1 00:00:00,560 --> 00:00:03,200 Speaker 1: What's happening, straight shooters, This is your girl, Tesla, and figure, 2 00:00:03,279 --> 00:00:06,320 Speaker 1: oh what a week it has been. The results are 3 00:00:06,400 --> 00:00:08,479 Speaker 1: not all the way in, but so far it is 4 00:00:08,520 --> 00:00:11,879 Speaker 1: looking good for Joe Biden. However, the fact that the 5 00:00:12,000 --> 00:00:15,120 Speaker 1: race was so razor thin close tells me that for 6 00:00:15,200 --> 00:00:18,159 Speaker 1: many organizers things are not looking good. What do I 7 00:00:18,239 --> 00:00:21,279 Speaker 1: mean by that, Well, now organizers will be forced to 8 00:00:21,360 --> 00:00:24,159 Speaker 1: not take any vote for granted. Let me give it 9 00:00:24,200 --> 00:00:26,960 Speaker 1: to you straight, fast and hard, with no chaser, and 10 00:00:27,040 --> 00:00:30,000 Speaker 1: tell you what we learned this week. Well, one thing 11 00:00:30,040 --> 00:00:32,280 Speaker 1: that we know is more people voted than in the 12 00:00:32,360 --> 00:00:35,479 Speaker 1: last one hundred years. That is a good thing. And 13 00:00:35,520 --> 00:00:38,559 Speaker 1: now let's see what it told us. The first thing 14 00:00:38,600 --> 00:00:42,159 Speaker 1: it told us is that half of America wants more Trump, 15 00:00:42,360 --> 00:00:45,440 Speaker 1: not less. The second thing it told us that although 16 00:00:45,520 --> 00:00:49,879 Speaker 1: black people have saved Democrats asked once again, Trump still 17 00:00:49,960 --> 00:00:54,160 Speaker 1: slightly increased with black voters, which means that Democrats, yes, 18 00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:56,880 Speaker 1: you owe us, You owe us now more than ever 19 00:00:57,160 --> 00:01:00,000 Speaker 1: we saved you asked for Joe Biden, We saved you now. 20 00:01:00,280 --> 00:01:04,560 Speaker 1: During the Electoral College Project, Lincoln spend forty million dollars 21 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:09,440 Speaker 1: begging Republicans to vote for Biden. Yet Republicans still showed 22 00:01:09,520 --> 00:01:12,440 Speaker 1: up for Trump. That money should have been spent in 23 00:01:12,520 --> 00:01:16,120 Speaker 1: the black communities, the communities that have repeatedly saved your ass. 24 00:01:16,120 --> 00:01:18,360 Speaker 1: So you better believe that me and many others will 25 00:01:18,480 --> 00:01:22,840 Speaker 1: be asking you to reinvest and invest more in black communities. 26 00:01:23,160 --> 00:01:25,440 Speaker 1: The third thing we learned is that the Hispanic vote 27 00:01:25,440 --> 00:01:29,199 Speaker 1: will now be split between Democrats and Republicans. For sure, 28 00:01:29,440 --> 00:01:31,960 Speaker 1: this is something that we've always known, but now you 29 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:35,039 Speaker 1: can see crystal clear that all Hispanics do not vote 30 00:01:35,080 --> 00:01:37,840 Speaker 1: the same. But let me warn you, Democrats, do not 31 00:01:37,959 --> 00:01:41,440 Speaker 1: start trying to pick and choose between Hispanics and black folks. 32 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:44,520 Speaker 1: Do not get it twisted. Do not forget your loyal base. 33 00:01:44,959 --> 00:01:46,880 Speaker 1: You better figure out a way to take care of 34 00:01:46,880 --> 00:01:49,800 Speaker 1: both of those demographics. The fourth thing we learned Joe 35 00:01:49,800 --> 00:01:52,320 Speaker 1: Biden didn't have to kiss progressives asked to win. I 36 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:54,600 Speaker 1: know a lot of my progressive friends really wanted to 37 00:01:54,600 --> 00:01:56,320 Speaker 1: be able to say, hey, we told you so, you 38 00:01:56,360 --> 00:01:58,600 Speaker 1: needed our vote, But the reality of it is, he 39 00:01:58,640 --> 00:02:02,080 Speaker 1: did not have to kiss program asked to win. Period. Now, 40 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:05,120 Speaker 1: many progressives, i'm sure did vote for Joe Biden, but overall, 41 00:02:05,200 --> 00:02:07,600 Speaker 1: let's just keep it real. A lot of progressives did not, 42 00:02:08,200 --> 00:02:11,800 Speaker 1: and now Joe Biden has an even stronger mandate to 43 00:02:11,880 --> 00:02:14,919 Speaker 1: be center left. Now he can say, well, of the 44 00:02:14,919 --> 00:02:17,160 Speaker 1: country voter for Trump be to percent voter for me, 45 00:02:17,320 --> 00:02:19,400 Speaker 1: So now I need to make sure that I'm center left. 46 00:02:19,680 --> 00:02:22,920 Speaker 1: He also has still a Republican Senate, which means that 47 00:02:23,040 --> 00:02:26,440 Speaker 1: no major progressive policies will be passed. He has a 48 00:02:26,560 --> 00:02:30,720 Speaker 1: very strong mandate to stand on for center left policies. 49 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:33,200 Speaker 1: So guess what progresses. You need to figure out how 50 00:02:33,280 --> 00:02:35,720 Speaker 1: to win. It's no pointing you sitting up waiting on 51 00:02:35,760 --> 00:02:37,840 Speaker 1: Bernie Sanders to save you. He left you at the 52 00:02:37,840 --> 00:02:42,120 Speaker 1: bus stop. Move on, reorganized, figure out how to continue 53 00:02:42,120 --> 00:02:44,600 Speaker 1: to win your racist and guys. Stop telling me that 54 00:02:44,639 --> 00:02:47,680 Speaker 1: Bernie Sanders would have won. That is delusional. It is 55 00:02:47,680 --> 00:02:50,160 Speaker 1: a talking point that is coming from the progressive wing. 56 00:02:50,320 --> 00:02:53,120 Speaker 1: I get it, but the reality is it makes no sense. 57 00:02:53,480 --> 00:02:56,959 Speaker 1: Just because fifteen dollars an hour passed in Florida does 58 00:02:57,040 --> 00:03:00,079 Speaker 1: not mean that Bernie Sanders would have won Florida. He 59 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:03,160 Speaker 1: would have gotten even alive, even worse than Joe Biden. 60 00:03:03,480 --> 00:03:06,000 Speaker 1: The bottom line is people vote for issues all of 61 00:03:06,040 --> 00:03:08,840 Speaker 1: the time. It has nothing to do with who they 62 00:03:08,919 --> 00:03:11,799 Speaker 1: decided to lead this country. It has nothing to do 63 00:03:11,919 --> 00:03:15,480 Speaker 1: with the electoral college. One issue versus signing up for 64 00:03:15,520 --> 00:03:18,280 Speaker 1: all of the issues that Bernie Sanders stands for are 65 00:03:18,320 --> 00:03:20,880 Speaker 1: two totally different things. I get it, progressives. You want 66 00:03:20,919 --> 00:03:22,800 Speaker 1: something to hold onto, so I get it out peeped 67 00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:25,280 Speaker 1: the game. But the reality of it is, you need 68 00:03:25,320 --> 00:03:27,520 Speaker 1: to figure out how to get your candidates in office 69 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:29,919 Speaker 1: from the bottom all the way up to the top. 70 00:03:30,400 --> 00:03:32,560 Speaker 1: They did not need you this time, meaning they didn't 71 00:03:32,560 --> 00:03:34,520 Speaker 1: have to kiss your ass, So you need to figure 72 00:03:34,520 --> 00:03:37,720 Speaker 1: out how if they didn't need you, how can you win? 73 00:03:37,880 --> 00:03:39,920 Speaker 1: Show them that you know how to win. That's how 74 00:03:39,960 --> 00:03:42,880 Speaker 1: you move forward. Stop crying on Twitter. The fifth thing 75 00:03:42,920 --> 00:03:46,360 Speaker 1: that we learned is although all black people did not vote, 76 00:03:46,640 --> 00:03:48,560 Speaker 1: it did not mean that black people did not show 77 00:03:48,600 --> 00:03:52,240 Speaker 1: up in droves. So again, organizing online is great, but 78 00:03:52,320 --> 00:03:54,840 Speaker 1: at the end of the day, it comes down to 79 00:03:54,960 --> 00:03:57,680 Speaker 1: knocking on people's doors. So those of you who are 80 00:03:57,720 --> 00:04:00,360 Speaker 1: against Joe Biden, those of you who are against black 81 00:04:00,400 --> 00:04:03,680 Speaker 1: people showing up for any Democrat candidate, you better start 82 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:06,520 Speaker 1: organizing because it's not gonna happen just on Facebook and Twitter. 83 00:04:06,920 --> 00:04:09,280 Speaker 1: The final thing that we learned is that Twitter, I 84 00:04:09,440 --> 00:04:12,320 Speaker 1: g Facebook does not have the final say. It all 85 00:04:12,400 --> 00:04:15,640 Speaker 1: comes down to the ballot box. You must get involved, 86 00:04:15,680 --> 00:04:17,760 Speaker 1: you must move forward. If you want to know how 87 00:04:17,800 --> 00:04:20,120 Speaker 1: to move forward and you need some inspiration, go back 88 00:04:20,160 --> 00:04:22,880 Speaker 1: and listen to my spiritual shot to the soul and 89 00:04:22,920 --> 00:04:26,480 Speaker 1: that will hopefully help recenter you, rebalance you on how 90 00:04:26,480 --> 00:04:28,960 Speaker 1: to move forward. One thing that I know for sure 91 00:04:29,320 --> 00:04:30,880 Speaker 1: is that I am so happy that we can have 92 00:04:30,920 --> 00:04:35,000 Speaker 1: the necessary conversations without me having to include what about Trump. 93 00:04:35,240 --> 00:04:37,719 Speaker 1: I got so tired fighting for issues that matter to 94 00:04:37,760 --> 00:04:40,320 Speaker 1: me and my community over the last four years without 95 00:04:40,360 --> 00:04:44,720 Speaker 1: being accused of trying to help Trump. Things became too polarizing. 96 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:47,320 Speaker 1: It was too tribal, to the point that people lost 97 00:04:47,360 --> 00:04:50,640 Speaker 1: their damn minds. All logic went out the door. Fear 98 00:04:50,760 --> 00:04:54,320 Speaker 1: was at the ballot box on both sides. So now, Democrats, 99 00:04:54,560 --> 00:04:57,520 Speaker 1: you can sign a breath of relief, but do not 100 00:04:57,839 --> 00:05:01,160 Speaker 1: breathe too long because you better leave. The Trump supporters 101 00:05:01,200 --> 00:05:03,200 Speaker 1: will be back in the men terms, and they will 102 00:05:03,240 --> 00:05:06,720 Speaker 1: be back with a vengeance. Democrats, after this race is 103 00:05:06,760 --> 00:05:10,000 Speaker 1: finally called, do not pop bottles. You better get busy 104 00:05:10,320 --> 00:05:12,960 Speaker 1: because there is no way this race should have been 105 00:05:12,960 --> 00:05:15,880 Speaker 1: as close as it was. Well straight shooters. That is 106 00:05:15,920 --> 00:05:18,200 Speaker 1: it in a nutshell, just a few things that we 107 00:05:18,360 --> 00:05:20,200 Speaker 1: learned this week, but you better believe I got a 108 00:05:20,279 --> 00:05:22,960 Speaker 1: list of more things I want to go over with 109 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:25,960 Speaker 1: you one on one. Please ask your friends to subscribe 110 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:28,520 Speaker 1: The Straight Shot No Chaser, and also please write a 111 00:05:28,560 --> 00:05:31,719 Speaker 1: review on Apple and rate the podcast that keeps us 112 00:05:31,800 --> 00:05:34,560 Speaker 1: in the top charts. This is Tesla figure Out and 113 00:05:34,600 --> 00:05:36,640 Speaker 1: like I always say, use it, lose it, but I 114 00:05:36,680 --> 00:05:39,400 Speaker 1: can't make it, choose it. And it looks like America 115 00:05:39,520 --> 00:05:42,960 Speaker 1: has chosen Joe Biden to be the next president of 116 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:43,839 Speaker 1: the United States.