we forced Republicans to back down

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<v Speaker 1>from gutting Obamacare, and this is what we're fighting for,

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<v Speaker 1>Republicans to say, you know, we want a targeted relief,

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<v Speaker 1>we don't want more socialism, socialist expansion. We save hundreds

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<v Speaker 1>of billions of dollars with you know, but by gutting this,

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<v Speaker 1>by stopping this, and restored responsible governance and ended democratic

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<v Speaker 1>obstruction cent So that's what both sides will say. Which

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<v Speaker 1>is the winning messaging?

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, on paper, it should be the Democrats, but

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<v Speaker 3>they've played everything wrong against Trump for the last decade.

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<v Speaker 2>However, So you know, if I.

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<v Speaker 3>Was the Democrats right now, I would say, aren't we

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<v Speaker 3>raking in billions of dollars in tariffs? And then that

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<v Speaker 3>helped pay for this? But they're incompetent. Their leadership is incompetent.

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<v Speaker 3>So if you ask me, I think Republicans will come

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<v Speaker 3>out of this probably, you know, absolutely, fine.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I would think.

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<v Speaker 4>So.

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<v Speaker 1>It's just because the idea is and I think most

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<v Speaker 1>people realize, like, well, we're subsidizing something. Okay, great, and

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<v Speaker 1>I need it. I need it today. I don't care

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<v Speaker 1>it's going to bankrupt the country because we're just borrowing

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<v Speaker 1>more money. It's way too ex HEALTHA is way too expensive.

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<v Speaker 1>We're subsidizing that. That's other people's tax money that you're

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<v Speaker 1>subsidized with. But you know, if you can't afford to

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<v Speaker 1>get A, or your fear that you know, my chronic

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<v Speaker 1>illness is going to come back and I can't get coverage,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm gonna fall between the quack cracks and what happens.

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<v Speaker 1>Everything I work for is is gone right. I get

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<v Speaker 1>the urgency, that's a different matter entirely, and I could

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<v Speaker 1>see where both sides everything, but but yeah, I think

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<v Speaker 1>they just come to a conclusion. Go listen, this has

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<v Speaker 1>been too you know, if you get the speakers together,

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<v Speaker 1>the length and the pain of the shutdown, it's been

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<v Speaker 1>too long. It's probably we're gonna we're gonna do something

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<v Speaker 1>for thirty day, seven weeks, whatever it is. We proved

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<v Speaker 1>our point. It's time to govern at some point. Somebody's

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<v Speaker 1>got to do that, or both sides got to do that,

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<v Speaker 1>don't they.

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<v Speaker 3>He would think, So go to your job. Everyone else

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<v Speaker 3>has to do their job. I mean they're still collecting paychecks,

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<v Speaker 3>so you know, it's the rule for the but not

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<v Speaker 3>for me. And that's just the story of our Congress.

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<v Speaker 3>Where they can do insider training, where they can basically

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<v Speaker 3>do whatever they want and not actually have consequences. And yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>I mean they need to get to work.

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<v Speaker 1>I know that today and all I there a meaning

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<v Speaker 1>about the constitutional convention of all things, which is a

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<v Speaker 1>whole political whole different matter entirely, but about getting control

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<v Speaker 1>and our arms back around our government that they work

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<v Speaker 1>for us.

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<v Speaker 3>Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>You know you talk about no kings, but that would

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<v Speaker 1>apply to Congress as well based on what you just said.

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<v Speaker 1>Kevin Burton is with Crosstown Consulting. He's a political Anamson

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<v Speaker 1>polster in northern Kentucky. Kevin, thanks to the inside is

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<v Speaker 1>always good stuff.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you, Falney.

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<v Speaker 2>Appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 1>By the way, real quick, what if you're going to

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<v Speaker 1>put odds on this thing as a political guy, the

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<v Speaker 1>odds of this thing ending, the shutdown ending by Saturday

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<v Speaker 1>is what what would you put money on?

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<v Speaker 3>I would say sixty five seventy percent?

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, so seven out of ten chance that this thing

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<v Speaker 1>is done by Saturday, they fix it.

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<v Speaker 3>I just think that you know, there's elections, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>in a week from now, so there's real consequences, and

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<v Speaker 3>you know you're gambling with forty two million lives. I

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<v Speaker 3>think both sides will blank.

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<v Speaker 2>You just have to.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, the opt on that are terrible. Kevin, all the best,

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks again, brother, Yeah, I appreciate you. Let's get a

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<v Speaker 1>time out in we got a news update. Traffic is

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<v Speaker 1>an absolute disaster. Still in areas. Chuckle have an update

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<v Speaker 1>for you a real time on that one as well,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's going to just continue to be wet here

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<v Speaker 1>for the next couple of days. Weekend for the little

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<v Speaker 1>trick or Treat is looking pretty good though full details

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<v Speaker 1>in that in news in just about four here, and

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<v Speaker 1>when we return, a case has been made with an

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<v Speaker 1>untimely death. As far as talk about bodily autonomy, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>going to make the case for being allowed to sell

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<v Speaker 1>your organs, and it has something to do with the

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<v Speaker 1>news happening over the weekend here. Local news for that matter,

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<v Speaker 1>just add slowly seven hundred WLW