1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:08,720 Speaker 1: See Armstrong and Getty show the Governor. You were part 2 00:00:08,760 --> 00:00:10,319 Speaker 1: of the debate prep. What can you tell us about 3 00:00:10,360 --> 00:00:13,360 Speaker 1: the bubble? Were folks wearing masks? Were you wearing a mask? 4 00:00:13,440 --> 00:00:15,880 Speaker 1: Was Rudy Giuliani wearing a mask? When they were when 5 00:00:15,920 --> 00:00:18,400 Speaker 1: you were working with the president and others in the room. No, No, 6 00:00:18,520 --> 00:00:21,360 Speaker 1: I was wearing masks in the room. Um, when we 7 00:00:21,360 --> 00:00:24,920 Speaker 1: were prepping the president during that period of time. Uh, 8 00:00:24,920 --> 00:00:28,960 Speaker 1: and we were in the group was about five or 9 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:33,200 Speaker 1: six people in total. That's Chris Christie talking about debate prep. 10 00:00:33,320 --> 00:00:36,440 Speaker 1: The President has tested positive for coronavirus. He tweeted that 11 00:00:36,479 --> 00:00:39,840 Speaker 1: out last night. You know MSNBC is making a huge 12 00:00:39,840 --> 00:00:42,520 Speaker 1: deal out of that and how reckless they are. No, 13 00:00:42,520 --> 00:00:44,839 Speaker 1: none of us are wearing masks in this room right now. No. 14 00:00:45,080 --> 00:00:47,519 Speaker 1: I don't feel like we're being insane either. So well, No, 15 00:00:47,640 --> 00:00:50,440 Speaker 1: we work in a small group of people that interacts 16 00:00:50,479 --> 00:00:52,479 Speaker 1: on a daily basis, and we don't get tested every 17 00:00:52,520 --> 00:00:54,800 Speaker 1: day like all those people around the president. View. We're 18 00:00:54,880 --> 00:00:57,640 Speaker 1: joined by Lonnie Chen David and Diane Stephie, fellow in 19 00:00:57,680 --> 00:01:00,960 Speaker 1: American Public Policy Studies at the Hoover Andtitution, hosted the 20 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:05,200 Speaker 1: podcast Crossing Lines. With ln Hitchen on here. How are you. Oh, 21 00:01:05,280 --> 00:01:07,760 Speaker 1: I'm doing fine. It's slow newsday record. So it's just 22 00:01:08,040 --> 00:01:11,520 Speaker 1: it's just, you know, the announcement of a CB to 23 00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:14,360 Speaker 1: the Supreme Court seems like it happened six months ago. Well, 24 00:01:14,440 --> 00:01:16,800 Speaker 1: and as I texted to a friend this morning, we're 25 00:01:16,840 --> 00:01:18,640 Speaker 1: texting back and forth. They said, the last thing in 26 00:01:18,680 --> 00:01:21,600 Speaker 1: the world I am is superstitious, but I will not 27 00:01:21,920 --> 00:01:24,240 Speaker 1: utter the words. This is as crazy as it can 28 00:01:24,280 --> 00:01:25,840 Speaker 1: get out. No, you don't want to say that. So 29 00:01:25,920 --> 00:01:30,440 Speaker 1: what's your reaction to the announcement of the president's COVID status. Well, 30 00:01:30,480 --> 00:01:33,080 Speaker 1: I mean, first of all, you you hope he's able 31 00:01:33,120 --> 00:01:35,040 Speaker 1: to make a quick recovery. Same thing for the first 32 00:01:35,160 --> 00:01:37,360 Speaker 1: lady and and for people who may have been exposed. 33 00:01:37,360 --> 00:01:39,520 Speaker 1: I mean, that's really the big question now is you've 34 00:01:39,560 --> 00:01:42,640 Speaker 1: got this detective work of doing to figure out, you know, 35 00:01:42,720 --> 00:01:44,800 Speaker 1: exactly who may have been involved. You've played that, Chris 36 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:46,840 Speaker 1: Christie clip. I mean, obviously the President has been in 37 00:01:46,880 --> 00:01:48,880 Speaker 1: contact with a bunch of people. My presumption is that 38 00:01:49,440 --> 00:01:52,320 Speaker 1: they'll test Biden as well. Even though the President and 39 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:54,000 Speaker 1: him weren't all that close in the debate, you know 40 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:57,200 Speaker 1: they were, they were potentially close enough indoors, So I mean, 41 00:01:57,280 --> 00:01:59,320 Speaker 1: they are just things that they need to track down 42 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:01,600 Speaker 1: in terms of how it impacts the race. You know, 43 00:02:01,760 --> 00:02:04,440 Speaker 1: I've I've I've heard and thought about everything under the 44 00:02:04,520 --> 00:02:07,560 Speaker 1: sun from this is this is the October surprise. It's 45 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:10,160 Speaker 1: going to completely un ended up end the race too. 46 00:02:10,639 --> 00:02:12,200 Speaker 1: It's really just not gonna have much of an impact 47 00:02:12,240 --> 00:02:14,519 Speaker 1: at all. My my view is the dynamics of the 48 00:02:14,600 --> 00:02:17,400 Speaker 1: race don't really change. Uh, you know, it is what 49 00:02:17,560 --> 00:02:20,080 Speaker 1: it is. It's going to change the campaign schedule over 50 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:22,480 Speaker 1: the next week to two weeks, to be sure, but 51 00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:25,000 Speaker 1: I don't know that anybody. Again, the question that I've 52 00:02:25,040 --> 00:02:27,720 Speaker 1: been asking all morning or since last night is does 53 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:31,000 Speaker 1: this change anyone's mind about the election? And I'm just 54 00:02:31,160 --> 00:02:32,760 Speaker 1: not sure it does, at least until we know a 55 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:34,840 Speaker 1: little bit more about the president's condition. Hey, here's a 56 00:02:34,840 --> 00:02:36,560 Speaker 1: good thing to ask you about, because I've I've heard 57 00:02:36,600 --> 00:02:39,560 Speaker 1: this a couple of times this week, and it's probably 58 00:02:39,600 --> 00:02:41,359 Speaker 1: gonna be true. As you just said, even after the 59 00:02:41,400 --> 00:02:46,639 Speaker 1: coronavirus announcement. You go back to the UH average polling 60 00:02:46,720 --> 00:02:50,200 Speaker 1: lead Biden had over Trump in January, and it's about 61 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:59,720 Speaker 1: the same that was pre impeachment, COVID, economy, George f 62 00:03:00,040 --> 00:03:05,799 Speaker 1: Wait justice. All these things lead is about the same 63 00:03:06,120 --> 00:03:09,560 Speaker 1: same with the right track, wrong track before any of 64 00:03:09,680 --> 00:03:13,959 Speaker 1: that started, about the same as it was now. It 65 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:16,320 Speaker 1: would seem to me that nothing can move the needle. 66 00:03:16,480 --> 00:03:19,239 Speaker 1: You either can stomach Trump or you can't. And that's 67 00:03:19,240 --> 00:03:22,359 Speaker 1: where we are, you know. I think that's a good observation. 68 00:03:22,600 --> 00:03:25,760 Speaker 1: People have their minds made up about President Trump. They've 69 00:03:25,800 --> 00:03:27,600 Speaker 1: had a long time to figure out what they think 70 00:03:27,680 --> 00:03:30,919 Speaker 1: of him, uh, And so as a result, what you 71 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:35,360 Speaker 1: will see are episodic differences. Right, So occasionally something happens 72 00:03:35,400 --> 00:03:37,800 Speaker 1: and a bump goes one way or the other. But 73 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:41,520 Speaker 1: fundamentally people know what they think of President Trump because 74 00:03:41,560 --> 00:03:45,480 Speaker 1: he is the most covered in terms of the media, uh, 75 00:03:45,800 --> 00:03:48,400 Speaker 1: most kind of out there public figure we have in 76 00:03:48,480 --> 00:03:51,160 Speaker 1: our country, perhaps in the world, And so you know 77 00:03:51,320 --> 00:03:52,920 Speaker 1: what you think of him. And that's kind of why 78 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:56,640 Speaker 1: I'm I'm floored by the notion that they're undecided voters 79 00:03:56,720 --> 00:03:58,880 Speaker 1: still at this point. And I kind of wonder sometimes 80 00:03:58,920 --> 00:04:01,440 Speaker 1: like are they really undecided? Are they just looking for 81 00:04:01,480 --> 00:04:04,240 Speaker 1: attendent or are they stupid? Because are they really really 82 00:04:04,280 --> 00:04:06,360 Speaker 1: stupid people? I'd like to stand up for the voters 83 00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:09,720 Speaker 1: of America. But go on, Lonnie, No, I mean, I mean, 84 00:04:09,800 --> 00:04:11,880 Speaker 1: I just think that it's it is. It's got to 85 00:04:11,920 --> 00:04:14,640 Speaker 1: be the case that you have at least a gut 86 00:04:14,720 --> 00:04:17,680 Speaker 1: instinct about Donald Trump by this point, and you've had 87 00:04:17,760 --> 00:04:20,880 Speaker 1: it for some time. And this is why, you know, 88 00:04:20,960 --> 00:04:23,000 Speaker 1: at the end of the day. I still have a 89 00:04:23,040 --> 00:04:26,000 Speaker 1: tough time seeing all of these late breakers go for 90 00:04:26,240 --> 00:04:27,960 Speaker 1: President Trump at the end of the day, because I 91 00:04:28,080 --> 00:04:30,520 Speaker 1: feel like you've got an opinion and if you still 92 00:04:30,560 --> 00:04:33,200 Speaker 1: haven't figured out that you like him, you probably won't 93 00:04:33,200 --> 00:04:35,640 Speaker 1: before him when it comes to election day. See. So 94 00:04:35,920 --> 00:04:38,960 Speaker 1: it's it's interesting. I don't know. I think it is 95 00:04:39,360 --> 00:04:42,560 Speaker 1: um it's more a question of I like him on policy, 96 00:04:42,600 --> 00:04:45,360 Speaker 1: I can't stomach him as a human being. And people 97 00:04:45,600 --> 00:04:50,279 Speaker 1: are undecided which way that push and pull is going 98 00:04:50,360 --> 00:04:53,599 Speaker 1: to propel them. I think they're they're less undecided about 99 00:04:53,640 --> 00:04:56,200 Speaker 1: the candidates and more can I pull the lever for 100 00:04:56,320 --> 00:05:00,799 Speaker 1: Trump or pull it again? Having said that, in again, 101 00:05:01,120 --> 00:05:03,520 Speaker 1: it seems like it was months ago. Did you hear 102 00:05:03,560 --> 00:05:06,680 Speaker 1: there was a debate, Lonnie was like seventy two hours ago. 103 00:05:07,279 --> 00:05:10,400 Speaker 1: It seems like it almost seems irrelevant. It was seventy 104 00:05:10,440 --> 00:05:13,560 Speaker 1: two hours ago. I know, what's your take on that? Um, 105 00:05:14,360 --> 00:05:16,360 Speaker 1: you know, I called it the Black Guys for Democracy 106 00:05:16,640 --> 00:05:19,040 Speaker 1: right after the debate. I really thought it was one 107 00:05:19,080 --> 00:05:22,960 Speaker 1: of them, since well, I just can't imagine why one 108 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:25,800 Speaker 1: would conclude that. No. I mean I I watched it 109 00:05:25,880 --> 00:05:27,480 Speaker 1: and I thought, you know, if if you wanted to 110 00:05:27,560 --> 00:05:29,920 Speaker 1: learn something, did you really learn anything? Probably not. What 111 00:05:30,040 --> 00:05:33,840 Speaker 1: you saw was, you know, really kind of petulant, childlike 112 00:05:33,880 --> 00:05:38,000 Speaker 1: behavior at various points during during the debate. And I 113 00:05:38,080 --> 00:05:40,200 Speaker 1: sort of thought after it was done, like, gosh, wouldn't 114 00:05:40,200 --> 00:05:42,000 Speaker 1: it be nice if we didn't have any more of these? 115 00:05:42,360 --> 00:05:44,880 Speaker 1: And now actually here we are on Friday, and I'm 116 00:05:44,880 --> 00:05:46,720 Speaker 1: thinking we might not have any more peace for for 117 00:05:46,920 --> 00:05:50,919 Speaker 1: very different reasons than I thought before. Um the debate. 118 00:05:51,360 --> 00:05:54,520 Speaker 1: The problem with that debate format is when you don't 119 00:05:54,600 --> 00:05:57,200 Speaker 1: empower the moderator to really do a whole lot more 120 00:05:57,240 --> 00:05:59,920 Speaker 1: except for telling the people that are doing bad thing 121 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:02,160 Speaker 1: to stop and not really giving him the authority to 122 00:06:02,240 --> 00:06:05,040 Speaker 1: stop them in any real way. When you have this 123 00:06:05,200 --> 00:06:09,760 Speaker 1: format that essentially, you know, doesn't really allow for constructive engagement, 124 00:06:09,839 --> 00:06:11,640 Speaker 1: That's why I do think they've got to sitting through 125 00:06:11,640 --> 00:06:14,000 Speaker 1: the rules as not after this cycle for future cycles. 126 00:06:14,480 --> 00:06:17,200 Speaker 1: But I, UM, I didn't get a whole lot out 127 00:06:17,200 --> 00:06:19,600 Speaker 1: of it, and I'm pretty sure most American didn't either. Well, 128 00:06:19,680 --> 00:06:22,240 Speaker 1: now that I've watched parts of it, uh, you know, 129 00:06:23,400 --> 00:06:25,280 Speaker 1: after it happened, so I don't have any of the 130 00:06:25,720 --> 00:06:28,520 Speaker 1: the emotion or excitement or the newness or anything like that. 131 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:32,839 Speaker 1: Trump made some really good points. He got in the way, 132 00:06:33,839 --> 00:06:36,039 Speaker 1: you know, he thought he was being aggressive. His aggressiveness 133 00:06:36,080 --> 00:06:39,119 Speaker 1: worked against him in several instances in which he should 134 00:06:39,120 --> 00:06:41,680 Speaker 1: have just let Biden lay out for a for two 135 00:06:41,839 --> 00:06:44,320 Speaker 1: full minutes why he's not going to answer the question 136 00:06:44,360 --> 00:06:48,240 Speaker 1: on packing the Supreme Court, for instance. Yeah. I thought 137 00:06:48,279 --> 00:06:50,400 Speaker 1: the strongest part of the debas of Trump was actually 138 00:06:50,520 --> 00:06:52,680 Speaker 1: opening when he talked about the Supreme Court and he 139 00:06:52,760 --> 00:06:54,840 Speaker 1: talked about why it was that he had chosen Amy 140 00:06:54,880 --> 00:06:57,360 Speaker 1: Coney Barrett, why it was that that that he was, 141 00:06:57,600 --> 00:07:00,560 Speaker 1: you know, essentially constitutally entitled to make that ways. I 142 00:07:00,640 --> 00:07:02,440 Speaker 1: thought that was the best part of the debate. Honestly, 143 00:07:02,480 --> 00:07:05,440 Speaker 1: I thought he made his points clearly. Um. I actually 144 00:07:05,480 --> 00:07:07,400 Speaker 1: didn't think the healthcare exchange was all that bad for 145 00:07:07,480 --> 00:07:09,040 Speaker 1: the president either. I think he was able to make 146 00:07:09,080 --> 00:07:11,400 Speaker 1: a couple of good points there. Um, I do think 147 00:07:11,400 --> 00:07:13,640 Speaker 1: the debate. You're right. I think as things went on, 148 00:07:13,880 --> 00:07:15,720 Speaker 1: he would have been better off just kind of standing 149 00:07:15,760 --> 00:07:18,640 Speaker 1: back and trying to let Biden make some coherent points, 150 00:07:18,720 --> 00:07:20,720 Speaker 1: because there are a couple of times where frankly, he 151 00:07:20,760 --> 00:07:24,280 Speaker 1: bailed him out. Absolutely he bailed he bailed Biden out. 152 00:07:24,680 --> 00:07:29,040 Speaker 1: I hope he realizes that. Um, I don't know. I 153 00:07:29,080 --> 00:07:31,200 Speaker 1: mean it's it's hard, right, Like people have asked me 154 00:07:31,240 --> 00:07:33,120 Speaker 1: after the debate, what would you what would you tell 155 00:07:33,200 --> 00:07:35,600 Speaker 1: Trump to do differently? How would you prepped him differently? 156 00:07:35,680 --> 00:07:38,160 Speaker 1: And it's like that's the premise of that question assumes 157 00:07:38,200 --> 00:07:40,200 Speaker 1: that you can prepped him at all, or that he's 158 00:07:40,240 --> 00:07:42,160 Speaker 1: willing to be prepped. I mean, he's got his own 159 00:07:42,200 --> 00:07:45,200 Speaker 1: way of doing things and it's his style. And yes, 160 00:07:45,240 --> 00:07:46,680 Speaker 1: with he a little hot, I think he was a 161 00:07:46,720 --> 00:07:49,160 Speaker 1: little hot. So I think he could calibrate that if 162 00:07:49,200 --> 00:07:51,920 Speaker 1: there is another debate, probably if he wanted to. But 163 00:07:52,080 --> 00:07:54,120 Speaker 1: that's really all you can kind of tell the guy, 164 00:07:54,320 --> 00:07:57,320 Speaker 1: you know, And and and overall the pressure points he 165 00:07:57,400 --> 00:08:00,240 Speaker 1: put on Biden, whether the law and order stuff or 166 00:08:00,960 --> 00:08:04,200 Speaker 1: you know, the stuff about Green New Deal, I thought 167 00:08:04,280 --> 00:08:06,200 Speaker 1: I thought those were the right pressure points to apply. 168 00:08:06,280 --> 00:08:08,160 Speaker 1: I don't know that I changed too much about the 169 00:08:08,800 --> 00:08:11,160 Speaker 1: substance of it if I were him, except for one thing. 170 00:08:11,640 --> 00:08:13,600 Speaker 1: I do think he needs to say more about what 171 00:08:13,680 --> 00:08:15,600 Speaker 1: he's going to do in the next four years. I think, 172 00:08:15,640 --> 00:08:18,560 Speaker 1: here to your point earlier about some people being not 173 00:08:18,760 --> 00:08:20,880 Speaker 1: sure if they can pull the lever form, at this point, 174 00:08:21,280 --> 00:08:23,960 Speaker 1: I think hearing more from him having some reassurance like, look, 175 00:08:24,040 --> 00:08:25,720 Speaker 1: here's what I'm going to do in the next four years. 176 00:08:25,760 --> 00:08:28,360 Speaker 1: I think that would help that dynamic tremendously. There is 177 00:08:28,440 --> 00:08:31,480 Speaker 1: so much that Biden said that it is worthy of 178 00:08:31,880 --> 00:08:35,679 Speaker 1: criticism politically, as an American, constitutionally the rest of it. 179 00:08:35,800 --> 00:08:38,760 Speaker 1: I hate to hammer on Trump, but I would love 180 00:08:38,840 --> 00:08:41,480 Speaker 1: to hear have I don't know, Mark Meadows and Ted 181 00:08:41,600 --> 00:08:44,599 Speaker 1: Cruz and Lindsey Graham get in his ear, presuming you know, 182 00:08:44,720 --> 00:08:48,040 Speaker 1: he recovers his health and tell him, next time Joe 183 00:08:48,160 --> 00:08:50,640 Speaker 1: Biden says they're going to take away your health care, 184 00:08:51,280 --> 00:08:57,000 Speaker 1: say these words, we will protect people with pre existing conditions. 185 00:08:57,640 --> 00:09:01,160 Speaker 1: Just say that. Make it explod is sit because people 186 00:09:01,200 --> 00:09:03,640 Speaker 1: are afraid as hell of that. And when Biden brought 187 00:09:03,760 --> 00:09:07,120 Speaker 1: that up, there was a weird rambling, kind of non 188 00:09:07,240 --> 00:09:10,679 Speaker 1: specific answer just I get that he wants to argue 189 00:09:11,240 --> 00:09:13,040 Speaker 1: in his own way, but it seemed like he did 190 00:09:13,120 --> 00:09:17,400 Speaker 1: not have those core five talking points ready and it 191 00:09:17,520 --> 00:09:19,160 Speaker 1: just frustrated the hell out of me. But you know, 192 00:09:19,720 --> 00:09:21,400 Speaker 1: at this point, probably enough has been said on that 193 00:09:21,679 --> 00:09:23,920 Speaker 1: long Hea Chen's got his own podcast. We understand you 194 00:09:23,960 --> 00:09:27,079 Speaker 1: had a good guest on your most recent Yeah, so 195 00:09:27,200 --> 00:09:29,240 Speaker 1: we we did an episode on Monday with a woman 196 00:09:29,280 --> 00:09:33,000 Speaker 1: named Elaine Kihano CBS News. She actually moderated the vice 197 00:09:33,080 --> 00:09:36,920 Speaker 1: presidential debate four years ago, the debate between Pence and 198 00:09:37,040 --> 00:09:39,480 Speaker 1: Tim Kane, and so I just wanted to ask, you know, hey, 199 00:09:39,559 --> 00:09:41,480 Speaker 1: what the light to moderate one of these things, you know, 200 00:09:41,679 --> 00:09:44,680 Speaker 1: and and in in light of all of the conversation 201 00:09:44,760 --> 00:09:47,600 Speaker 1: about the role of the moderator and what Chris Wallace did, Uh, 202 00:09:47,720 --> 00:09:49,599 Speaker 1: it's actually kind of a fun episode to listen to, 203 00:09:49,720 --> 00:09:51,560 Speaker 1: you know, in terms of talking about she talked about 204 00:09:51,600 --> 00:09:53,719 Speaker 1: how she got picked and what it was like to 205 00:09:53,760 --> 00:09:55,719 Speaker 1: prepare and whether she was nervous or not having to 206 00:09:55,800 --> 00:09:57,440 Speaker 1: do that, and what it was like during the debate 207 00:09:57,480 --> 00:09:59,760 Speaker 1: and what the debates mean. So, yeah, go go have 208 00:09:59,880 --> 00:10:02,240 Speaker 1: a listen. It was a fun interview. Yeah, I'll check 209 00:10:02,280 --> 00:10:04,240 Speaker 1: that out. Yes, sounds really I wonder if the moderators 210 00:10:04,240 --> 00:10:06,800 Speaker 1: should should start by saying, look, for both of you, 211 00:10:07,600 --> 00:10:09,360 Speaker 1: I want you to commit right now to follow in 212 00:10:09,360 --> 00:10:12,240 Speaker 1: the rules that your campaigns agreed to before we get started. 213 00:10:12,360 --> 00:10:15,599 Speaker 1: Just right now, do you commit to this? And I 214 00:10:15,640 --> 00:10:17,640 Speaker 1: don't know if that would help, but and if you don't, 215 00:10:18,040 --> 00:10:20,960 Speaker 1: I will beat the hell out of you, maybe maybe 216 00:10:21,000 --> 00:10:23,559 Speaker 1: a physical threat. I've got the Proud Boys here and 217 00:10:23,559 --> 00:10:27,320 Speaker 1: they're gonna rush the stage. Lani Chen is the David 218 00:10:27,320 --> 00:10:29,920 Speaker 1: and Diane Stephy Fellow in American Public Policy Studies at 219 00:10:29,920 --> 00:10:33,079 Speaker 1: the Hoover Institution, host of the podcast Crossing Lines with 220 00:10:33,320 --> 00:10:36,160 Speaker 1: Lani Chen. Lani, thank you so much for the conversation. 221 00:10:36,200 --> 00:10:39,600 Speaker 1: We'll talk soon. Thank you so yeah. I have. I've 222 00:10:39,640 --> 00:10:41,199 Speaker 1: heard that a couple of times this week, and that 223 00:10:41,520 --> 00:10:46,880 Speaker 1: is astounding. Sean has I almost said inadvertently, but that'd 224 00:10:46,880 --> 00:10:49,440 Speaker 1: be cruel. There's no reason to say that Sean has 225 00:10:49,600 --> 00:10:54,960 Speaker 1: nailed this whole thing from the beginning. Everybody, our producer, Sean, 226 00:10:55,480 --> 00:10:59,079 Speaker 1: Everybody's meter is completely stuck. If you go back to 227 00:10:59,240 --> 00:11:01,920 Speaker 1: January and the poll numbers are roughly the same, and 228 00:11:01,960 --> 00:11:05,760 Speaker 1: the right track wrong track is roughly the same. Given 229 00:11:06,080 --> 00:11:09,959 Speaker 1: the craziest year in in the world history outside of 230 00:11:10,080 --> 00:11:14,320 Speaker 1: maybe you know when the dinosaur has got obliterated or POMPEII. 231 00:11:14,760 --> 00:11:18,800 Speaker 1: Seventeen seventy six was pretty nutty. But nothing changed through 232 00:11:18,880 --> 00:11:22,800 Speaker 1: all of that. Well, maybe maybe the things just by 233 00:11:22,920 --> 00:11:28,400 Speaker 1: coincidence equalled each other. Half of it would have pushed people, right, 234 00:11:28,520 --> 00:11:30,760 Speaker 1: half of it would have pushed people and didn't neutralize 235 00:11:30,800 --> 00:11:33,600 Speaker 1: every It's just amazing. 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