1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:04,440 Speaker 1: As we look ahead at the four presidential race, it's 2 00:00:04,440 --> 00:00:07,400 Speaker 1: instructive to keep looking back, to keep figuring out what 3 00:00:07,480 --> 00:00:10,159 Speaker 1: went wrong during the mid term elections. What do we 4 00:00:10,200 --> 00:00:12,959 Speaker 1: need to do differently as we look ahead in four. 5 00:00:12,960 --> 00:00:15,480 Speaker 1: I mean, Joe Biden sure looks vulnerable. I mean, the 6 00:00:15,480 --> 00:00:17,919 Speaker 1: country is falling apart, but that still didn't get the 7 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:20,280 Speaker 1: job done in the mid terms. We knew all this 8 00:00:20,400 --> 00:00:23,759 Speaker 1: then people still chose Democrats for the Senate. So what 9 00:00:23,920 --> 00:00:26,000 Speaker 1: lessons do we need to learn from the mid terms 10 00:00:26,040 --> 00:00:28,200 Speaker 1: and what do we don't need to do differently as 11 00:00:28,240 --> 00:00:31,240 Speaker 1: we head into four. And there's a ton of opportunities 12 00:00:31,240 --> 00:00:34,080 Speaker 1: ahead for Republicans. Even looking at the Senate map for US, 13 00:00:34,400 --> 00:00:38,519 Speaker 1: Democrats are defending twenty three of the thirty four seats 14 00:00:38,520 --> 00:00:41,319 Speaker 1: that are up for re election in the Senate for four. 15 00:00:41,479 --> 00:00:44,280 Speaker 1: And you look at seven states where Donald Trump won 16 00:00:44,360 --> 00:00:48,960 Speaker 1: in either or as well, We've got really tough races 17 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:52,760 Speaker 1: for Democrats like West Virginia for Joe Mansion. The guy 18 00:00:52,840 --> 00:00:57,240 Speaker 1: faces really tough Republican challengers, including potentially the governor there, 19 00:00:57,320 --> 00:01:00,280 Speaker 1: Jim Justice. He's potentially eyeing a run in a state 20 00:01:00,320 --> 00:01:03,200 Speaker 1: of West Virginia. So Republicans have opportunities. We have to 21 00:01:03,240 --> 00:01:06,040 Speaker 1: do well, We have to perform. We can't take anything 22 00:01:06,080 --> 00:01:09,080 Speaker 1: for granted. I want to look back and also look forward. 23 00:01:09,120 --> 00:01:12,399 Speaker 1: At the same time, with Congressman Lee's Elden, he ran 24 00:01:12,480 --> 00:01:14,679 Speaker 1: for governor in the state of New York, a deep 25 00:01:14,720 --> 00:01:18,720 Speaker 1: blue state, only lost by less than six points. That's 26 00:01:18,760 --> 00:01:21,800 Speaker 1: pretty substantial. It was one of the closest gubatorial races 27 00:01:21,800 --> 00:01:24,440 Speaker 1: in New York in twenty years. Because he did so 28 00:01:24,480 --> 00:01:27,200 Speaker 1: well at the top, he helped Republicans flip four seats 29 00:01:27,200 --> 00:01:30,319 Speaker 1: in New York, essentially doing his part a great service 30 00:01:30,480 --> 00:01:33,600 Speaker 1: for Republicans of winning back the House. He's responsible for 31 00:01:33,640 --> 00:01:35,560 Speaker 1: that for doing so well at the top of the ticket. 32 00:01:35,840 --> 00:01:38,920 Speaker 1: He received the most votes of any gurope nominee in 33 00:01:38,920 --> 00:01:42,520 Speaker 1: the States since Nelson Rockefeller. What does he think Republicans 34 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:45,679 Speaker 1: should have done differently, what we should do moving forward, 35 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:48,480 Speaker 1: and should we even bother in states like New York. 36 00:01:48,520 --> 00:01:50,520 Speaker 1: So we're going to talk to him about all of it. 37 00:01:50,560 --> 00:01:53,520 Speaker 1: And it also get into that terrifying day when he 38 00:01:53,560 --> 00:01:55,960 Speaker 1: was on stage on the campaign row where a man 39 00:01:55,960 --> 00:01:58,960 Speaker 1: tried to stab him. There's also dry by shooting outside 40 00:01:58,960 --> 00:02:01,200 Speaker 1: of his home. So what does he think about this 41 00:02:01,280 --> 00:02:04,800 Speaker 1: political environment that we live in moving forward, where he 42 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:08,480 Speaker 1: had to face an attempted stabbing on stage. So we'll 43 00:02:08,520 --> 00:02:11,360 Speaker 1: get into all of this with Congressman Lee Zelden. I 44 00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:30,160 Speaker 1: hope you enjoy stay tuned. So, Congressman, you came less 45 00:02:30,200 --> 00:02:32,880 Speaker 1: than six points of winning in a Democrat state where 46 00:02:32,919 --> 00:02:36,080 Speaker 1: Republicans are outnumbered by something like two to one. You know, 47 00:02:36,280 --> 00:02:39,280 Speaker 1: looking back at all of that sort of what's your 48 00:02:39,400 --> 00:02:41,359 Speaker 1: takeaway from it? You know, what did you learn from 49 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:43,799 Speaker 1: all that? I have so many thoughts. It's a it's 50 00:02:43,800 --> 00:02:48,440 Speaker 1: a great question. We campaign for nineteen months and I'll 51 00:02:48,440 --> 00:02:51,400 Speaker 1: say one thing, and this applies all throughout the entire country. 52 00:02:51,440 --> 00:02:54,280 Speaker 1: It is important for Republicans to get into the cities. 53 00:02:55,160 --> 00:02:57,600 Speaker 1: There are so many people inside of the cities who 54 00:02:57,600 --> 00:03:00,120 Speaker 1: are waiting for us to show up. They agree you 55 00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:03,080 Speaker 1: with us on the issues that matter most to their lives, 56 00:03:03,720 --> 00:03:06,120 Speaker 1: and if we don't show up, we can't expect them 57 00:03:06,160 --> 00:03:09,320 Speaker 1: to vote for us. We're seeing them continue to vote 58 00:03:09,320 --> 00:03:12,919 Speaker 1: Democrats and democratic places because they feel like the devil, 59 00:03:12,960 --> 00:03:14,600 Speaker 1: you know, is better than the devil you don't. You 60 00:03:14,639 --> 00:03:16,960 Speaker 1: have to show up, put a face to the name, 61 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:19,520 Speaker 1: and and don't pander, you know, don't show up in 62 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:22,680 Speaker 1: a black community or an Asian community or Hispanic community 63 00:03:22,720 --> 00:03:25,360 Speaker 1: and say vote for me because I love black people, 64 00:03:25,560 --> 00:03:27,680 Speaker 1: I love Asian people, I love Hispanic people. Instead, what 65 00:03:27,680 --> 00:03:29,720 Speaker 1: we do is we show up and we say we 66 00:03:29,760 --> 00:03:33,679 Speaker 1: need to make safety on these streets improved. Here's how 67 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:36,440 Speaker 1: we need to improve the quality of education in your 68 00:03:36,520 --> 00:03:40,280 Speaker 1: kids school. Here's how. And what I also would say 69 00:03:40,400 --> 00:03:45,400 Speaker 1: about that is the media market in New York City, 70 00:03:45,400 --> 00:03:48,200 Speaker 1: for example, it covers about two thirds of the congressional 71 00:03:48,240 --> 00:03:52,360 Speaker 1: districts in New York, even covers congressional districts in Connecticut, 72 00:03:52,480 --> 00:03:56,400 Speaker 1: New Jersey. And a lot of these reporters who are 73 00:03:56,480 --> 00:03:59,240 Speaker 1: based inside of a place like New York City, they're 74 00:03:59,240 --> 00:04:02,640 Speaker 1: not going to spend their whole day traveling around the suburbs. 75 00:04:02,680 --> 00:04:04,680 Speaker 1: But if you show up inside of this city, you're 76 00:04:04,720 --> 00:04:07,760 Speaker 1: hitting issues that they have to cover. And then the 77 00:04:07,840 --> 00:04:10,120 Speaker 1: people who are in the suburbs who care about the city, 78 00:04:10,160 --> 00:04:12,760 Speaker 1: even though they don't live there, start their day with 79 00:04:12,840 --> 00:04:15,080 Speaker 1: their morning news or and their night with the evening 80 00:04:15,120 --> 00:04:18,279 Speaker 1: news seeing you leading the fight on the issues that 81 00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:22,200 Speaker 1: they care a lot about. You're driving the message. And lastly, 82 00:04:22,400 --> 00:04:25,080 Speaker 1: and you know, I'll I could go on with a 83 00:04:25,080 --> 00:04:27,520 Speaker 1: thousand different answers, but I wanted to mention this this 84 00:04:27,680 --> 00:04:30,000 Speaker 1: city dynamic of it. But I would say that we 85 00:04:30,040 --> 00:04:33,440 Speaker 1: need to understand why would a red wave hit New 86 00:04:33,520 --> 00:04:37,280 Speaker 1: York as hard as it did, but not land nationally. 87 00:04:37,720 --> 00:04:42,080 Speaker 1: And my message is this, it is important to articulate 88 00:04:42,720 --> 00:04:45,680 Speaker 1: that you are against the policies of Joe Biden. It's 89 00:04:45,720 --> 00:04:48,800 Speaker 1: important articulate what you see is the problems with the 90 00:04:48,839 --> 00:04:52,039 Speaker 1: Democratic Party. But you cannot stop there. You have to 91 00:04:52,040 --> 00:04:55,279 Speaker 1: talk about what you are for. Let people know what 92 00:04:55,360 --> 00:04:58,120 Speaker 1: they're investing, and that's when they open up their heart, 93 00:04:58,240 --> 00:05:00,600 Speaker 1: their passion. That's when they believe in are filled with 94 00:05:00,800 --> 00:05:02,880 Speaker 1: hope and they get more active and they get other 95 00:05:02,920 --> 00:05:06,080 Speaker 1: people out to vote. If you want to create a movement, 96 00:05:06,800 --> 00:05:09,919 Speaker 1: don't try to create a movement by just being you know, 97 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:15,080 Speaker 1: spicy about your opposition. That's maybe something where no matter 98 00:05:15,080 --> 00:05:19,360 Speaker 1: how effective you can get, you might potentially add some 99 00:05:19,440 --> 00:05:22,680 Speaker 1: additional enthusiasm in your base. But if you want to 100 00:05:22,680 --> 00:05:24,960 Speaker 1: get two ticket splitters, if you want to get to 101 00:05:25,120 --> 00:05:27,400 Speaker 1: people who have always voted Democrat their whole life and 102 00:05:27,400 --> 00:05:30,520 Speaker 1: they're ready to vote Republican, don't do it by acting 103 00:05:30,560 --> 00:05:34,320 Speaker 1: like Democrats. Don't try to be democrat. Light explain to 104 00:05:34,360 --> 00:05:36,880 Speaker 1: them why you have the positions that you do on 105 00:05:36,920 --> 00:05:39,920 Speaker 1: the issues that matter most to them. And then I 106 00:05:39,960 --> 00:05:42,640 Speaker 1: think what we would have and could have seen nationally 107 00:05:43,279 --> 00:05:45,880 Speaker 1: would have been a red wave. I just feel like 108 00:05:45,920 --> 00:05:48,080 Speaker 1: our party on messaging needs to get a lot better. 109 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:51,840 Speaker 1: I agree with that wholeheartedly. You know, I think a 110 00:05:51,880 --> 00:05:53,880 Speaker 1: lot of people, you know, we look at cities like 111 00:05:53,960 --> 00:05:56,119 Speaker 1: New York. I used to live there for three years 112 00:05:56,160 --> 00:05:58,760 Speaker 1: before moving down to Florida. You look at the crime 113 00:05:58,880 --> 00:06:01,280 Speaker 1: you've experienced the time firsthand, which you know I want 114 00:06:01,279 --> 00:06:04,159 Speaker 1: to talk to you about as well. But it's sort 115 00:06:04,160 --> 00:06:07,600 Speaker 1: of we always ask herself why would people vote against 116 00:06:07,680 --> 00:06:10,680 Speaker 1: their interests? And the interest here would be just safety, 117 00:06:11,080 --> 00:06:13,320 Speaker 1: you know, being able to walk down the street without 118 00:06:13,360 --> 00:06:16,479 Speaker 1: potentially getting murdered, being able to ride the subway without 119 00:06:16,480 --> 00:06:19,200 Speaker 1: potentially getting murdered. And you know, why do you think 120 00:06:19,760 --> 00:06:23,720 Speaker 1: people still voted for local knowing all of this? Well, 121 00:06:23,760 --> 00:06:28,040 Speaker 1: first of all, I would say that while the crime 122 00:06:28,600 --> 00:06:32,680 Speaker 1: and the economy were the top two issues in in 123 00:06:32,760 --> 00:06:38,000 Speaker 1: this race for governor, there were other people who prioritize 124 00:06:38,600 --> 00:06:42,080 Speaker 1: other issues. They identifies their number one issue. It might 125 00:06:42,080 --> 00:06:44,279 Speaker 1: be the number one issue to them, but it's not 126 00:06:45,080 --> 00:06:48,720 Speaker 1: the number one issue overall. And I would say that 127 00:06:49,000 --> 00:06:51,760 Speaker 1: there was a certain extent some of that for people 128 00:06:51,800 --> 00:06:57,840 Speaker 1: who care about crime very personally. They might have just 129 00:06:58,200 --> 00:07:02,680 Speaker 1: never voted Republican their life and they just couldn't bring 130 00:07:02,720 --> 00:07:05,880 Speaker 1: themselves to break through that cycle. Fortunately, we're able to 131 00:07:05,920 --> 00:07:08,240 Speaker 1: break through a whole lot of it. We were able 132 00:07:08,279 --> 00:07:12,400 Speaker 1: to double the percentage of how much the Republican candidate 133 00:07:12,480 --> 00:07:19,120 Speaker 1: Goto I actually got more votes than any other Republican 134 00:07:19,200 --> 00:07:22,400 Speaker 1: statewide in New York in fifty two years. So there 135 00:07:22,520 --> 00:07:27,240 Speaker 1: is a silver lining here in analyzing the impact of 136 00:07:27,320 --> 00:07:31,840 Speaker 1: these messages. I would say for some people, they need 137 00:07:31,920 --> 00:07:35,840 Speaker 1: you to show up in person. Uh, they maybe are 138 00:07:36,120 --> 00:07:40,000 Speaker 1: busy with a particular routine in life that doesn't have 139 00:07:40,200 --> 00:07:42,880 Speaker 1: them watching TV. So you have to find other ways 140 00:07:42,880 --> 00:07:45,440 Speaker 1: to connect with them. You need to be active on 141 00:07:45,520 --> 00:07:49,520 Speaker 1: social media, with your mail, with the grassroots campaigning, that 142 00:07:49,600 --> 00:07:52,440 Speaker 1: door knocking and the phone calls. It all adds up. 143 00:07:52,480 --> 00:07:55,800 Speaker 1: You have to run an effective campaign. I would say 144 00:07:55,840 --> 00:07:59,360 Speaker 1: that there's a need to be built bridge building these 145 00:07:59,360 --> 00:08:03,440 Speaker 1: bridges year after year and next year. For example, in 146 00:08:03,480 --> 00:08:07,880 Speaker 1: your city city they have the city council races continue 147 00:08:08,000 --> 00:08:11,520 Speaker 1: to talk to people to build trust where trust doesn't 148 00:08:11,560 --> 00:08:13,920 Speaker 1: exist and where they feel like you are the devil 149 00:08:13,960 --> 00:08:15,680 Speaker 1: they don't know. Not only do they get to know 150 00:08:15,760 --> 00:08:18,880 Speaker 1: you better, but they realize that you're actually not as 151 00:08:18,960 --> 00:08:22,280 Speaker 1: bad as the Democrats were telling them that you were. 152 00:08:22,640 --> 00:08:24,920 Speaker 1: So I would just use this as a challenge as 153 00:08:24,960 --> 00:08:31,080 Speaker 1: an opportunity. There we came really close in a state 154 00:08:31,120 --> 00:08:34,880 Speaker 1: where there's about three point six million more Democrats than Republicans, 155 00:08:35,400 --> 00:08:38,360 Speaker 1: we were just a few points behind, So I would 156 00:08:38,360 --> 00:08:41,320 Speaker 1: say that we should view this as a measure of 157 00:08:41,720 --> 00:08:44,319 Speaker 1: big progress in the state that Joe Biden won by 158 00:08:44,440 --> 00:08:47,640 Speaker 1: twenty three points, so this is almost an eighteen point 159 00:08:47,679 --> 00:08:50,040 Speaker 1: shift to the right. We just have to keep working 160 00:08:50,080 --> 00:08:53,959 Speaker 1: harder and not wait for more years, work hard with 161 00:08:54,040 --> 00:08:57,720 Speaker 1: these local races in between, like we'll see next year, 162 00:08:58,320 --> 00:09:02,199 Speaker 1: and always be effectively communicating what you stand for the 163 00:09:02,280 --> 00:09:04,360 Speaker 1: astition in the way that you spend money, leaning to 164 00:09:04,400 --> 00:09:06,720 Speaker 1: the election laws that are on the books, even if 165 00:09:06,760 --> 00:09:10,680 Speaker 1: you oppose the particular election law when it was first 166 00:09:10,720 --> 00:09:13,640 Speaker 1: passing through a state legislature. Once they actually pass it, 167 00:09:14,040 --> 00:09:16,040 Speaker 1: do it better than the Democrats do it. Do it 168 00:09:16,200 --> 00:09:19,160 Speaker 1: so much better. The Democrats regret passing it in the 169 00:09:19,240 --> 00:09:23,000 Speaker 1: first place, organized collaborate. There is a lot more that 170 00:09:23,040 --> 00:09:25,439 Speaker 1: we should be doing nationally and uh, and I think 171 00:09:25,440 --> 00:09:27,080 Speaker 1: a lot did work, but we just got to build 172 00:09:27,080 --> 00:09:30,040 Speaker 1: on it well. And for those listening, in addition to 173 00:09:30,320 --> 00:09:32,960 Speaker 1: you know, you're doing so well, you're pretty much responsible 174 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:36,280 Speaker 1: for flipping four House seats in New York and giving 175 00:09:36,320 --> 00:09:39,520 Speaker 1: Republicans they're they're victory in the House, and including taking 176 00:09:39,520 --> 00:09:43,200 Speaker 1: down Sean Patrick Maloney, the chairman of the Democrat Congressional 177 00:09:43,720 --> 00:09:46,200 Speaker 1: Campaign Committee, which is huge. And so you know it 178 00:09:46,280 --> 00:09:49,079 Speaker 1: is important to run strong candidates in some of these 179 00:09:49,120 --> 00:09:51,360 Speaker 1: blue states because of what you were able to do 180 00:09:51,400 --> 00:09:53,680 Speaker 1: with all of that. Do you think a Republican can 181 00:09:53,760 --> 00:09:58,559 Speaker 1: win statewide in New York? Absolutely? Yeah. You know, we've 182 00:09:58,600 --> 00:10:01,560 Speaker 1: spent a lot of time looking at the registration and 183 00:10:01,600 --> 00:10:05,520 Speaker 1: also the turnout in different types of elections, and I 184 00:10:05,559 --> 00:10:08,040 Speaker 1: would say that as of right now, my analysis today 185 00:10:08,120 --> 00:10:11,840 Speaker 1: is that you need a Democrat in the White House 186 00:10:12,360 --> 00:10:16,160 Speaker 1: these mid term elections. That's when uh, these statewide seats 187 00:10:16,160 --> 00:10:19,120 Speaker 1: are up in New York, the governor's race, attorney General, 188 00:10:19,120 --> 00:10:23,160 Speaker 1: lieutenant governor, controller. Uh, you need a Democrat in the 189 00:10:23,200 --> 00:10:27,960 Speaker 1: White House. That's when the turnout model becomes favorable enough 190 00:10:28,000 --> 00:10:31,440 Speaker 1: to make a run. We saw a drastic change in 191 00:10:31,480 --> 00:10:36,800 Speaker 1: the turnout model from two. You see on the flip side, 192 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:41,959 Speaker 1: if it's a red state, if there is a Republican 193 00:10:42,240 --> 00:10:45,160 Speaker 1: in the White House, an opportunity for a Democrat to 194 00:10:45,200 --> 00:10:48,400 Speaker 1: make a move in a red state. Um In this case, 195 00:10:49,000 --> 00:10:51,200 Speaker 1: this was the first time that you had one party 196 00:10:51,240 --> 00:10:53,960 Speaker 1: Democrat rule at every level d C Albany in New 197 00:10:54,040 --> 00:10:57,000 Speaker 1: York City at the same exact time, So the timing 198 00:10:57,080 --> 00:10:59,640 Speaker 1: was right from that standpoint. So let's fast forward to 199 00:10:59,679 --> 00:11:02,120 Speaker 1: twenty twenty six. What do we think to answer your 200 00:11:02,200 --> 00:11:04,480 Speaker 1: question or we can be able to do this? Well, 201 00:11:04,600 --> 00:11:08,040 Speaker 1: one thing that's out of our control is the question 202 00:11:08,160 --> 00:11:10,480 Speaker 1: of well, who's going to be the president in twenty 203 00:11:10,520 --> 00:11:13,719 Speaker 1: four If there's a Republican in the White House, I 204 00:11:13,880 --> 00:11:18,319 Speaker 1: think it becomes more challenging than two. Doesn't mean it 205 00:11:18,360 --> 00:11:21,160 Speaker 1: can't be done. I believe that if Joe Biden somehow 206 00:11:21,280 --> 00:11:23,520 Speaker 1: is the miracle himself to a second term, or some 207 00:11:23,720 --> 00:11:26,520 Speaker 1: other Democrat got into the White House, I would think 208 00:11:26,559 --> 00:11:29,679 Speaker 1: that should be even more favorable in New York than 209 00:11:29,720 --> 00:11:33,599 Speaker 1: two is. So that's just a brief summary of of 210 00:11:33,679 --> 00:11:35,760 Speaker 1: the lay of the land. In a state like New York. 211 00:11:35,880 --> 00:11:40,400 Speaker 1: It's really tough sledding in any year, but it becomes 212 00:11:40,440 --> 00:11:42,599 Speaker 1: a lot harder if you have the Republican in the 213 00:11:42,600 --> 00:11:44,679 Speaker 1: White House without all With all that being said, I 214 00:11:44,800 --> 00:11:47,720 Speaker 1: am all in to do absolutely everything in my power 215 00:11:48,120 --> 00:11:50,199 Speaker 1: to help make sure that we're getting a Republican in 216 00:11:50,280 --> 00:11:52,079 Speaker 1: the White House in a couple of years. Let's take 217 00:11:52,080 --> 00:11:55,040 Speaker 1: a quick commercial break more with Congress and Lee's eldn 218 00:11:58,559 --> 00:12:01,520 Speaker 1: How vulnerable do you think Biden is? I worry? You know, 219 00:12:01,600 --> 00:12:04,360 Speaker 1: it's like we look at two obviously a lot of us, 220 00:12:04,400 --> 00:12:06,960 Speaker 1: including myself, you know, I thought we would do better 221 00:12:07,160 --> 00:12:10,120 Speaker 1: in terms of nationally for the mid terms. Are we 222 00:12:10,240 --> 00:12:13,439 Speaker 1: underestimating Joe Biden? Or how vulnerable do you think he is? 223 00:12:14,080 --> 00:12:17,800 Speaker 1: He is so vulnerable? He is so beautiful? Oh my, 224 00:12:18,120 --> 00:12:20,640 Speaker 1: how how did this happen in the first place? In 225 00:12:21,760 --> 00:12:25,439 Speaker 1: you know, like you know, you look at why wasn't 226 00:12:25,520 --> 00:12:30,160 Speaker 1: a red wave all across the entire country? In um 227 00:12:32,720 --> 00:12:36,720 Speaker 1: In theory, this should be like one of the most 228 00:12:36,960 --> 00:12:42,079 Speaker 1: beatable incumbents in the history of American politics. And for 229 00:12:42,360 --> 00:12:46,400 Speaker 1: us on our side, that should give us no over 230 00:12:46,559 --> 00:12:50,920 Speaker 1: confidence whatsoever. Nobody should be jumping on a board to 231 00:12:51,160 --> 00:12:54,199 Speaker 1: ride in a wave. What we need to do is 232 00:12:54,440 --> 00:12:59,560 Speaker 1: all day, every day from today until November to absolutely 233 00:12:59,679 --> 00:13:02,480 Speaker 1: every thing in our power everywhere to tell everyone we 234 00:13:02,640 --> 00:13:05,000 Speaker 1: know why it is important for us to make a 235 00:13:05,160 --> 00:13:09,079 Speaker 1: change in the presidency. And as we're articulating it, it's 236 00:13:09,120 --> 00:13:12,640 Speaker 1: not just saying, oh, you know, Joe Biden, he's he's 237 00:13:12,880 --> 00:13:17,239 Speaker 1: getting so old, and he's embarrassing himself in these speeches 238 00:13:17,440 --> 00:13:20,760 Speaker 1: and you know he's reading end of sentence into you know, 239 00:13:20,920 --> 00:13:24,360 Speaker 1: from the teleprompter, it's actually coming out of his mouth. 240 00:13:25,440 --> 00:13:28,120 Speaker 1: It's okay if you want to point that stuff out. 241 00:13:28,760 --> 00:13:32,439 Speaker 1: I mean, that is something that people are going to 242 00:13:32,640 --> 00:13:35,280 Speaker 1: be reminded of, either on their own or reminded by 243 00:13:35,320 --> 00:13:38,960 Speaker 1: other people. But that isn't a secret sauce that's actually, 244 00:13:39,000 --> 00:13:41,600 Speaker 1: don't know, win the race. The secret sauce that's gonna 245 00:13:41,600 --> 00:13:44,400 Speaker 1: win the race is us talking about how we're committed 246 00:13:44,440 --> 00:13:48,480 Speaker 1: to doing absolutely everything in our power to save our country. 247 00:13:48,920 --> 00:13:52,079 Speaker 1: Now we want to make America the best version of itself. Well, 248 00:13:52,160 --> 00:13:55,520 Speaker 1: you have people right now on power in Washington who 249 00:13:55,600 --> 00:13:58,439 Speaker 1: want to make America like some other countries somewhere else. 250 00:13:58,840 --> 00:14:01,280 Speaker 1: We want to do everything our power to save our 251 00:14:01,440 --> 00:14:04,199 Speaker 1: nation and these Democrats who are there right now are 252 00:14:04,240 --> 00:14:07,800 Speaker 1: doing everything in their power to save themselves. Talk about 253 00:14:07,840 --> 00:14:10,040 Speaker 1: how we can make our border more secure, how we 254 00:14:10,080 --> 00:14:13,400 Speaker 1: can put more money into people's pockets, that we can 255 00:14:13,480 --> 00:14:17,000 Speaker 1: make their life, their family, their street, their home safer, 256 00:14:17,480 --> 00:14:19,600 Speaker 1: what we are going to do to improve the quality 257 00:14:19,600 --> 00:14:23,080 Speaker 1: of education side of their kids schools. When we're talking 258 00:14:23,160 --> 00:14:26,880 Speaker 1: about that disciplined message of what we stand for, why 259 00:14:26,960 --> 00:14:31,000 Speaker 1: are we Republican, what we will do differently, that is 260 00:14:31,080 --> 00:14:33,880 Speaker 1: when a movement ends up getting created. In twenty four 261 00:14:34,320 --> 00:14:38,080 Speaker 1: and this very vulnerable incomment, Joe Biden will be delivering 262 00:14:38,120 --> 00:14:40,760 Speaker 1: a concession speech. Who do you think's best poised to 263 00:14:40,840 --> 00:14:43,560 Speaker 1: beat them? From the rate, I honestly think that every 264 00:14:43,640 --> 00:14:45,960 Speaker 1: single one of these names that are being mentioned can 265 00:14:46,440 --> 00:14:50,560 Speaker 1: all beat him. I think I'm I am confident that 266 00:14:50,720 --> 00:14:55,040 Speaker 1: the Republican nominee, whoever the Republican nominee ends up being, 267 00:14:56,000 --> 00:15:00,560 Speaker 1: is the favorite head to head against Joe Biden. Now 268 00:15:00,600 --> 00:15:04,320 Speaker 1: that doesn't I'm not saying guaranteed. I'm saying favorite, and 269 00:15:04,360 --> 00:15:06,400 Speaker 1: there are plenty of ways to make mistakes to end 270 00:15:06,480 --> 00:15:09,040 Speaker 1: up coming up short. We'll see who ends up getting 271 00:15:09,080 --> 00:15:11,680 Speaker 1: into the race. I mean, one of the dynamics that 272 00:15:11,760 --> 00:15:15,120 Speaker 1: ends up playing out. We saw it in is. You know, 273 00:15:15,240 --> 00:15:18,880 Speaker 1: Donald Trump is in the race right now. If somebody 274 00:15:19,000 --> 00:15:22,920 Speaker 1: was to enter the race tomorrow, you know President Trump's style, 275 00:15:23,120 --> 00:15:26,880 Speaker 1: He's coming at you. You know, how does how does 276 00:15:27,160 --> 00:15:32,600 Speaker 1: that candidate withstand that attack? Okay, how how do you 277 00:15:32,840 --> 00:15:35,560 Speaker 1: what kind of a campaign do you run? One of 278 00:15:35,640 --> 00:15:38,720 Speaker 1: the questions of like, you know, which candidate is going 279 00:15:38,760 --> 00:15:40,920 Speaker 1: to be the best candidate if you were to fast 280 00:15:40,960 --> 00:15:44,640 Speaker 1: forward to November. You know, there's all these different names 281 00:15:44,720 --> 00:15:47,800 Speaker 1: out there, But if you look at history, people perform 282 00:15:48,320 --> 00:15:51,280 Speaker 1: above and under expectations on a debate stage, some more 283 00:15:51,400 --> 00:15:54,240 Speaker 1: harder than others, some are better and more efficient in 284 00:15:54,320 --> 00:15:57,320 Speaker 1: the way that they fundraise. What type of a campaign 285 00:15:57,440 --> 00:16:00,200 Speaker 1: organization they have. Are they flying by the eat of 286 00:16:00,280 --> 00:16:04,400 Speaker 1: their pants every single day, just doing whatever they decide 287 00:16:04,440 --> 00:16:07,000 Speaker 1: in their morning meeting, or do they go into a 288 00:16:07,120 --> 00:16:11,480 Speaker 1: race for president having already planned out from uh election 289 00:16:11,600 --> 00:16:15,080 Speaker 1: day backwards, from victory backwards, and they know exactly what 290 00:16:15,160 --> 00:16:17,760 Speaker 1: they're gonna do today because they've already decided last week 291 00:16:18,040 --> 00:16:20,440 Speaker 1: that Tuesday of next week or Wednesday of next week, 292 00:16:20,520 --> 00:16:23,160 Speaker 1: this is what our plan is. And they're implementing a 293 00:16:23,520 --> 00:16:27,360 Speaker 1: war gamed, well thought out, well executed plan. So I 294 00:16:27,640 --> 00:16:29,560 Speaker 1: would say this, obviously, we have to see what the 295 00:16:29,600 --> 00:16:31,120 Speaker 1: field looks like. We have to see what type of 296 00:16:31,200 --> 00:16:34,040 Speaker 1: campaigns they run, how do they withstand scrutiny, Do we 297 00:16:34,160 --> 00:16:37,440 Speaker 1: learn new things about people we didn't know previously, and 298 00:16:37,440 --> 00:16:40,320 Speaker 1: and we'll find out. I think that the strongest candidate 299 00:16:40,440 --> 00:16:43,880 Speaker 1: ends up emerging from that process. Uh And I have 300 00:16:43,960 --> 00:16:46,520 Speaker 1: a feeling that's going to be a big, robust field. Well, 301 00:16:46,600 --> 00:16:49,120 Speaker 1: and I hope so, because I think competitions, you know, good, 302 00:16:49,160 --> 00:16:52,160 Speaker 1: and we want the strongest person to emerge from all that. 303 00:16:52,320 --> 00:16:54,560 Speaker 1: You know. I also you know, thinking, and you know 304 00:16:54,560 --> 00:16:56,480 Speaker 1: a lot of people are saying this about changing the 305 00:16:56,520 --> 00:16:58,680 Speaker 1: way we look at Mail and Balladay. I mean that's 306 00:16:58,720 --> 00:17:05,080 Speaker 1: completely a ended the political process since COVID. Uh So, 307 00:17:05,280 --> 00:17:06,959 Speaker 1: I think that's a big one too that we need 308 00:17:07,000 --> 00:17:10,639 Speaker 1: to look at and revamp or strategy on. Absolutely. And 309 00:17:11,720 --> 00:17:15,520 Speaker 1: I'll give you one example. I could think of plenty 310 00:17:15,560 --> 00:17:19,600 Speaker 1: of others. Election Day in Nevada, there was a big 311 00:17:19,720 --> 00:17:24,720 Speaker 1: snowstorm in northern Nevada that impacted their election day turnout 312 00:17:25,440 --> 00:17:28,760 Speaker 1: and they end up barely losing. Some of these statewide races. 313 00:17:29,800 --> 00:17:34,080 Speaker 1: If in your state, if they have early voting, lean 314 00:17:34,160 --> 00:17:37,640 Speaker 1: into it. If if your state, some other state out 315 00:17:37,640 --> 00:17:41,680 Speaker 1: there in this country is proposing ballot harvesting and you 316 00:17:41,880 --> 00:17:44,920 Speaker 1: totally oppose ballot harvesting. When they're going through the process 317 00:17:45,040 --> 00:17:48,800 Speaker 1: of deciding whether or not to legalize ballot harvesting, fight 318 00:17:48,880 --> 00:17:51,080 Speaker 1: it with all of your might. Oppose it, Explain why 319 00:17:51,160 --> 00:17:54,280 Speaker 1: it's bad. If it gets through, if it gets implemented, 320 00:17:54,720 --> 00:17:57,720 Speaker 1: do ballot harvesting better than they do it. I think 321 00:17:57,800 --> 00:18:01,880 Speaker 1: that is really important for Republicans to be leaning into 322 00:18:02,000 --> 00:18:04,600 Speaker 1: all these election laws on the books. And you can 323 00:18:04,720 --> 00:18:08,840 Speaker 1: spend time, whether it's it's litigation or it's proposing changes 324 00:18:08,880 --> 00:18:14,200 Speaker 1: of laws between now November to fight for election integrity, 325 00:18:14,520 --> 00:18:16,800 Speaker 1: to make it easier to vote and harder to cheat. 326 00:18:17,280 --> 00:18:19,080 Speaker 1: But at the end of the day, when the rules 327 00:18:19,400 --> 00:18:22,200 Speaker 1: are set and it's now time for the ballance to 328 00:18:22,280 --> 00:18:26,040 Speaker 1: go out, people to actually start checking a box. That 329 00:18:26,320 --> 00:18:29,639 Speaker 1: is where Republicans need to go all in with every 330 00:18:29,760 --> 00:18:32,280 Speaker 1: method that is on the books and to beat the 331 00:18:32,359 --> 00:18:35,520 Speaker 1: Democrats at their own game across the board. May I 332 00:18:35,680 --> 00:18:38,520 Speaker 1: voted early here in Florida for for Governor to Santis 333 00:18:38,840 --> 00:18:44,320 Speaker 1: quick break more with Les Eldon before we go wanted 334 00:18:44,359 --> 00:18:47,159 Speaker 1: to ask you real quick. Obviously crime big issue in 335 00:18:47,200 --> 00:18:50,159 Speaker 1: your race. I mean you had unfortunately that the shooting 336 00:18:50,160 --> 00:18:54,160 Speaker 1: outside of your home, someone tried to stab you on stage. 337 00:18:54,720 --> 00:18:57,680 Speaker 1: We know a man recently tried to assassinate Brett Kavanaugh. 338 00:18:58,040 --> 00:19:02,359 Speaker 1: Where is this all heading and politics? Very bad situation 339 00:19:02,440 --> 00:19:05,960 Speaker 1: when you look at what happened with the Steve Scalie shooting, 340 00:19:06,280 --> 00:19:11,440 Speaker 1: when you look at the attacks, the threats, the protesting 341 00:19:12,119 --> 00:19:16,560 Speaker 1: of the Supreme Court justices in a way that is 342 00:19:17,119 --> 00:19:24,479 Speaker 1: beyond harassment. Uh, the attacks on the pro life pregnancy centers. Uh. 343 00:19:24,560 --> 00:19:26,720 Speaker 1: And that list goes on. And we saw it all 344 00:19:26,800 --> 00:19:32,160 Speaker 1: play out during the riots after George Floyd was killed. 345 00:19:32,840 --> 00:19:37,240 Speaker 1: And it has gone so far where people were taking 346 00:19:37,320 --> 00:19:41,320 Speaker 1: over city streets and they were attacking courthouses. And what 347 00:19:41,560 --> 00:19:46,399 Speaker 1: this requires is for elected officials to be willing to 348 00:19:46,640 --> 00:19:51,840 Speaker 1: stand up and lead the people who are their followers. Instead, 349 00:19:51,960 --> 00:19:54,080 Speaker 1: what you have are too many people who are weak 350 00:19:54,200 --> 00:19:58,159 Speaker 1: need they are weak, they are led by their followers. 351 00:19:58,480 --> 00:20:03,359 Speaker 1: They want to capitalize on that anger and frustration to 352 00:20:03,520 --> 00:20:07,200 Speaker 1: harness it to add fuel to that fire. And what 353 00:20:07,400 --> 00:20:10,840 Speaker 1: happens is that our country continues to go down a 354 00:20:11,000 --> 00:20:15,159 Speaker 1: trajectory where at any moment. The next attack can be 355 00:20:15,359 --> 00:20:18,760 Speaker 1: lit on a moment's notice, and people can get hurt 356 00:20:19,240 --> 00:20:22,040 Speaker 1: the way that we engage in debate. I'm a I'm 357 00:20:22,080 --> 00:20:24,720 Speaker 1: a conservative. If somebody was a liberal and they wanted 358 00:20:24,760 --> 00:20:28,000 Speaker 1: to voice their opinion, I believe that you should have 359 00:20:28,040 --> 00:20:29,920 Speaker 1: a social media account. I believe that you should be 360 00:20:30,000 --> 00:20:33,600 Speaker 1: able to have your your protest and have your voice. 361 00:20:34,240 --> 00:20:36,760 Speaker 1: I believe, in my view where I actually want to 362 00:20:36,840 --> 00:20:40,560 Speaker 1: debate you, let's have the best idea win. Now, liberals 363 00:20:40,600 --> 00:20:42,639 Speaker 1: on the other side, they want to cancel everything. On 364 00:20:42,680 --> 00:20:47,280 Speaker 1: the other side, they they want to brand conservatives as Nazis, 365 00:20:47,320 --> 00:20:52,280 Speaker 1: as white supremacists, as racists, regardless of whatever is coming 366 00:20:52,320 --> 00:20:55,280 Speaker 1: out of our mouth. They've run out of other things 367 00:20:55,359 --> 00:20:58,280 Speaker 1: to call us. They tried the extremist thing, you know, 368 00:20:58,560 --> 00:21:01,280 Speaker 1: your two party extreme as. Through the years, they've tried 369 00:21:01,320 --> 00:21:04,800 Speaker 1: all the other names. This is becoming third world nation 370 00:21:04,920 --> 00:21:07,520 Speaker 1: crap where you have. You know, in the Middle East, 371 00:21:08,000 --> 00:21:12,879 Speaker 1: everyone calls their adversary a terrorist, regardless, just everyone calls 372 00:21:13,000 --> 00:21:16,840 Speaker 1: everyone else who isn't totally aligned with their views a terrorist. 373 00:21:17,400 --> 00:21:19,200 Speaker 1: What have we gotten to in this country because that's 374 00:21:19,240 --> 00:21:22,240 Speaker 1: the only name that's left now. I think that this 375 00:21:22,400 --> 00:21:27,640 Speaker 1: is a responsibility on the part of the individuals who 376 00:21:27,720 --> 00:21:32,200 Speaker 1: are public figures who have a following to engage in 377 00:21:32,280 --> 00:21:36,720 Speaker 1: this debate. Substantively share your ideas. You can encourage others 378 00:21:36,800 --> 00:21:39,080 Speaker 1: to share theirs. Let's have the best idea. When this 379 00:21:39,240 --> 00:21:41,960 Speaker 1: is America, baby, We're the We're the greatest country in 380 00:21:42,000 --> 00:21:46,400 Speaker 1: the history of the world. We shouldn't be silencing voices 381 00:21:46,480 --> 00:21:50,400 Speaker 1: and censoring opposing voices. But at the end of the day, 382 00:21:50,480 --> 00:21:53,399 Speaker 1: what we shouldn't be doing is just trying to own 383 00:21:54,200 --> 00:21:57,320 Speaker 1: the opposite view in a way where you're just simply 384 00:21:57,440 --> 00:22:03,960 Speaker 1: making a total full of them where they um, where 385 00:22:04,040 --> 00:22:08,359 Speaker 1: you're you're going next level where that person should be targeted. 386 00:22:08,720 --> 00:22:11,000 Speaker 1: You know, that person should be branded with the name 387 00:22:11,080 --> 00:22:13,879 Speaker 1: you're You're you're gonna own them by branding them as 388 00:22:13,960 --> 00:22:18,040 Speaker 1: a as a terrorist you know, or whatever other Nazi 389 00:22:18,160 --> 00:22:24,200 Speaker 1: or Nazi sympathizer. At KKK, it's gone so overboard, and 390 00:22:24,320 --> 00:22:27,000 Speaker 1: I think it's time for us to be able to know. 391 00:22:27,040 --> 00:22:29,760 Speaker 1: I'm not talking you know, uniparty stuff here. I'm not 392 00:22:29,880 --> 00:22:32,800 Speaker 1: talking that this is some moment where you know, Republicans 393 00:22:32,840 --> 00:22:36,159 Speaker 1: and Democrats should start being the same party the same person. No, 394 00:22:36,400 --> 00:22:40,280 Speaker 1: we we should have competing views and computing competing voices. 395 00:22:40,800 --> 00:22:44,080 Speaker 1: But stop going overboard with the hate where you're not 396 00:22:44,240 --> 00:22:47,720 Speaker 1: just winning an argument, you're trying to destroy the other person. 397 00:22:48,119 --> 00:22:51,320 Speaker 1: Where others who are following you are taking matters into 398 00:22:51,359 --> 00:22:54,240 Speaker 1: their own hands and they're being destructive with it. And 399 00:22:54,320 --> 00:22:57,400 Speaker 1: then when that comes your follower taking matters in their 400 00:22:57,440 --> 00:23:01,520 Speaker 1: own hands and harming other people, you think that you're 401 00:23:01,680 --> 00:23:03,760 Speaker 1: going to get away with just sitting back and not 402 00:23:03,920 --> 00:23:06,920 Speaker 1: saying anything. Now, that's not an option. If you step 403 00:23:07,040 --> 00:23:08,480 Speaker 1: up and you want to be a public figure with 404 00:23:08,560 --> 00:23:11,160 Speaker 1: a following mean, that must have been pretty terrifying. Well, 405 00:23:11,640 --> 00:23:14,520 Speaker 1: I'll say that for for me. You know, for example, 406 00:23:14,600 --> 00:23:16,320 Speaker 1: that we had a you know, the drive by gang 407 00:23:16,359 --> 00:23:18,679 Speaker 1: shooting on our front yard. My sixteen year old daughters 408 00:23:18,880 --> 00:23:22,520 Speaker 1: were at home. From what I've been told by law enforcement, 409 00:23:22,720 --> 00:23:26,800 Speaker 1: my home was not targeted because of because I'm a 410 00:23:27,040 --> 00:23:29,960 Speaker 1: sitting congressman or a candidate for a governor. Two people 411 00:23:30,040 --> 00:23:32,560 Speaker 1: were shot. They were lying on the ground ten feet 412 00:23:32,640 --> 00:23:35,200 Speaker 1: from where my daughters were sitting there doing homework on 413 00:23:35,280 --> 00:23:38,359 Speaker 1: a quiet Sunday afternoon. A bullet landed about thirty feet 414 00:23:38,920 --> 00:23:41,560 Speaker 1: from where they were sitting. Uh, you know, you know, 415 00:23:41,680 --> 00:23:43,440 Speaker 1: what In one way, I would say, thank god both 416 00:23:43,520 --> 00:23:44,840 Speaker 1: of them are there. It would have been a lot 417 00:23:44,960 --> 00:23:48,160 Speaker 1: scarier if there was only one of them being there. 418 00:23:48,680 --> 00:23:52,840 Speaker 1: They responded quickly and smartly, and the scariest part was 419 00:23:52,960 --> 00:23:57,600 Speaker 1: not having enough information. They were locked inside of the 420 00:23:57,720 --> 00:24:00,760 Speaker 1: upstairs bathroom. They thought that the voice is the screaming 421 00:24:00,840 --> 00:24:04,360 Speaker 1: they heard that those three individuals were actually coming for them. 422 00:24:04,400 --> 00:24:06,280 Speaker 1: They don't know if they had come inside of the house. 423 00:24:07,119 --> 00:24:11,480 Speaker 1: When this happens to me as a sitting member of Congress, 424 00:24:11,840 --> 00:24:15,119 Speaker 1: as a candidate for governor, there are all sorts of 425 00:24:15,320 --> 00:24:17,919 Speaker 1: millions of other New Yorkers who are thinking themselves, well, 426 00:24:18,000 --> 00:24:20,440 Speaker 1: this can happen to them. They don't want to be 427 00:24:20,640 --> 00:24:23,919 Speaker 1: told by the person who's sitting in the Governor's office 428 00:24:24,480 --> 00:24:27,440 Speaker 1: that there's nothing to see here, look away, that this 429 00:24:27,640 --> 00:24:30,359 Speaker 1: is perception that you know what, when I said at 430 00:24:30,359 --> 00:24:33,040 Speaker 1: the debate, you know, here we are question after question, 431 00:24:33,080 --> 00:24:35,960 Speaker 1: if a question about crime, you still haven't spoken about 432 00:24:36,040 --> 00:24:38,120 Speaker 1: the need to lock up the bad guy. Let's talk 433 00:24:38,160 --> 00:24:40,600 Speaker 1: about locking up the criminals. And she says that she 434 00:24:40,680 --> 00:24:43,640 Speaker 1: doesn't understand why that's so important to me. When she's 435 00:24:43,640 --> 00:24:45,560 Speaker 1: saying in that about you know, to me, she's saying 436 00:24:45,600 --> 00:24:48,520 Speaker 1: that to all other New Yorkers who feel the same 437 00:24:48,560 --> 00:24:51,000 Speaker 1: way that I do. So there are a lot of 438 00:24:51,080 --> 00:24:54,600 Speaker 1: New Yorkers who are concerned about rising crime, about rising costs, 439 00:24:55,000 --> 00:24:58,320 Speaker 1: New York leads the entire country, and out migration. But 440 00:24:58,520 --> 00:25:00,600 Speaker 1: for me, as far as that one variants, it was 441 00:25:00,680 --> 00:25:02,920 Speaker 1: something that a lot of other New Yorkers had related 442 00:25:02,960 --> 00:25:05,440 Speaker 1: to as well, because they know if it can happen 443 00:25:05,480 --> 00:25:08,639 Speaker 1: to me, that day can happen to them next uh. 444 00:25:08,680 --> 00:25:12,240 Speaker 1: And they also realized in the weeks that followed that 445 00:25:12,320 --> 00:25:14,840 Speaker 1: they don't have a governor taking this seriously enough. We 446 00:25:14,960 --> 00:25:17,520 Speaker 1: have d a's who are weak and they feel like 447 00:25:17,600 --> 00:25:21,479 Speaker 1: the DA stands for Defense Attorney ins that have district attorney. 448 00:25:21,520 --> 00:25:25,159 Speaker 1: We're not supporting our law enforcement enough. Listen, my daughters 449 00:25:25,200 --> 00:25:27,840 Speaker 1: are okay, my family strong, We're able to move on. 450 00:25:28,400 --> 00:25:30,600 Speaker 1: But you don't know who that next victim is. And 451 00:25:30,720 --> 00:25:33,280 Speaker 1: we need elected officials and office doing everything in their 452 00:25:33,320 --> 00:25:39,280 Speaker 1: power today to prevent new victims from becoming UH targeted 453 00:25:39,359 --> 00:25:42,640 Speaker 1: with that that next attack come tomorrow. Don't greet gaslight 454 00:25:42,760 --> 00:25:45,440 Speaker 1: us about there's nothing to see here. They tried that 455 00:25:45,520 --> 00:25:48,119 Speaker 1: in the eighties. At Kach was saying that as he 456 00:25:48,320 --> 00:25:51,560 Speaker 1: was inside the New York City subway system. We see 457 00:25:51,600 --> 00:25:54,639 Speaker 1: the pictures now their social media, we see the news. 458 00:25:55,160 --> 00:25:57,480 Speaker 1: Know what we want to hear from you are the solutions. 459 00:25:57,560 --> 00:25:59,920 Speaker 1: We want to know that you're committed to doing absolutely 460 00:26:00,000 --> 00:26:01,840 Speaker 1: you think in your power to make these streets safe, 461 00:26:01,920 --> 00:26:05,360 Speaker 1: to make these subways safe, to get the bad people off, 462 00:26:05,480 --> 00:26:08,240 Speaker 1: lock them up if they owe a dentist society, and 463 00:26:08,359 --> 00:26:11,080 Speaker 1: make sure that you're prioritizing law a bodying New Yorkers 464 00:26:11,119 --> 00:26:13,639 Speaker 1: instead of criminals. That's what New Yorkers want well. And 465 00:26:13,720 --> 00:26:16,600 Speaker 1: also just I imagine having the guy try to stab 466 00:26:16,680 --> 00:26:18,879 Speaker 1: you when you're on stage. I mean that was I 467 00:26:19,200 --> 00:26:21,159 Speaker 1: don't I don't know how you were able to get 468 00:26:21,200 --> 00:26:24,160 Speaker 1: back up there and and finish the event. I think 469 00:26:24,240 --> 00:26:28,360 Speaker 1: most people would be pretty rattled after that. That's pretty scary. Yeah, 470 00:26:28,400 --> 00:26:32,359 Speaker 1: I honestly was ready to continue speaking as soon as 471 00:26:32,400 --> 00:26:37,240 Speaker 1: the guy was detained. We waited until law enforcement showed 472 00:26:37,320 --> 00:26:41,400 Speaker 1: up and we got him uh into the squad car 473 00:26:41,560 --> 00:26:44,000 Speaker 1: and they took him down to the local sheriff's office. 474 00:26:44,720 --> 00:26:46,879 Speaker 1: But you know, I was asked backstage, where are you 475 00:26:46,920 --> 00:26:48,880 Speaker 1: going to continue with the tour. This was my first 476 00:26:49,040 --> 00:26:53,080 Speaker 1: rally of fourteen rallies and fourteen counties over three days 477 00:26:53,200 --> 00:26:56,760 Speaker 1: four days. Of course, I'm going to continue. Um, now 478 00:26:57,040 --> 00:27:00,159 Speaker 1: there was an increased security presence, but we continue, need 479 00:27:00,320 --> 00:27:03,480 Speaker 1: us scheduled, but you know, are you going to retake 480 00:27:03,560 --> 00:27:05,600 Speaker 1: the stage? Of course, we're going to take the stage. 481 00:27:05,720 --> 00:27:08,520 Speaker 1: We're going to continue delivering our message and not be 482 00:27:09,080 --> 00:27:13,200 Speaker 1: deterred at all. Ever. Um, you know, during the campaign, 483 00:27:14,119 --> 00:27:16,720 Speaker 1: there were there were mornings we woke up and we 484 00:27:16,800 --> 00:27:21,600 Speaker 1: were doing We're doing press conferences in the most dangerous 485 00:27:21,760 --> 00:27:24,639 Speaker 1: street corner in the state, you know, one of the 486 00:27:24,720 --> 00:27:28,400 Speaker 1: most dangerous street corners in the entire country. And I'll 487 00:27:28,440 --> 00:27:30,280 Speaker 1: do it on a Friday morning because there was a 488 00:27:30,800 --> 00:27:34,600 Speaker 1: stabbing the night before as the fourth night attack in 489 00:27:34,680 --> 00:27:37,640 Speaker 1: ten hours. The person was killed the night before. That's 490 00:27:37,720 --> 00:27:41,040 Speaker 1: exactly where we have to be. I'll wake up, you know, 491 00:27:41,119 --> 00:27:45,280 Speaker 1: a week later, ten days later, and go right to 492 00:27:45,920 --> 00:27:50,040 Speaker 1: whatever that next crime scene is to highlight what policies 493 00:27:50,240 --> 00:27:53,440 Speaker 1: are responsible for why this is happening, while the other 494 00:27:53,520 --> 00:27:55,840 Speaker 1: side is trying their best to make believe like none 495 00:27:55,880 --> 00:27:59,359 Speaker 1: of this is even happening at all. So for me, listen, 496 00:27:59,440 --> 00:28:01,280 Speaker 1: it's a tough assignment. If you sign up to be 497 00:28:01,320 --> 00:28:04,800 Speaker 1: a security detail with me, because you know, I believe 498 00:28:04,880 --> 00:28:07,480 Speaker 1: that leadership, if you're sending up for a job like this, 499 00:28:08,320 --> 00:28:13,280 Speaker 1: is to be there where people feel helpless, where people 500 00:28:13,359 --> 00:28:17,120 Speaker 1: feel like government has given up on them, where where 501 00:28:17,200 --> 00:28:21,960 Speaker 1: streets have been abandoned to criminals, to make sure that 502 00:28:22,080 --> 00:28:25,680 Speaker 1: there's that hope that we have an opportunity here in 503 00:28:25,800 --> 00:28:28,520 Speaker 1: the immediate future to be able to turn it all around. 504 00:28:29,160 --> 00:28:31,600 Speaker 1: And if if I went back to run this race again, 505 00:28:32,400 --> 00:28:36,560 Speaker 1: I wouldn't change absolutely anything of the way that we 506 00:28:37,240 --> 00:28:40,880 Speaker 1: approached aggressively the need to make the streets and subways 507 00:28:40,880 --> 00:28:43,800 Speaker 1: safe again. And before we go real quick, what's next 508 00:28:43,840 --> 00:28:46,080 Speaker 1: for you? I have to get my daughters their learners permit. 509 00:28:46,160 --> 00:28:49,720 Speaker 1: They just turned sixteen years old. Uh they I feel 510 00:28:49,760 --> 00:28:53,360 Speaker 1: bad for anyone on Long Island who um might be 511 00:28:53,480 --> 00:28:57,840 Speaker 1: on the roads with them. I personally will be making 512 00:28:57,920 --> 00:29:00,040 Speaker 1: sure I should get one of those cars where I 513 00:29:00,160 --> 00:29:02,280 Speaker 1: is sitting in a passenger seat, have a gas pedal. 514 00:29:02,400 --> 00:29:05,000 Speaker 1: And you know, I would say, for me personally, a 515 00:29:05,080 --> 00:29:07,920 Speaker 1: bunch of different options that are out there. What I 516 00:29:08,000 --> 00:29:10,480 Speaker 1: know for sure is that committed to doing actually everything 517 00:29:10,520 --> 00:29:12,520 Speaker 1: in my power to elect a Republican president and a 518 00:29:12,600 --> 00:29:16,040 Speaker 1: Republican Senate and to make a bunch of bigger majority 519 00:29:16,240 --> 00:29:18,440 Speaker 1: in the House, to wind down ballot races, to get 520 00:29:18,440 --> 00:29:22,120 Speaker 1: our message out, to grow a party, to explain effectively 521 00:29:22,200 --> 00:29:25,160 Speaker 1: what it is that we stand for. I want to 522 00:29:25,240 --> 00:29:44,120 Speaker 1: be able to make a positive difference. As Congressman we 523 00:29:44,440 --> 00:29:47,960 Speaker 1: zeld In. 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