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The reviews are in.
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Here's what Trump's own people
are saying about him.
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"He's a [bleep] moron."
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Rex Tillerson,
Trump's secretary of state.
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We're lower than the world.
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Lower than the world?
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"He tries to divide us."
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James Mattis,
Trump's secretary of defense.
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You had a group on one side,
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and you had a group
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Very fine people
on both sides.
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"He's an idiot."
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John Kelly,
Trump's chief of staff.
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They weren't laughing at me.
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"A professional liar."
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Gary Cohn,
Trump's economic advisor.
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There will be no lies.
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"He thinks he's God."
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Barbara Res, SVP
of Trump Organization.
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I am the chosen one.
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"Like an 11-year-old child."
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Steve Bannon, Trump's advisor.
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If I don't take
responsibility--
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Can America survive
four more years?
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The Lincoln Project
is responsible
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for the content
of this advertising.
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So what do you think?
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I love it, and it's great.
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It's almost like we know what
the fuck we're doing, right?
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Watch the dogs.
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Donald Trump has had
an enormous,
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transformative effect
on the GOP,
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and I think probably
a fatal effect on the GOP.
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It is a philosophy we call
a turd in the punch bowl.
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A phrase my grandmother
used to love,
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and once you've had a turd
in the punch bowl,
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it's not punch anymore.
It's shit water.
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Dad, can I get you
a glass of wine?
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Park City, Utah,
for The Lincoln Project.
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Yep. 6 a.m.
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Now, listen, we have run
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a psych warfare campaign
on Trump
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that is unprecedented
in presidential elections.
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Unprecedented.
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No one's ever fucked
with a candidate
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like we fucked
with a candidate.
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In the last 55 days,
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what's the most important thing
that you can do?
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So we're gonna push
to make sure
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that people
are motivated to vote,
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and they understand
the stakes of the election.
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There'll be a lot of...
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Look, I've been involved
in conservative
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Republican politics
since 1987.
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One of the things I remember
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about growing up
in this house was,
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I would listen to
Rush Limbaugh on the way home,
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and then he would
turn on MSNBC.
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Yeah.
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So it was hard
to tell what he agreed with.
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Now, it's even easier
than that.
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It's, "You can stand
with America,
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or you can stay with Trump."
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This fight,
in a lot of weird ways,
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started when I started
opposing Trump in '15.
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And folks, as you may
be able to see,
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I have my Steve Bannon
painting up above my--
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my rig here.
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Steve Bannon sent out an email
that said,
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"Go after him. Destroy him.
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Business, wife, kids,
everything."
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And one of his writers
wrote an article
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making a big, old funny joke
about my daughter being raped.
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He thought that was hilarious,
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so I made sure
Steve Bannon knew.
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I will fuck you,
until the end of time.
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Trumpism is not an ideology.
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Trumpism believes in adulation
of a dear leader,
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and that's all it believes in.
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It's a cult that alt right
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took notes from ISIS
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- about how to do this...
- Yes. Yes.
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And how to radicalize
these people, and it's true.
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It is 100% true. Yeah.
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These are the same
fanatic movements
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have used throughout history,
to tell people,
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"Unless you are with us,
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Look, we're running a series
of ads called Radicalizer...
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When we started
The Lincoln Project,
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our goal was
to defeat Donald Trump
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and Trumpism
and Trump's enablers.
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I don't care
if you like my principles.
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I don't care if you like
what I believe in.
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You want to win or not?
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- I love you.
- I love you.
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See ya.
- I'll see you soon.
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Okay, come out to Park City.
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So here we come.
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Look, I've been involved
in a dozen super PACs.
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None of them had
a mission like this.
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We don't have a client.
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We weren't here to move
some legislative agenda item.
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We're here to kick the shit
out of Donald Trump.
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Ladies and gentlemen,
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The Lincoln Project.
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Steve Schmidt. Rick Wilson.
Jennifer Horn.
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Ron Steslow.
Mike Madrid. Reed Galen.
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As I once was, the
men and women on this stage
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were the architects
and operators
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and storytellers
of a political system
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that we must acknowledge
is broken.
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But we have, as the great
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Liam Neeson once said,
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a particular set of skills.
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Skills that make us a nightmare
for people like Donald Trump.
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I am a Republican
because I believed
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that the principles upon which
our party was founded,
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the principles of Lincoln,
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strengthened and raised up
everyone in our community,
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regardless of who they are
or how they vote.
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But this is not
the Republican Party of today.
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The GOP, which many of us
have worked
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probably collectively
for hundreds of years,
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just on this stage,
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is a party bereft
of ideological underpinnings.
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It was difficult
growing up gay,
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in a conservative,
evangelical home
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with pastors for parents...
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...and going on to work
in Republican politics
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for 17 years.
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The view of Lincoln.
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Bold, confident, righteous.
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The view of Trump?
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A call to cowardice, fear,
and isolationism.
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This season of malice
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and indecency will pass.
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Whatever our differences
may be, we are all Americans,
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and we're called to do our duty
to participate,
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to fight,
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and that's the mission
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And we look forward
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I was coming off
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the Schwarzenegger campaign
in 2007,
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and so I'd been asked
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to run a couple
of the campaigns,
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and I went with John McCain.
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Tonight, I have a privilege
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given few Americans.
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The privilege of accepting
our party's nomination
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for President
of the United States.
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Steve Schmidt
is the chief strategist
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for the McCain-Palin campaign.
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Lindsey Graham,
the senior senator
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from the state
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A very close friend
of John McCain's.
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- Hi, gentlemen. Good evening.
- Great to see you, Kate.
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Nice to see you both.
Thanks for coming by.
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Steve, let me
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What John McCain symbolized
is the Republican Party
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that I believed in.
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Honor. Courage. Sacrifice.
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He had those virtues.
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What is your name?
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Lieutenant Commander
John McCain.
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He was the most
critically injured POW,
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and they gave him
the option to leave,
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but honor meant
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He wouldn't break
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that you leave in the order
that you come in on.
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John McCain.
He's not a war hero.
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- He's a war hero.
- He's a war hero.
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Five-and-a-half years,
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he was held in captivity.
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He's a war hero
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I like people
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I hate to tell you.
So he's a war hero.
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Do you hear that?
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He's a war hero
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Trump is responsible
for unspeakable damage
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to the national fabric.
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Donald J. Trump
is calling for a total
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and complete shutdown
of Muslims
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entering the United States.
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He is, I think, the most
divisive president
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we've ever had
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He is really
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I mean you can say, "Oh,
isn't that a terrible thing?"
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The man has very strong
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One of the things that's
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you know, at the beginning
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everyone in the
Republican Party--everybody--
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was opposed to Trump.
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and he carries the banner
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we will not just
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There is no way we are going
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to take over
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and Donald Trump
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This man is
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He doesn't know the difference
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He lies practically every word
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I will faithfully execute
the office of President
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of the United States
and will...
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The fact is that,
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if you get on the wrong side
of Donald Trump,
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his power over his base
is significant enough
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that he can kill you.
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It's a remarkable thing
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to watch the total surrender
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to Trump, to Trumpism.
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I like the President.
I want to help him.
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I hope he's successful.
He's been a friend to me.
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In 2020, Donald Trump will be
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as President
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I could stand
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and shoot somebody, and I
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It's, like, incredible.
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Ultimately,
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25 of us Republicans left,
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and we all know each other.
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So for the next 60 days,
you know,
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having people here
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we think our ability
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and help shape
the narrative of this
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will be much greater
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Michelangelo was asked
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during the Reformation.
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You know, in many ways,
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artists were the first
political consultants.
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They were using
these images as propaganda.
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They were using these images
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to teach
an illiterate population
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what was right
and what was wrong.
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And so if you choose
the wrong route,
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you cast yourself
into eternal damnation.
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If you choose the right path,
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I'm from Southern California.
My people are from Mexico.
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A lot of the thematics
that I've been working on
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are the clashing
of the Latino culture
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and traditional
American iconographies.
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When I was 26 years old,
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of the California
Republican Party,
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I spent my career working
on Latino voter turnout.
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In 2000, I worked with
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and he accomplished
what no Republican
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had really ever
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speaking Spanish
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Bush got over 40%
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speaking Spanish
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That was the
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When Mexico sends its people,
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they're not sending
their best.
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They're bringing drugs.
They're bringing crime.
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They're rapists, and some,
I assume, are good people.
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I was very publicly
and vocally
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against Donald Trump
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and got a call
from The Lincoln Project gang.
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They said, "Hey, there's
a group of us that are
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thinking about doing something
a little bit unique."
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Rattled off the names
and said,
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"What do you think?"
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And I immediately said, "Yeah.
I'm with you. Let's go."
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A little worried about how
to dress for snow in Park City.
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The entire party
has become morally bankrupt.
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Starting route to Park City.
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And I realized
my highest and best use
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was burning down something
that I had helped build up
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over my entire adult career.
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The Lincoln Project
blasts the President
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with viral ad after viral ad.
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They're able to do
what Biden's campaign can't--
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go a little bit low
and hit Trump where it hurts.
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And the strategy
appears to be working.
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He has called them losers.
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He's called these Republicans
human scum.
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Oh, hey, Reed, it's John.
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- How are you, man?
- Hey, man. What's going on?
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You're pretty
famous these days.
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Shit.
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I leave the fame
to Steve and Rick.
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I know. [laughs]
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Congratulations on getting
the project up and running
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and well-known
and well-funded.
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Yeah, well, thank
the President for all that.
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And there's
the money to sustain?
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Yes, and the vast majority
of our money
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comes not from major donors,
but from individual donors.
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Probably a lot of Democrats
with Republicans
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and independents mixed in.
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I think our average
contribution's, like,
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you know, 50 bucks.
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And who's making the ads?
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We do 'em internal.
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We have a morning meeting,
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and we come up with
a series of creative ideas.
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Usually, it's me,
Rick, and Steve.
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- Hey, man.
- Hey. How are you?
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What's going on, dude?
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Good to see you.
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And then we bring
folks in and out as necessary.
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Sarah Lenti.
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Sorry. I'm so sorry about that.
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And Keith Edwards,
our communications director.
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- Hi, Stu. How are you?
- I'm good.
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Stuart is now in the ballgame,
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and we don't take
days off, really.
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And we launched
the Radicalize one today, so--
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It's out?
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- Huh?
- It's out?
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- It's out. Yeah.
- It's out.
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Reject the hate.
Reject the violence.
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America or Donald Trump.
Stand up for America.
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It has, like,
half a million views.
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Really?
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It'll be up in the D.C.
market tomorrow.
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So isn't it time
to kind of start deciding
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what we're gonna prioritize?
Like--
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Yeah, I think we need to create
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as much broadcast-ready content
as soon as we can
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so that when the opportunities
present themselves,
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that we're ready to deploy it.
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I think we have
to keep an eye
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on the escalating violence
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inside the right-wing
crazy channel.
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Right, there should be
more Boogaloo Boys.
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His racial animus campaign.
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All right,
well, if that's the case,
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then let's talk about
what we want to do next week.
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Okay. Well, I--
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What about, like,
all the Hispanic vote numbers?
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So Madrid's pulling together Republican,
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independent,
and Democratic Latino groups,
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to get out the vote,
so the political team--
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They're already on it.
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But it's not enough
if they can't bring
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that Hispanic vote into line,
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so I need some--
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I need some-some
voter modeling.
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I need to look at the numbers.
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We actually...
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My job is to actually
look at the voter segments
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that we're trying to move
off of Donald Trump
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and towards Joe Biden.
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So what I need to know
is how many new Puerto Ricans
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left the island
after the hurricane
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and are voting-eligible
in that state.
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Actually already got that.
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So if we got 4% of Republicans
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to move off of Donald Trump,
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there's a very good chance
we're gonna win this thing.
356
00:17:15,200 --> 00:17:17,661
There, then we're in
a very good position.
357
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It sounds like
it should be easy,
358
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but in a hyper-partisan
environment, it's-it's hard.
359
00:17:28,881 --> 00:17:31,467
So you're the guy
who posts on Twitter?
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Yes.
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I'm the only person
on the Twitter.
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What's the biggest amount
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of traffic you've had
in one post?
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For a tweet?
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It was, like, probably, like,
around 14 million impressions.
366
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Do you guys spend
a lot of money on Facebook?
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Yeah, we spent--probably,
in the past seven days,
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I think we spent $450,000.
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We will probably spend
4 million to 5 million
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in the next 30 days.
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Just on Facebook?
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It's our primary way
of reaching people
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that we know
are persuadable voters
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who might change their mind.
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I ran a large portion
of the budget
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for some of the Koch Brothers'
groups in 2014, but--
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Ooh, girl.
You're gonna get hate for that.
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00:18:23,060 --> 00:18:24,394
Well, it is what it is,
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and if I hadn't done that,
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I wouldn't know
how to do this, so.
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There you go.
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No, I know. I know.
I'm sorry. Just joking.
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It's just like, it's very bold
to admit on camera.
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No, it's deserved,
but I didn't support Trump.
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I left the party in 2015,
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and so as soon
as this group sprung up,
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I was just like--
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I was like,
"Hey, guys. I want to help."
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I'm a Democrat.
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Why did you want to work
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with a bunch of Republicans?
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There's just something about it
that felt
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like the right cause
at the right moment.
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And how did you hook up
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00:18:57,678 --> 00:18:59,054
with The Lincoln Project?
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I randomly messaged
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one of the founders on Twitter.
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Which one?
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John.
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Weaver?
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Literally a month
without a job, and I said,
402
00:19:11,358 --> 00:19:15,529
"Hey, if you know anyone
looking for someone to hire,
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I'm looking."
404
00:19:18,115 --> 00:19:21,618
I'm delighted today to welcome
to the program John Weaver.
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He is a politico
who needs no introduction,
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00:19:24,163 --> 00:19:26,498
but the most important
thing to know about him is,
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00:19:26,540 --> 00:19:28,625
he is the founder
of The Lincoln Project.
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What is the foundation
of The Lincoln Project?
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Look, when we first decided
to move forward
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with The Lincoln Project,
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we were increasingly
alarmed at the conduct,
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not only of Donald Trump--
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And where is John Weaver?
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John's in the hospital.
415
00:19:46,727 --> 00:19:49,646
John had a heart attack.
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00:19:49,688 --> 00:19:52,441
Oh, okay, so he's not coming?
417
00:19:52,482 --> 00:19:56,737
He can't. Oh, my God.
And it just happened? Shit.
418
00:19:56,778 --> 00:19:58,530
A month. Six weeks ago.
419
00:19:58,572 --> 00:20:01,909
It's important for him
not to be agitated... [laughs]
420
00:20:01,950 --> 00:20:03,911
...you know, with politics
and all this.
421
00:20:06,830 --> 00:20:09,041
I'm running against
Sleepy Joe Biden,
422
00:20:09,082 --> 00:20:11,960
but I'm also running against
some really stupid Republicans
423
00:20:12,002 --> 00:20:14,379
that don't understand
how good they had it.
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00:20:14,421 --> 00:20:15,714
I've defeated them all.
425
00:20:15,756 --> 00:20:17,216
You know, they were
all my opponents,
426
00:20:17,257 --> 00:20:18,383
and they've never
gotten over it.
427
00:20:18,425 --> 00:20:20,469
Guys. Weaver and Schmidt.
428
00:20:20,510 --> 00:20:23,805
All losers,
and they've gone crazy.
429
00:20:23,847 --> 00:20:25,849
They go out, and they tried
buying commercials.
430
00:20:25,891 --> 00:20:29,061
They've never gotten over
losing to me.
431
00:20:35,359 --> 00:20:37,527
So that's the Park City
Mountains over there,
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00:20:37,569 --> 00:20:39,947
and that canyon's where I live.
It's down the way a little bit.
433
00:20:46,453 --> 00:20:48,080
I think we wanted
to have everybody
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in a place where, you know,
435
00:20:49,665 --> 00:20:52,209
we could reduce that friction
from discussion,
436
00:20:52,251 --> 00:20:55,879
to decision, to action.
437
00:20:55,921 --> 00:20:57,422
When I worked
for George W. Bush, right,
438
00:20:57,464 --> 00:20:59,591
I was an advance guy.
439
00:20:59,633 --> 00:21:01,176
It's a great gig
when you're in your 20s,
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00:21:01,218 --> 00:21:03,053
and it's a lot of fun,
441
00:21:03,095 --> 00:21:04,805
but, like, nobody likes
advance guys, right?
442
00:21:04,846 --> 00:21:06,974
Like, they show up,
they make a lot of noise,
443
00:21:07,015 --> 00:21:10,686
they cause a lot of trouble,
they spend way too much money,
444
00:21:10,727 --> 00:21:12,271
and they get to greet
the airplane
445
00:21:12,312 --> 00:21:14,356
and the motorcade
when the president arrives,
446
00:21:14,398 --> 00:21:16,275
and then they leave
and go off and do it again.
447
00:21:16,316 --> 00:21:19,903
So we got to sort of live on
the road and by our own rules,
448
00:21:19,945 --> 00:21:22,781
but nothing like this
449
00:21:22,823 --> 00:21:24,741
where you actually have
an organization
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00:21:24,783 --> 00:21:26,952
that you get to lead.
451
00:21:28,829 --> 00:21:30,747
And I mean, look,
we couldn't have done it
452
00:21:30,789 --> 00:21:31,915
without Sarah Lenti.
453
00:21:31,957 --> 00:21:33,292
We're all here now.
454
00:21:33,333 --> 00:21:35,294
There's, like, 20 of us,
so we're capping it.
455
00:21:35,335 --> 00:21:38,255
If she hadn't been here
when we took off in May,
456
00:21:38,297 --> 00:21:40,924
we would never have been able
to scale as quickly as we did.
457
00:21:40,966 --> 00:21:44,011
This isn't a vacation.
Got shit to do.
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00:21:46,013 --> 00:21:49,182
Reed is a dear friend.
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00:21:49,224 --> 00:21:50,934
We were on the
Bush campaign together,
460
00:21:50,976 --> 00:21:53,353
and then we both worked
for the president.
461
00:21:53,395 --> 00:21:57,190
I was there 2000-2005,
so when Reed called me
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00:21:57,232 --> 00:21:58,608
and told me about
The Lincoln Project,
463
00:21:58,650 --> 00:22:00,110
I said yes immediately
464
00:22:00,152 --> 00:22:03,864
and became the
executive director in April.
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00:22:03,905 --> 00:22:07,617
I lost all of my clients
but two.
466
00:22:07,659 --> 00:22:09,328
I also lost friends.
467
00:22:11,079 --> 00:22:14,499
Yeah, it was a risk.
It was a huge risk.
468
00:22:21,131 --> 00:22:22,924
We've been talking
about this idea.
469
00:22:22,966 --> 00:22:24,760
I'm gonna run you through it.
470
00:22:24,801 --> 00:22:27,929
So back in the '80s,
there was this series of ads.
471
00:22:27,971 --> 00:22:30,974
They all would make
one simple accusation like,
472
00:22:31,016 --> 00:22:34,144
"Buddy MacKay wants to raise
your taxes through the roof."
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00:22:34,186 --> 00:22:35,979
And then every single one
of them ended with,
474
00:22:36,021 --> 00:22:38,523
"Hey, Buddy.
You're a liberal."
475
00:22:38,565 --> 00:22:42,361
I'm thinking we should do
25 ideas that all end in,
476
00:22:42,402 --> 00:22:45,864
"Hey, Donald.
You're a loser,"
477
00:22:45,906 --> 00:22:47,824
'cause he hates being
called a loser.
478
00:22:47,866 --> 00:22:50,077
He hates it so much.
479
00:22:50,118 --> 00:22:53,038
There's a central point about
fucking with Donald Trump
480
00:22:53,080 --> 00:22:55,999
and trolling Donald Trump
in this campaign.
481
00:22:56,041 --> 00:22:58,418
It works.
482
00:22:58,460 --> 00:22:59,836
Come up with something quick.
483
00:22:59,878 --> 00:23:02,214
Make it convincing.
Dance, monkey, dance.
484
00:23:02,255 --> 00:23:04,091
But I just like--I like
calling him a loser
485
00:23:04,132 --> 00:23:06,301
'cause it effs with him.
486
00:23:06,343 --> 00:23:08,637
The discipline of writing
a 30-second TV ad
487
00:23:08,678 --> 00:23:10,889
is 70 words over
and over again.
488
00:23:12,557 --> 00:23:14,935
The flashy viral video ads.
489
00:23:14,976 --> 00:23:17,437
They're a central tenet
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00:23:17,479 --> 00:23:22,317
of what we do
at The Lincoln Project,
491
00:23:22,359 --> 00:23:25,362
because it is a game
of very small numbers.
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00:23:25,404 --> 00:23:27,989
We don't need to move
a million votes in Michigan.
493
00:23:28,031 --> 00:23:31,159
We need to peel off
the narrow slices
494
00:23:31,201 --> 00:23:34,246
of Republican voters living
in a few small places.
495
00:23:34,287 --> 00:23:38,083
Running ads
can swing this election.
496
00:23:38,125 --> 00:23:40,710
Yes, by the way,
just as a quick aside,
497
00:23:40,752 --> 00:23:43,755
I am the person who has managed
to put the first dick joke
498
00:23:43,797 --> 00:23:46,007
into an American political ad.
499
00:23:46,049 --> 00:23:48,885
Hey, Donald. Turnout in Tulsa?
500
00:23:48,927 --> 00:23:50,595
A dud.
501
00:23:50,637 --> 00:23:52,347
You've probably
heard this before,
502
00:23:52,389 --> 00:23:55,058
but it was smaller
than we expected.
503
00:23:55,100 --> 00:23:57,644
It sure wasn't as big
as you promised.
504
00:23:57,686 --> 00:24:00,564
upbeat percussive music
505
00:24:06,486 --> 00:24:08,655
This the right way?
I hope so.
506
00:24:13,243 --> 00:24:14,953
Bring it in.
507
00:24:14,995 --> 00:24:15,787
Ricardo.
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00:24:18,123 --> 00:24:19,958
Hail, hail.
The gang's all here.
509
00:24:30,635 --> 00:24:31,970
All done.
All done. It's over.
510
00:24:32,012 --> 00:24:34,222
Aww.
511
00:24:37,309 --> 00:24:39,603
I want us to keep
looking at these numbers,
512
00:24:39,644 --> 00:24:41,313
and I want to go over
the raw vote numbers
513
00:24:41,354 --> 00:24:43,773
that we're gonna need
from the Latino
514
00:24:43,815 --> 00:24:45,734
vote share to show up.
515
00:24:45,775 --> 00:24:48,236
I need you to poll me a
differential between 16 and 18.
516
00:24:48,278 --> 00:24:49,988
The hard number.
517
00:24:50,030 --> 00:24:52,115
Maricopa County
specifically, okay?
518
00:24:52,157 --> 00:24:54,493
Messaging for Arizona.
What is moving voters?
519
00:24:54,534 --> 00:24:56,620
We're gonna be talking
about a military message
520
00:24:56,661 --> 00:24:58,747
to Hispanic families specifically.
521
00:24:58,788 --> 00:25:01,291
We're gonna start organizing
with some of our allies,
522
00:25:01,333 --> 00:25:04,044
in terms of a Geo TV effort
with Latinos,
523
00:25:04,085 --> 00:25:08,256
and then Conor's gonna start
pounding the 65-plus group.
524
00:25:08,298 --> 00:25:09,883
The Lincoln Project,
it's like an iceberg.
525
00:25:09,925 --> 00:25:13,011
What you're seeing
at the top is the ads,
526
00:25:13,053 --> 00:25:15,430
but there's a whole bulk
of work underneath it
527
00:25:15,472 --> 00:25:18,266
that is designed to sway
voters in the right places
528
00:25:18,308 --> 00:25:20,393
and with the right message.
529
00:25:20,435 --> 00:25:22,479
That's what we do
in the political shop.
530
00:25:24,022 --> 00:25:25,941
How do we know
if it's effective or not?
531
00:25:25,982 --> 00:25:29,736
So we can track which ads
are being viewed
532
00:25:29,778 --> 00:25:31,238
the longest in which places,
533
00:25:31,279 --> 00:25:33,323
even a county-by-county level,
if we want to.
534
00:25:33,365 --> 00:25:35,242
For example, if we saw in--
535
00:25:35,283 --> 00:25:37,369
Do people really behave
differently by county?
536
00:25:37,410 --> 00:25:38,620
Very.
537
00:25:38,662 --> 00:25:40,372
- Really?
- Mm-hmm.
538
00:25:40,413 --> 00:25:42,541
Everyone's been
noticing this long-term trend
539
00:25:42,582 --> 00:25:45,210
of Black and Latino voters
540
00:25:45,252 --> 00:25:48,296
just skyrocketing in the South,
541
00:25:48,338 --> 00:25:52,133
and that's gonna have
a transformational effect
542
00:25:52,175 --> 00:25:55,971
over the next forever,
in the U.S.
543
00:25:58,932 --> 00:26:00,976
Without the political team
544
00:26:01,017 --> 00:26:03,770
and the digital team,
545
00:26:03,812 --> 00:26:06,731
I think people would view us
as just a group
546
00:26:06,773 --> 00:26:09,150
of former Republicans
who are pissed off
547
00:26:09,192 --> 00:26:10,735
and creating viral ads,
548
00:26:10,777 --> 00:26:11,861
and that are just going out
into the ether
549
00:26:11,903 --> 00:26:13,196
and doing nothing.
550
00:26:13,238 --> 00:26:15,407
Look, I think we were dead-on
551
00:26:15,448 --> 00:26:18,785
by saying Arizona's key
to this whole thing.
552
00:26:18,827 --> 00:26:20,745
So we want to be able
to go back and say,
553
00:26:20,787 --> 00:26:23,582
"No, we actually--we were
in these states
554
00:26:23,623 --> 00:26:26,376
with these ads
moving these voters."
555
00:26:26,418 --> 00:26:30,297
Because I really want Arizona
off the table.
556
00:26:30,338 --> 00:26:34,050
I want to strangle
that side of the map.
557
00:26:40,223 --> 00:26:42,392
We begin
tonight with growing outrage
558
00:26:42,434 --> 00:26:44,269
in the wake
of an explosive report
559
00:26:44,311 --> 00:26:47,606
claiming the president insulted
members of the military.
560
00:26:47,647 --> 00:26:49,190
Media outlets reporting that
561
00:26:49,232 --> 00:26:51,401
President Donald Trump made
disparaging comments
562
00:26:51,443 --> 00:26:53,236
about America's fallen troops,
563
00:26:53,278 --> 00:26:54,863
including calling
U.S. Marines killed
564
00:26:54,904 --> 00:26:58,074
in World War I
"losers and suckers."
565
00:26:58,116 --> 00:26:59,868
It's a fake story,
566
00:26:59,909 --> 00:27:01,453
and it's a disgrace
that they're allowed to do,
567
00:27:01,494 --> 00:27:02,829
and that somebody could say
the kind of things,
568
00:27:02,871 --> 00:27:04,331
and especially to me,
569
00:27:04,372 --> 00:27:06,416
'cause I've done more
for the military
570
00:27:06,458 --> 00:27:08,960
than almost anybody else.
571
00:27:09,002 --> 00:27:10,629
Given the fact
that veterans make up such
572
00:27:10,670 --> 00:27:12,422
a large chunk of his base,
573
00:27:12,464 --> 00:27:14,215
the White House
and the campaign
574
00:27:14,257 --> 00:27:18,303
are looking to put this behind
them as quickly as possible.
575
00:27:18,345 --> 00:27:21,181
The military stuff has put
a massive dent in them
576
00:27:21,222 --> 00:27:24,351
with the vets
and the suburban women.
577
00:27:24,392 --> 00:27:25,977
From what perspective
do we want
578
00:27:26,019 --> 00:27:28,229
our messaging to come from?
579
00:27:28,271 --> 00:27:29,773
He's faithless.
580
00:27:29,814 --> 00:27:34,444
He has betrayed his duty
581
00:27:34,486 --> 00:27:36,738
as the commander-in-chief.
582
00:27:36,780 --> 00:27:40,200
America's moms have
given their sons and daughters
583
00:27:40,241 --> 00:27:42,243
to fight and die.
584
00:27:42,285 --> 00:27:46,373
That is something that Donald
Trump can never understand.
585
00:27:46,414 --> 00:27:48,124
We gotta look
for the weak place
586
00:27:48,166 --> 00:27:50,794
every day and attack on it.
587
00:27:50,835 --> 00:27:51,586
Yep.
588
00:27:54,547 --> 00:27:57,008
- Up?
- Yeah.
589
00:27:57,050 --> 00:27:58,885
- Here?
- There you go.
590
00:28:00,387 --> 00:28:03,306
soft pensive music
591
00:28:03,348 --> 00:28:04,099
Federal agent.
592
00:28:07,227 --> 00:28:08,561
- How are you, sir?
- Good. Good morning.
593
00:28:08,603 --> 00:28:09,896
So do you have a Zoom link
for them,
594
00:28:09,938 --> 00:28:10,855
or what are we gonna do?
595
00:28:20,782 --> 00:28:22,325
They're going over the script
right now, Rick.
596
00:28:22,367 --> 00:28:24,953
Good.
597
00:28:24,994 --> 00:28:27,122
'Cause they don't need to act.
They just need to be.
598
00:28:27,163 --> 00:28:29,165
That's what I always
tell people.
599
00:28:29,207 --> 00:28:30,542
Don't act. Just be.
600
00:28:32,335 --> 00:28:35,088
Lieutenant Colonel
Alex Vindman
601
00:28:35,130 --> 00:28:37,841
joined the Trump
administration in 2018
602
00:28:37,882 --> 00:28:41,469
when he was asked to serve on
the national security council.
603
00:28:41,511 --> 00:28:43,012
Now at the hearing,
604
00:28:43,054 --> 00:28:44,431
Vindman raised
serious concerns
605
00:28:44,472 --> 00:28:45,640
about the president's
phone call
606
00:28:45,682 --> 00:28:47,100
with the Ukrainian president.
607
00:28:47,142 --> 00:28:49,519
President Trump personally
ordered the suspension
608
00:28:49,561 --> 00:28:51,104
of hundreds
of millions of dollars
609
00:28:51,146 --> 00:28:52,897
in military aid to Ukraine
610
00:28:52,939 --> 00:28:55,150
just days before
he encouraged their president
611
00:28:55,191 --> 00:28:57,569
to investigate his political
rival, Joe Biden.
612
00:28:57,610 --> 00:28:59,487
My intent was to raise
these concerns
613
00:28:59,529 --> 00:29:01,573
because they had significant
national security implications
614
00:29:01,614 --> 00:29:03,408
for our country.
615
00:29:03,450 --> 00:29:05,577
First of all,
he reported a false call.
616
00:29:05,618 --> 00:29:07,620
What was said on the call
was totally appropriate,
617
00:29:07,662 --> 00:29:08,997
and I call it a perfect call.
618
00:29:09,038 --> 00:29:11,541
I always will call it
a perfect call.
619
00:29:11,583 --> 00:29:13,293
My preference was actually
620
00:29:13,334 --> 00:29:15,086
to not do anything
with the media,
621
00:29:15,128 --> 00:29:18,840
but this is still, I think,
probably impactful,
622
00:29:18,882 --> 00:29:21,050
so I'm prepared to do that.
623
00:29:21,092 --> 00:29:22,594
You guys ready?
624
00:29:22,635 --> 00:29:24,512
I usually wear glasses,
625
00:29:24,554 --> 00:29:26,556
and it might be hard
for me to read.
626
00:29:26,598 --> 00:29:29,642
This is American Family,
take one.
627
00:29:29,684 --> 00:29:31,311
Action.
628
00:29:31,352 --> 00:29:33,521
As a soldier, I never expected
to be attacked
629
00:29:33,563 --> 00:29:35,106
by my own government.
630
00:29:35,148 --> 00:29:37,066
The Vindman ad puts the lie
631
00:29:37,108 --> 00:29:39,652
to everything of Trumpism.
632
00:29:39,694 --> 00:29:43,698
Speaking the truth.
You fired him because of that.
633
00:29:43,740 --> 00:29:46,618
When he did the right thing
by reporting corruption,
634
00:29:46,659 --> 00:29:49,454
I told him--I said,
"They're gonna fire you,
635
00:29:49,496 --> 00:29:53,833
and they're going to shit on
your 21-year military career."
636
00:29:53,875 --> 00:29:56,461
American Family, take ten.
637
00:29:56,503 --> 00:29:59,088
The America I served
is better than that.
638
00:29:59,130 --> 00:30:00,632
Hey, Alex.
639
00:30:00,673 --> 00:30:02,175
I hear you're rocking
the movie star thing, man.
640
00:30:02,217 --> 00:30:04,302
Yeah, we knocked it out
all in one take.
641
00:30:04,344 --> 00:30:06,471
That's incredible.
642
00:30:06,513 --> 00:30:08,640
This is what wins it, right?
643
00:30:08,681 --> 00:30:12,018
This is gonna drive him
out of his goddamn mind.
644
00:30:14,687 --> 00:30:17,148
Dad, do not worry.
645
00:30:17,190 --> 00:30:18,983
I will be fine
for telling the truth.
646
00:30:19,025 --> 00:30:21,778
With Colonel Vindman, I'm not
going to focus or comment
647
00:30:21,820 --> 00:30:24,405
on a former junior employee.
648
00:30:24,447 --> 00:30:26,324
Well, I'm not happy with it,
but you'll see.
649
00:30:26,366 --> 00:30:28,117
I mean,
we'll see what happens.
650
00:30:28,159 --> 00:30:29,786
The most
powerful man in the world
651
00:30:29,828 --> 00:30:31,579
came after our family,
652
00:30:31,621 --> 00:30:33,998
but what happened to us
can happen to anyone.
653
00:30:34,040 --> 00:30:35,625
This is America.
654
00:30:35,667 --> 00:30:37,836
This is the country
I've served and defended.
655
00:30:37,877 --> 00:30:40,129
Here right matters.
656
00:30:46,553 --> 00:30:48,721
Listen, The Lincoln Project?
657
00:30:48,763 --> 00:30:51,516
I've been watching them,
and I really think
658
00:30:51,558 --> 00:30:53,309
they are going
to give the Democrats
659
00:30:53,351 --> 00:30:54,811
a run for their money.
660
00:30:54,853 --> 00:30:58,189
inquisitive music
661
00:30:58,231 --> 00:31:00,733
And if you really
want to have a lovely day,
662
00:31:00,775 --> 00:31:05,572
listen to The Lincoln Project commercials.
663
00:31:05,613 --> 00:31:07,323
They're really excellent.
664
00:31:07,365 --> 00:31:09,701
Look how good I look,
just 'cause I'm happy.
665
00:31:12,579 --> 00:31:14,622
I'm all the way with you guys.
666
00:31:14,664 --> 00:31:17,208
I've given more money
to The Lincoln Project
667
00:31:17,250 --> 00:31:18,751
than anything else.
668
00:31:24,257 --> 00:31:25,717
Hey, everybody.
669
00:31:25,758 --> 00:31:26,843
Hey, hey. Hey, hey.
670
00:31:26,885 --> 00:31:28,344
Who am I talking to?
671
00:31:28,386 --> 00:31:31,347
You got Mike over here.
Zack Czajkowski over here.
672
00:31:31,389 --> 00:31:32,724
Mike Madrid.
673
00:31:32,765 --> 00:31:34,851
Sí. Claro que sí.
How are you?
674
00:31:34,893 --> 00:31:36,561
Hey, I'm honored
to be talking to you guys.
675
00:31:36,603 --> 00:31:38,229
The work you're doing
is incredible.
676
00:31:38,271 --> 00:31:41,357
Your humor
and cutting-edge commentary.
677
00:31:41,399 --> 00:31:43,902
It's so exciting.
It gets me pumped.
678
00:31:43,943 --> 00:31:45,445
Thanks.
679
00:31:45,486 --> 00:31:47,071
So we're gonna run
a couple things by you.
680
00:31:47,113 --> 00:31:48,740
The marquee part
of our big push
681
00:31:48,781 --> 00:31:50,867
on the national Latino effort.
682
00:31:50,909 --> 00:31:53,077
We are concentrating
specifically in Florida
683
00:31:53,119 --> 00:31:54,913
and Arizona and Texas.
684
00:31:54,954 --> 00:31:57,582
Texas should be Democratic.
685
00:31:57,624 --> 00:32:00,126
I mean, 40% of the population
is Latin.
686
00:32:00,168 --> 00:32:02,754
12% of the population is Black.
687
00:32:02,795 --> 00:32:04,130
It's predominantly
people of color.
688
00:32:04,172 --> 00:32:05,548
You're pretty good
at this, man.
689
00:32:05,590 --> 00:32:07,008
You might have
a future in this.
690
00:32:07,050 --> 00:32:09,260
Whoo!
691
00:32:09,302 --> 00:32:10,678
The big thing is,
we need to just raise awareness
692
00:32:10,720 --> 00:32:12,388
and rally people,
693
00:32:12,430 --> 00:32:13,973
because the big problem
with Latinos in most groups,
694
00:32:14,015 --> 00:32:15,892
except for Cubans,
is just awareness.
695
00:32:15,934 --> 00:32:17,352
Right, right.
696
00:32:17,393 --> 00:32:18,937
You know, we tune in
a little bit later
697
00:32:18,978 --> 00:32:20,772
or a lot later
than everybody else,
698
00:32:20,813 --> 00:32:22,857
- and there's all--
- Because they talk to us later.
699
00:32:22,899 --> 00:32:25,777
We're always the last-minute
group that they talk to,
700
00:32:25,818 --> 00:32:27,278
and then we matter?
That's bullshit.
701
00:32:27,320 --> 00:32:29,197
Welcome to my life
for the last 30 years.
702
00:32:29,238 --> 00:32:30,573
That's exactly right.
703
00:32:30,615 --> 00:32:31,699
That's what I've been
trying to solve for.
704
00:32:31,741 --> 00:32:33,076
Celebrity helps, right?
705
00:32:33,117 --> 00:32:34,535
We need people that are
high profile to say,
706
00:32:34,577 --> 00:32:36,245
"Hey, this is going on.
Pay attention."
707
00:32:36,287 --> 00:32:37,538
Sure. I'm down, man.
708
00:32:37,580 --> 00:32:40,249
If you have any ideas
of anything.
709
00:32:40,291 --> 00:32:41,709
We're gonna be doing
this very big summit.
710
00:32:41,751 --> 00:32:43,294
Sure, sure.
711
00:32:43,336 --> 00:32:45,922
Having you involved
with that would be fantastic.
712
00:32:45,964 --> 00:32:48,466
Maybe shake the Mets hat.
Maybe shake the Mets hat.
713
00:32:48,508 --> 00:32:50,468
Hey, that's it. That's it.
That's--
714
00:32:50,510 --> 00:32:52,136
Got to get you on
the winning side or something.
715
00:32:53,972 --> 00:32:55,139
I just can't believe
that you're Latin
716
00:32:55,181 --> 00:32:57,100
and you're Republican, it's--
717
00:32:57,141 --> 00:32:58,810
It's a unicorn thing.
718
00:32:58,851 --> 00:33:00,144
It's not usually
my genre of people.
719
00:33:00,186 --> 00:33:02,188
Yeah, it's very,
very, very rare,
720
00:33:02,230 --> 00:33:04,440
but you know, all the
good things in life are.
721
00:33:04,482 --> 00:33:06,109
What flipped you, though?
What flipped you?
722
00:33:06,150 --> 00:33:07,860
What made you leave us?
723
00:33:11,114 --> 00:33:13,866
I grew up in a really
small town called Moor Park.
724
00:33:15,702 --> 00:33:17,870
So it's southern California.
725
00:33:17,912 --> 00:33:21,165
Latino family.
All Democrats, except for me.
726
00:33:23,584 --> 00:33:26,421
This was during
the Iran hostage crisis
727
00:33:26,462 --> 00:33:29,173
when Carter was president.
728
00:33:29,215 --> 00:33:31,968
We continue to face
729
00:33:32,010 --> 00:33:34,804
a grave situation in Iran
730
00:33:34,846 --> 00:33:37,348
where our embassy
has been seized,
731
00:33:37,390 --> 00:33:40,476
and more than
60 American citizens
732
00:33:40,518 --> 00:33:43,104
continue to be held
as hostages.
733
00:33:43,146 --> 00:33:46,107
And I remember feeling
this overwhelming sense
734
00:33:46,149 --> 00:33:51,154
that this country
had America on its knees.
735
00:33:51,195 --> 00:33:54,032
And I remember the unease
and just the general sense
736
00:33:54,073 --> 00:33:57,201
that the country felt weak.
737
00:33:57,243 --> 00:34:00,496
And this politician
comes onto the stage.
738
00:34:00,538 --> 00:34:01,831
Reagan comes onto the stage,
739
00:34:01,873 --> 00:34:06,335
and he speaks
to a genuine confidence
740
00:34:06,377 --> 00:34:09,380
that defined
the American identity.
741
00:34:09,422 --> 00:34:11,507
And I felt it.
742
00:34:11,549 --> 00:34:13,259
I want to help Americans
743
00:34:13,301 --> 00:34:16,220
of every race, creed,
and heritage
744
00:34:16,262 --> 00:34:18,431
keep and build
that sense of community
745
00:34:18,473 --> 00:34:20,224
which is at
the heart of America.
746
00:34:24,604 --> 00:34:26,522
I remember feeling
very deeply that,
747
00:34:26,564 --> 00:34:28,232
"I want to be with that guy.
748
00:34:28,274 --> 00:34:30,735
I want to be
with the strong leader."
749
00:34:35,907 --> 00:34:37,366
And this is what
I was talking about.
750
00:34:37,408 --> 00:34:41,412
In 1993, Trump said that
Native American reservations
751
00:34:41,454 --> 00:34:43,998
operating casinos
shouldn't be allowed because,
752
00:34:44,040 --> 00:34:47,085
"They don't look
like Indians to me."
753
00:34:47,126 --> 00:34:48,419
What's the thing right before?
754
00:34:48,461 --> 00:34:50,505
Yeah, there's video
of him saying it.
755
00:34:50,546 --> 00:34:52,340
Yeah, that's what I'm saying,
so you put the date on that,
756
00:34:52,381 --> 00:34:55,093
and then you put
something recent from today.
757
00:34:55,134 --> 00:34:57,428
I think it's too old.
758
00:34:57,470 --> 00:35:00,264
And then, in Arizona,
as you guys know,
759
00:35:00,306 --> 00:35:02,433
you know,
I think Arizona's been,
760
00:35:02,475 --> 00:35:05,645
you know, home to a lot
of ex-pat Californians.
761
00:35:05,686 --> 00:35:07,688
The Latino community obviously
is burgeoning there,
762
00:35:07,730 --> 00:35:09,690
so you know, we want
to really focus on the people
763
00:35:09,732 --> 00:35:11,400
we think we can move.
764
00:35:11,442 --> 00:35:13,236
Why are
African Americans still dying
765
00:35:13,277 --> 00:35:15,863
at the hands of law
enforcement in this country?
766
00:35:15,905 --> 00:35:19,283
And so are white people.
So are white people.
767
00:35:19,325 --> 00:35:21,160
What is the question?
Why are African-Americans...
768
00:35:21,202 --> 00:35:22,370
Yeah.
769
00:35:22,411 --> 00:35:23,955
- Still dying?
- Just show it?
770
00:35:23,996 --> 00:35:26,040
I would show
the picture of the cop--
771
00:35:26,082 --> 00:35:27,375
Kneeling on his--
772
00:35:27,416 --> 00:35:28,417
- Yeah.
- Okay.
773
00:35:31,963 --> 00:35:34,340
It's all about race,
774
00:35:34,382 --> 00:35:37,468
but the whole Republican
Party's all about race now.
775
00:35:37,510 --> 00:35:39,846
I mean, it's even given up
pretending otherwise.
776
00:35:45,434 --> 00:35:47,019
It's just all about race.
777
00:35:49,856 --> 00:35:50,773
Yeah.
778
00:35:56,445 --> 00:35:57,822
You know,
the Republican Party's
779
00:35:57,864 --> 00:35:59,574
become a white grievance party.
780
00:35:59,615 --> 00:36:03,786
There has always been
this element in the party.
781
00:36:03,828 --> 00:36:05,955
I don't think Trump
made people more racist,
782
00:36:05,997 --> 00:36:08,749
but I think he made
it okay to be racist.
783
00:36:08,791 --> 00:36:11,043
It's the law and order stuff.
784
00:36:11,085 --> 00:36:13,212
You know, history
shows once that's validated
785
00:36:13,254 --> 00:36:18,050
by a major party,
it's very difficult to unwind.
786
00:36:18,092 --> 00:36:19,802
You seem more troubled
than normal.
787
00:36:19,844 --> 00:36:21,095
No, no, no.
788
00:36:21,137 --> 00:36:22,680
Just the usual campaign
stretch?
789
00:36:22,722 --> 00:36:23,639
Yeah.
790
00:36:26,517 --> 00:36:28,269
I'd rather be us than them.
791
00:36:28,311 --> 00:36:29,562
I'd rather be us than them.
792
00:36:29,604 --> 00:36:32,231
That's all you can ask.
793
00:36:32,273 --> 00:36:35,526
All right. Two polls out today.
794
00:36:39,238 --> 00:36:41,991
There was a lot of naivete
on my part.
795
00:36:42,033 --> 00:36:44,619
A lot of choosing
not to see things
796
00:36:44,660 --> 00:36:46,037
as big as they clearly were.
797
00:36:47,496 --> 00:36:48,789
Racism.
798
00:36:48,831 --> 00:36:50,374
You know,
when I was 26 years old,
799
00:36:50,416 --> 00:36:52,043
I would get three,
four calls a week
800
00:36:52,084 --> 00:36:53,294
telling me to go back
to where I came from.
801
00:36:53,336 --> 00:36:54,670
As the political director
802
00:36:54,712 --> 00:36:57,048
of the California
Republican Party.
803
00:36:57,089 --> 00:36:59,383
So you know, you just
kind of blow that off.
804
00:36:59,425 --> 00:37:00,551
You find a way
to rationalize that
805
00:37:00,593 --> 00:37:01,886
and blow that off, and say,
806
00:37:01,928 --> 00:37:02,970
"Well that's, you know,
just some crazies."
807
00:37:03,012 --> 00:37:04,639
Alabama, Georgia...
808
00:37:04,680 --> 00:37:06,891
But when I look back now,
809
00:37:06,933 --> 00:37:09,769
I see that, at least
since the 1960s and '70s
810
00:37:09,810 --> 00:37:12,688
Republicans built
the Southern Strategy
811
00:37:12,730 --> 00:37:15,233
by using fear
and racial dog whistling.
812
00:37:15,274 --> 00:37:19,278
The wave of crime is not going
to be the wave of the future
813
00:37:19,320 --> 00:37:21,322
in the United States
of America.
814
00:37:23,950 --> 00:37:26,702
It was this
racial underpinning
815
00:37:26,744 --> 00:37:30,122
that brought white Democrats
into the Republican column.
816
00:37:30,164 --> 00:37:31,707
We owe it to the decent
817
00:37:31,749 --> 00:37:33,376
and law-abiding
citizens of America
818
00:37:33,417 --> 00:37:36,671
to take the offensive
against the criminal forces
819
00:37:36,712 --> 00:37:40,132
that threaten their peace
and their security.
820
00:37:40,174 --> 00:37:42,051
And it was being inflamed
821
00:37:42,093 --> 00:37:44,762
and encouraged by Republicans.
822
00:37:48,683 --> 00:37:51,227
Lee Atwater, he really
ushered in a different type
823
00:37:51,269 --> 00:37:53,521
of political consultant.
824
00:37:53,562 --> 00:37:55,564
You know,
the unsavory part of it.
825
00:37:55,606 --> 00:37:58,025
apprehensive music
826
00:38:00,653 --> 00:38:01,696
All right. I won't.
827
00:38:17,378 --> 00:38:18,963
Bush supports
the death penalty
828
00:38:19,005 --> 00:38:20,548
for first-degree murderers.
829
00:38:20,589 --> 00:38:22,425
Dukakis allowed
first-degree murderers
830
00:38:22,466 --> 00:38:24,844
to have weekend passes
from prison.
831
00:38:24,885 --> 00:38:26,470
One was Willie Horton.
832
00:38:26,512 --> 00:38:28,556
Horton fled,
kidnapped a young couple,
833
00:38:28,597 --> 00:38:30,057
stabbing the man
and repeatedly
834
00:38:30,099 --> 00:38:31,642
raping his girlfriend.
835
00:38:35,771 --> 00:38:37,940
Do you think
the Willie Horton commercial
836
00:38:37,982 --> 00:38:40,192
gives hints of racial politics?
837
00:38:40,234 --> 00:38:42,320
I ain't seen the
Willie Horton commercial.
838
00:38:42,361 --> 00:38:44,030
You don't have
a Willie Horton commercial
839
00:38:44,071 --> 00:38:45,489
- on the air?
- No.
840
00:38:45,531 --> 00:38:48,200
Furlough program commercial?
841
00:38:48,242 --> 00:38:52,788
But today,
what we have seen is,
842
00:38:52,830 --> 00:38:56,083
the demographics we need are
disproportionately represented
843
00:38:56,125 --> 00:38:59,170
in Southern states,
in Sun Belt states.
844
00:39:01,547 --> 00:39:03,758
We've never witnessed
this extraordinary
845
00:39:03,799 --> 00:39:05,009
demographic transformation.
846
00:39:06,969 --> 00:39:08,512
The suburbs have been changing
847
00:39:08,554 --> 00:39:10,973
with the influx of larger
minority communities
848
00:39:11,015 --> 00:39:14,185
combined with white
college-educated voters
849
00:39:14,226 --> 00:39:18,105
that are rejecting
the old politics of the South.
850
00:39:18,147 --> 00:39:21,359
In the Southwest,
it was Latinos.
851
00:39:21,400 --> 00:39:23,652
In the South and up
to the Mid-Atlantic states,
852
00:39:23,694 --> 00:39:26,489
it was with African-Americans.
853
00:39:26,530 --> 00:39:30,868
So we have created a strategy
to place ads
854
00:39:30,910 --> 00:39:35,790
in places like Arizona,
Florida, Georgia.
855
00:39:35,831 --> 00:39:38,334
We started to call this
the New Southern Strategy.
856
00:39:40,461 --> 00:39:43,798
It is using the racial
dog-whistling of the president
857
00:39:43,839 --> 00:39:47,218
to realign the South
in the opposite direction.
858
00:39:51,222 --> 00:39:54,725
Arizona has emerged as a
surprising battleground state
859
00:39:54,767 --> 00:39:57,061
in this year's
presidential election.
860
00:39:57,103 --> 00:39:59,855
Latinos make up a quarter
of eligible voters
861
00:39:59,897 --> 00:40:01,440
in the Grand Canyon state.
862
00:40:01,482 --> 00:40:04,527
Polls show
most supporting Biden.
863
00:40:16,539 --> 00:40:18,416
No.
864
00:40:18,457 --> 00:40:22,420
I haven't gotten nervous
before TV for years.
865
00:40:22,461 --> 00:40:24,922
All right. Let's hit it.
866
00:40:24,964 --> 00:40:27,508
inquisitive music
867
00:40:33,264 --> 00:40:34,765
I actually know the Conways
868
00:40:34,807 --> 00:40:37,101
through our
conservative circles.
869
00:40:37,143 --> 00:40:39,562
It was really through
my friendship with Kellyanne,
870
00:40:39,603 --> 00:40:43,607
which fell apart once she went
to the Trump campaign.
871
00:40:43,649 --> 00:40:45,734
That's where
I actually met George.
872
00:40:45,776 --> 00:40:48,446
George Conway,
the husband of top Trump aid
873
00:40:48,487 --> 00:40:50,781
Kellyanne Conway,
is once again taking shots
874
00:40:50,823 --> 00:40:52,616
at the President's
mental health.
875
00:40:52,658 --> 00:40:54,952
Conway tweeted this
about his wife's boss.
876
00:40:54,994 --> 00:40:57,121
"You're not 'presidential'
at all, period.
877
00:40:57,163 --> 00:40:58,831
You're mentally unwell."
878
00:40:58,873 --> 00:41:00,166
Good morning.
Hope everybody...
879
00:41:00,207 --> 00:41:01,917
He just may be
the biggest thorn
880
00:41:01,959 --> 00:41:03,252
in Donald Trump's side.
881
00:41:03,294 --> 00:41:05,254
I don't know him.
He's a whack job.
882
00:41:05,296 --> 00:41:07,590
There's no question about it,
but I really don't know him.
883
00:41:07,631 --> 00:41:10,676
When The
Lincoln Project was formed,
884
00:41:10,718 --> 00:41:12,970
I saw that it was
George and Rick,
885
00:41:13,012 --> 00:41:15,306
and so I reached out to them.
886
00:41:15,347 --> 00:41:16,765
Hey, Tara. How are you?
887
00:41:16,807 --> 00:41:19,101
Greetings and salutations.
888
00:41:19,143 --> 00:41:21,479
And they said, "Hey, we're
gonna do a streaming channel,
889
00:41:21,520 --> 00:41:23,647
and it'd be great
if you joined us."
890
00:41:23,689 --> 00:41:25,065
That's what I do for CNN.
891
00:41:25,107 --> 00:41:26,817
I'm ready to go.
You guys ready to go?
892
00:41:26,859 --> 00:41:29,945
Give me five more seconds.
Go into the countdown.
893
00:41:29,987 --> 00:41:31,780
I'll be ready
by the time you're done.
894
00:41:31,822 --> 00:41:34,992
Four. Three. Two. One.
895
00:41:35,034 --> 00:41:36,494
Coming into
the funky bass intro.
896
00:41:36,535 --> 00:41:38,913
We're building
this LPTV thing.
897
00:41:38,954 --> 00:41:41,999
Hit a million viewers
in a week.
898
00:41:42,041 --> 00:41:44,668
It's a great venue
to reach voters.
899
00:41:44,710 --> 00:41:46,378
funky bass music
900
00:41:46,420 --> 00:41:48,297
Everybody feeling good?
901
00:41:48,339 --> 00:41:49,882
Oh, yeah.
902
00:41:49,924 --> 00:41:51,342
Hi, Rick.
903
00:41:51,383 --> 00:41:52,510
And then it comes
back live in five.
904
00:41:52,551 --> 00:41:54,720
Four, three, two, one.
905
00:41:54,762 --> 00:41:56,555
Hello, happy debate night,
906
00:41:56,597 --> 00:41:58,641
and welcome to The Breakdown.
907
00:41:58,682 --> 00:42:02,603
I am Tara Setmayer.
This is the Rick Wilson.
908
00:42:02,645 --> 00:42:04,939
We have a special guest
with us tonight, Rick.
909
00:42:04,980 --> 00:42:06,565
I'm so excited.
910
00:42:06,607 --> 00:42:09,318
Co-founder of The Lincoln
Project, George Conway.
911
00:42:09,360 --> 00:42:11,529
Welcome! Welcome.
912
00:42:11,570 --> 00:42:14,657
That's great. I love that.
I love that.
913
00:42:14,698 --> 00:42:19,036
I had no idea what The
Lincoln Project would become.
914
00:42:19,078 --> 00:42:21,121
George, what's the chance
that Donald Trump
915
00:42:21,163 --> 00:42:23,332
just storms
off the stage tonight?
916
00:42:23,374 --> 00:42:26,210
You know, a meltdown is always
possible with this guy.
917
00:42:26,252 --> 00:42:28,337
I'm sort of proud
that they feel
918
00:42:28,379 --> 00:42:31,131
that I contributed something,
919
00:42:31,173 --> 00:42:34,677
but now, I'm just
mostly a cheerleader.
920
00:42:34,718 --> 00:42:35,886
He can't take it.
921
00:42:35,928 --> 00:42:37,388
He cannot take
being challenged.
922
00:42:37,429 --> 00:42:39,139
He cannot take
being questioned.
923
00:42:39,181 --> 00:42:41,225
He cannot take the criticism.
924
00:42:41,267 --> 00:42:45,854
Why was it necessary that
220,000 Americans are dead now?
925
00:42:45,896 --> 00:42:49,191
I really hope that Joe Biden
is prepared for this.
926
00:42:49,233 --> 00:42:51,735
Like, don't take any shit.
927
00:42:51,777 --> 00:42:53,779
He needs
to basically ask the public,
928
00:42:53,821 --> 00:42:56,240
"Haven't you had enough
of this craziness?
929
00:42:56,282 --> 00:42:58,117
Can't we turn the volume down?
930
00:42:58,158 --> 00:43:00,286
Can't we get back together,
to working together
931
00:43:00,327 --> 00:43:02,830
to solve
the nation's problems?"
932
00:43:02,871 --> 00:43:04,832
Something like that.
933
00:43:04,873 --> 00:43:06,250
Folks, the debate is starting.
934
00:43:06,292 --> 00:43:07,585
We will see you back here
935
00:43:07,626 --> 00:43:09,837
as soon as this
crazy shit show ends.
936
00:43:09,878 --> 00:43:11,088
Thanks, folks.
937
00:43:14,967 --> 00:43:17,886
- Hello.
- Hi. Yes.
938
00:43:17,928 --> 00:43:19,847
How are you, gang?
Hi, Sarah.
939
00:43:19,888 --> 00:43:21,390
- Hi.
- Hi.
940
00:43:21,432 --> 00:43:24,560
So I'm going to start
a rapid response.
941
00:43:24,602 --> 00:43:26,437
Yes. #TheDebate.
942
00:43:26,478 --> 00:43:28,063
You know, whatever
the debate hashtag is.
943
00:43:28,105 --> 00:43:29,565
Sure.
944
00:43:29,607 --> 00:43:31,358
No booze
or other interruptions,
945
00:43:31,400 --> 00:43:33,777
so we,
and more importantly you,
946
00:43:33,819 --> 00:43:36,363
can focus on what
the candidates have to say.
947
00:43:36,405 --> 00:43:37,948
You gotta switch
to another network.
948
00:43:37,990 --> 00:43:39,867
- Okay.
- This is low def.
949
00:43:39,908 --> 00:43:41,619
Okay.
950
00:43:41,660 --> 00:43:43,621
I need to see every one
of Trump's glistening pustules
951
00:43:43,662 --> 00:43:46,373
and his exotic hair hat.
952
00:43:46,415 --> 00:43:47,958
As we welcome
the Republican nominee,
953
00:43:48,000 --> 00:43:49,710
President Trump,
954
00:43:49,752 --> 00:43:52,296
and the Democratic nominee,
Vice President Biden.
955
00:43:54,340 --> 00:43:56,258
Democrats think
policy makes a difference.
956
00:43:56,300 --> 00:43:57,760
He walks like a centaur.
957
00:43:57,801 --> 00:44:01,263
Policy never, ever, ever,
ever makes a difference.
958
00:44:01,305 --> 00:44:03,140
You give me
a 600-page healthcare plan,
959
00:44:03,182 --> 00:44:04,516
I'm gonna have some nerd
go through it
960
00:44:04,558 --> 00:44:06,518
and find ten things
that scare the shit
961
00:44:06,560 --> 00:44:08,228
out of suburban voters.
962
00:44:08,270 --> 00:44:11,106
You tell me your climate plan,
I'll do the same thing.
963
00:44:11,148 --> 00:44:13,359
What matters is the
performance and affect
964
00:44:13,400 --> 00:44:16,153
of the two personalities
on that stage.
965
00:44:16,195 --> 00:44:17,946
We do want to get rid of it.
966
00:44:17,988 --> 00:44:19,740
Chris, we want
to get rid of it.
967
00:44:19,782 --> 00:44:21,492
I understand,
but I have to give you
968
00:44:21,533 --> 00:44:23,202
roughly equal time, please.
969
00:44:23,243 --> 00:44:25,037
Trump is angry and surly.
970
00:44:25,079 --> 00:44:26,955
I'm debating you,
not him, but that's okay.
971
00:44:26,997 --> 00:44:28,332
I'm not surprised.
972
00:44:28,374 --> 00:44:29,249
Guys, I think one of
our themes needs
973
00:44:29,291 --> 00:44:31,043
to be how angry Trump is.
974
00:44:31,085 --> 00:44:35,005
He is pissy.
He's small. He's bitchy.
975
00:44:35,047 --> 00:44:37,925
That's the actual phrase.
He's bitchy.
976
00:44:37,966 --> 00:44:39,426
I want to make sure--
977
00:44:39,468 --> 00:44:40,511
You graduated last
in your class,
978
00:44:40,552 --> 00:44:41,845
not first in your class.
979
00:44:41,887 --> 00:44:43,597
Oh, God.
I want to make sure--
980
00:44:43,639 --> 00:44:45,182
Mr. President,
can you let him finish, sir?
981
00:44:45,224 --> 00:44:46,975
No, he doesn't know
how to do that.
982
00:44:47,017 --> 00:44:49,186
You'll be surprised.
You'll be surprised.
983
00:44:49,228 --> 00:44:50,521
You picked the wrong guy,
984
00:44:50,562 --> 00:44:52,189
the wrong night,
at the wrong time.
985
00:44:52,231 --> 00:44:53,649
Ooh!
986
00:44:53,691 --> 00:44:55,192
Let's hashtag it, guys,
987
00:44:55,234 --> 00:44:57,361
and let's lay that
into rapid response.
988
00:44:57,403 --> 00:44:59,947
exciting music
989
00:44:59,988 --> 00:45:01,198
The wrong guy,
990
00:45:01,240 --> 00:45:03,325
the wrong night,
at the wrong time.
991
00:45:03,367 --> 00:45:05,994
The wrong guy, comma,
wrong night, comma, wrong time.
992
00:45:06,036 --> 00:45:08,163
Rapid response, ideally,
993
00:45:08,205 --> 00:45:09,998
we're helping
pivot the narrative.
994
00:45:10,040 --> 00:45:11,375
Mr. President?
995
00:45:11,417 --> 00:45:12,459
You're talking about
2 million people.
996
00:45:12,501 --> 00:45:13,877
He's freaking out.
997
00:45:13,919 --> 00:45:18,215
The implosion was fast,
and it was furious.
998
00:45:21,677 --> 00:45:24,722
When I started, we had, like,
400,000 Twitter followers.
999
00:45:26,807 --> 00:45:30,978
And now we have more
than the Democrats.
1000
00:45:31,019 --> 00:45:33,814
Vote now.
Make sure you let people know.
1001
00:45:33,856 --> 00:45:35,315
Your senators.
1002
00:45:35,357 --> 00:45:36,775
I'm not gonna answer
the question because--
1003
00:45:36,817 --> 00:45:38,736
Why wouldn't you answer
that question?
1004
00:45:38,777 --> 00:45:41,655
- Because the question is--
- Just as radical left--
1005
00:45:41,697 --> 00:45:43,574
Will you shut up, man?
1006
00:45:43,615 --> 00:45:46,326
Oh!
1007
00:45:46,368 --> 00:45:48,078
Let's go, baby!
1008
00:45:48,120 --> 00:45:50,205
He has ended the segment.
1009
00:45:50,247 --> 00:45:52,416
We're gonna move on
to the second segment.
1010
00:45:52,458 --> 00:45:53,917
In light of all
the lies he's told--
1011
00:45:53,959 --> 00:45:57,171
Hey, I think our visual here
is how angry Trump looks.
1012
00:45:57,212 --> 00:45:59,214
Let's get really
close up on him.
1013
00:45:59,256 --> 00:46:01,759
I want to see the sweat.
I want to see the pursing lips.
1014
00:46:01,800 --> 00:46:04,428
All the, like,
grotesquery facial expressions.
1015
00:46:04,470 --> 00:46:08,056
The angry side-eye, et cetera.
1016
00:46:08,098 --> 00:46:10,768
It's crazy.
He's out of control.
1017
00:46:10,809 --> 00:46:13,145
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
I like it. Okay. Bye.
1018
00:46:17,065 --> 00:46:18,859
And are you willing, tonight,
1019
00:46:18,901 --> 00:46:21,403
to condemn white supremacists
and militia groups?
1020
00:46:21,445 --> 00:46:22,696
I'm willing to do anything.
1021
00:46:22,738 --> 00:46:24,072
I want to see peace.
1022
00:46:24,114 --> 00:46:25,240
Well, then do it, sir.
1023
00:46:25,282 --> 00:46:26,825
Say it. Do it. Say it.
1024
00:46:26,867 --> 00:46:28,368
You want to call 'em--what
do you want to call 'em?
1025
00:46:28,410 --> 00:46:29,745
Give me a name.
1026
00:46:29,787 --> 00:46:31,205
White supremacists.
1027
00:46:31,246 --> 00:46:32,247
Who would you
like me to condemn?
1028
00:46:32,289 --> 00:46:33,874
The Proud Boys.
1029
00:46:33,916 --> 00:46:35,626
White supremacists
and the Proud Boys.
1030
00:46:35,667 --> 00:46:37,211
Proud Boys.
Stand back, and stand by,
1031
00:46:37,252 --> 00:46:38,837
but I'll tell you what.
I'll tell you what...
1032
00:46:38,879 --> 00:46:41,173
He told the Proud Boys
to stand back and stand by?
1033
00:46:41,215 --> 00:46:43,592
That's it.
Gotta get that one.
1034
00:46:43,634 --> 00:46:45,219
"Stand back and stand by."
1035
00:46:45,260 --> 00:46:48,222
Right now, right now, we gotta
tweet that out from LP.
1036
00:46:48,263 --> 00:46:50,933
Donald Trump's signal
to the Proud Boys,
1037
00:46:50,974 --> 00:46:53,227
telling them to
"Stand back and stand by."
1038
00:46:53,268 --> 00:46:56,271
Prepare for violence.
1039
00:46:56,313 --> 00:46:59,483
But if I see tens of thousands
of ballots being manipulated,
1040
00:46:59,525 --> 00:47:01,902
- I can't go along with that.
- Here we go.
1041
00:47:01,944 --> 00:47:04,238
It's a fraud,
and it's a shame.
1042
00:47:04,279 --> 00:47:05,989
The mailmen
selling the ballots.
1043
00:47:06,031 --> 00:47:07,658
They're being
dumped in rivers.
1044
00:47:07,699 --> 00:47:09,326
This is a horrible thing
for our country.
1045
00:47:09,368 --> 00:47:12,079
There is no evidence of that.
1046
00:47:12,120 --> 00:47:14,581
This is not going to end well.
1047
00:47:14,623 --> 00:47:16,500
He said it's not
going to end well.
1048
00:47:16,542 --> 00:47:19,378
He is predicating this whole
fucking thing right now.
1049
00:47:19,419 --> 00:47:22,381
I think top of the list
is the white supremacist stuff.
1050
00:47:22,422 --> 00:47:23,841
Yep.
1051
00:47:23,882 --> 00:47:26,760
I think that's absolutely
fucking poison.
1052
00:47:26,802 --> 00:47:28,554
And then, Rick,
I think you guys gotta
1053
00:47:28,595 --> 00:47:31,682
hit hard and, like,
continually, sowing the seeds
1054
00:47:31,723 --> 00:47:34,226
of insurrection and sedition.
Use it.
1055
00:47:34,268 --> 00:47:35,727
Yes. Good.
1056
00:47:35,769 --> 00:47:40,065
tense music
1057
00:47:40,107 --> 00:47:43,110
Guys, this is the new logo
of the Proud Boys
1058
00:47:43,151 --> 00:47:46,238
that was just posted.
1059
00:47:46,280 --> 00:47:48,198
Just tonight. Right now.
1060
00:47:56,415 --> 00:48:00,544
Okay, guys, we have our
first ad out of the shop.
1061
00:48:00,586 --> 00:48:02,170
Are you willing, tonight,
1062
00:48:02,212 --> 00:48:04,047
to condemn white supremacists?
1063
00:48:04,089 --> 00:48:05,716
I'm willing to do anything.
I want to see peace.
1064
00:48:05,757 --> 00:48:07,050
Well, then do it, sir.
1065
00:48:07,092 --> 00:48:09,219
Say it. Do it. Say it.
1066
00:48:09,261 --> 00:48:11,388
That was painful, Donald.
1067
00:48:11,430 --> 00:48:12,973
I mean, really bad.
1068
00:48:13,015 --> 00:48:14,808
I'm the one that
brought back football.
1069
00:48:14,850 --> 00:48:16,226
Your debate reviews are...
1070
00:48:16,268 --> 00:48:18,186
- So stupid.
- Terrible.
1071
00:48:18,228 --> 00:48:20,272
Biden showed America
you're a loser, sir.
1072
00:48:20,314 --> 00:48:22,608
The fact is, this man doesn't
know what he's talking about.
1073
00:48:22,649 --> 00:48:25,152
- You have repeatedly--
- I stated it.
1074
00:48:25,193 --> 00:48:26,528
No.
You've been talking--
1075
00:48:26,570 --> 00:48:28,280
Not your finest hour, Donald.
1076
00:48:28,322 --> 00:48:29,448
I would love to end it.
1077
00:48:29,489 --> 00:48:31,158
I would love to end it.
1078
00:48:31,199 --> 00:48:33,076
You know,
if you want to switch seats--
1079
00:48:34,786 --> 00:48:36,330
- Did you hear it?
- I did.
1080
00:48:36,371 --> 00:48:38,123
Stand back and stand by.
1081
00:48:38,165 --> 00:48:39,750
You're losing, Donald.
1082
00:48:39,791 --> 00:48:41,043
Administration is falling apart.
1083
00:48:41,084 --> 00:48:42,502
Falling apart.
1084
00:48:42,544 --> 00:48:43,754
Your campaign
is running out of cash,
1085
00:48:43,795 --> 00:48:45,255
and your personal finances?
1086
00:48:45,297 --> 00:48:47,633
Falling apart. Ouch. So broke.
1087
00:48:47,674 --> 00:48:50,218
"So broke."
1088
00:48:50,260 --> 00:48:51,261
And it just collapsed
1089
00:48:51,303 --> 00:48:53,180
in front of the whole world.
1090
00:48:53,221 --> 00:48:55,140
Whole world.
1091
00:48:55,182 --> 00:48:56,308
Awesome.
1092
00:48:56,350 --> 00:48:58,560
Hey, Siri. Call Ben Howe.
1093
00:49:00,896 --> 00:49:02,773
Yeah?
1094
00:49:02,814 --> 00:49:05,067
I'm not sure my penis could be
any more erect right now.
1095
00:49:07,444 --> 00:49:08,987
That was a
land speed record, man.
1096
00:49:09,029 --> 00:49:10,906
I love it. All right.
Give me the cleaned-up version.
1097
00:49:10,948 --> 00:49:12,991
We're gonna pump it out
right now.
1098
00:49:13,033 --> 00:49:14,743
And these Proud Boys
1099
00:49:14,785 --> 00:49:16,495
are a white supremacist,
neo-Nazi group...
1100
00:49:16,536 --> 00:49:18,080
Right.
1101
00:49:18,121 --> 00:49:19,456
But this debate
was about one thing
1102
00:49:19,498 --> 00:49:20,999
in the end tonight.
1103
00:49:21,041 --> 00:49:24,378
Donald Trump intimated
and threatened violence
1104
00:49:24,419 --> 00:49:28,340
against this country
if he loses the election.
1105
00:49:28,382 --> 00:49:31,593
Nobody should under-appreciate
1106
00:49:31,635 --> 00:49:34,137
the radicalness--
1107
00:49:34,179 --> 00:49:37,808
the extremeness
of Trump's statements.
1108
00:49:37,849 --> 00:49:42,354
Our democracy is sustained by,
renewed by,
1109
00:49:42,396 --> 00:49:46,316
predicated upon free
and fair elections.
1110
00:49:46,358 --> 00:49:49,403
That an American president
would send a signal
1111
00:49:49,444 --> 00:49:52,531
to the country that evaporates
1112
00:49:52,572 --> 00:49:55,033
their faith and belief
1113
00:49:55,075 --> 00:49:59,121
in the legitimacy of the
American form of government
1114
00:49:59,162 --> 00:50:03,667
isn't just despicable;
it's profoundly dangerous
1115
00:50:03,709 --> 00:50:07,254
for the continuation
of the American experiment.
1116
00:50:07,295 --> 00:50:09,965
Steve, thanks very much
for coming on tonight.
1117
00:50:10,007 --> 00:50:13,969
Coming up for us,
the truth about vaccines.
1118
00:50:14,011 --> 00:50:15,262
All right.
1119
00:50:19,016 --> 00:50:22,185
Donald Trump could cancel the
election and remain in power
1120
00:50:22,227 --> 00:50:24,146
under an emergency decree.
1121
00:50:24,187 --> 00:50:29,026
Lock up his opponent,
close down TV stations.
1122
00:50:29,067 --> 00:50:30,819
I think you're smoking dope
if you don't think
1123
00:50:30,861 --> 00:50:32,779
that he would do that.
1124
00:50:32,821 --> 00:50:36,033
Holy shit. It's unbelievable.
1125
00:50:41,079 --> 00:50:43,832
There's the one.
1126
00:50:43,874 --> 00:50:45,250
I'm exhausted.
1127
00:50:45,292 --> 00:50:46,877
You gotta get pumped up.
1128
00:50:46,918 --> 00:50:49,171
I always do this, like,
right before doing anything.
1129
00:50:49,212 --> 00:50:50,547
Like just--it's, like, addictive.
1130
00:50:50,589 --> 00:50:51,882
I need a nap.
1131
00:50:51,923 --> 00:50:53,508
I need to incorporate a nap. Perfect.
1132
00:50:53,550 --> 00:50:54,885
Okay. Well, nonetheless.
1133
00:50:54,926 --> 00:50:57,429
Okay. Let's do it. Let's roll.
1134
00:50:57,471 --> 00:51:00,057
Bienvenidos.
Estimados todos, gracias.
1135
00:51:00,098 --> 00:51:02,017
Thank you all
for joining us tonight
1136
00:51:02,059 --> 00:51:03,435
for this historic event.
1137
00:51:03,477 --> 00:51:05,812
People that I have been
working against
1138
00:51:05,854 --> 00:51:08,106
for the better part of 30 years
1139
00:51:08,148 --> 00:51:10,317
have become friends and allies
1140
00:51:10,358 --> 00:51:12,736
because the threat
to the community
1141
00:51:12,778 --> 00:51:16,156
and the threat to our country
is so very real.
1142
00:51:16,198 --> 00:51:17,866
For all of you at home,
1143
00:51:17,908 --> 00:51:20,702
and I definitely represent
the Mexican redneck left,
1144
00:51:20,744 --> 00:51:23,080
I also ran Bernie Sanders'
campaign.
1145
00:51:23,121 --> 00:51:24,581
If you believed me
and Mike Madrid would be
1146
00:51:24,623 --> 00:51:26,875
on the same call
or the same video a year ago,
1147
00:51:26,917 --> 00:51:29,669
I'd have told you
all y'all were crazy as hell.
1148
00:51:29,711 --> 00:51:32,506
Well, what I wanted
to say a little bit was,
1149
00:51:32,547 --> 00:51:34,174
watching that
shit show last night,
1150
00:51:34,216 --> 00:51:38,261
Trump's debating,
it was so painful.
1151
00:51:38,303 --> 00:51:39,763
How do I explain that
to my children?
1152
00:51:39,805 --> 00:51:42,015
That the president
of the United States
1153
00:51:42,057 --> 00:51:45,727
couldn't denounce
white supremacists, QAnon,
1154
00:51:45,769 --> 00:51:47,395
and Proud Boys?
1155
00:51:47,437 --> 00:51:49,106
Last night, I got an email
1156
00:51:49,147 --> 00:51:50,816
from my father
that made me cry.
1157
00:51:50,857 --> 00:51:52,234
He said...
1158
00:51:52,275 --> 00:51:55,153
speaking Spanish
1159
00:51:58,824 --> 00:52:00,325
I'm gonna say it
because it's just--
1160
00:52:00,367 --> 00:52:04,079
speaking Spanish
1161
00:52:04,121 --> 00:52:05,622
We were missing somebody
1162
00:52:05,664 --> 00:52:07,207
to call somebody out to task
1163
00:52:07,249 --> 00:52:09,042
in a very partisan angle.
1164
00:52:09,084 --> 00:52:11,378
Dumping air bombs
on the top of the president
1165
00:52:11,419 --> 00:52:15,173
in Spanish and English
with TV, radio, digital, mail.
1166
00:52:15,215 --> 00:52:17,092
That's what's so unique
in what you're seeing here
1167
00:52:17,134 --> 00:52:18,552
on this Zoom call.
1168
00:52:18,593 --> 00:52:20,762
This don't happen
all the time.
1169
00:52:20,804 --> 00:52:23,140
I want to show a video
right now.
1170
00:52:23,181 --> 00:52:25,058
It's one of the ads
that we'll be running
1171
00:52:25,100 --> 00:52:27,727
in Florida, Arizona, and Texas.
1172
00:52:27,769 --> 00:52:29,980
Today, with this proclamation,
1173
00:52:30,021 --> 00:52:32,774
we're reminding
our fellow citizens
1174
00:52:32,816 --> 00:52:34,442
that our Hispanic heritage
1175
00:52:34,484 --> 00:52:37,571
is something of which
all Americans can be proud.
1176
00:52:37,612 --> 00:52:40,407
They're bringing drugs.
They're bringing crime.
1177
00:52:40,448 --> 00:52:42,492
Literally, every day,
we're seeing the movement
1178
00:52:42,534 --> 00:52:45,829
amongst the voters
that we need to move.
1179
00:52:45,871 --> 00:52:48,498
It's working.
1180
00:52:48,540 --> 00:52:50,167
Mike, thank you so much.
1181
00:52:50,208 --> 00:52:52,294
This was incredible. Yeah.
1182
00:52:52,335 --> 00:52:53,962
- Buenos noches.
- Thanks, guys.
1183
00:53:00,260 --> 00:53:03,221
Do you guys
ever talk to your bosses
1184
00:53:03,263 --> 00:53:05,640
at Lincoln Project about
1185
00:53:05,682 --> 00:53:09,477
their early years and racism?
1186
00:53:09,519 --> 00:53:12,731
I think we just stay focused
on now and November, you know.
1187
00:53:12,772 --> 00:53:15,358
It's all about the future,
not the past.
1188
00:53:15,400 --> 00:53:17,235
Because Stuart
talks a lot about it.
1189
00:53:17,277 --> 00:53:20,155
Stuart's an interesting guy.
Really interesting guy.
1190
00:53:20,197 --> 00:53:22,908
He's incredibly insightful.
1191
00:53:22,949 --> 00:53:24,034
I haven't had a chance
to talk to him about it,
1192
00:53:24,075 --> 00:53:26,369
but I'm sure it's fascinating.
1193
00:53:26,411 --> 00:53:29,289
inquisitive music
1194
00:53:33,418 --> 00:53:36,379
Hey, guys. We can go in.
1195
00:53:39,883 --> 00:53:42,385
So you come out here.
1196
00:53:42,427 --> 00:53:45,972
That's where the headquarters
is gonna be
1197
00:53:46,014 --> 00:53:48,141
in the Olympic Museum.
1198
00:53:48,183 --> 00:53:53,146
So the way I figure it,
I can ride my bike.
1199
00:53:53,188 --> 00:53:54,856
- You can what?
- Ride my bike.
1200
00:53:54,898 --> 00:53:56,233
Did you bring your bike?
1201
00:53:56,274 --> 00:53:59,611
I brought two bikes.
Mountain and road.
1202
00:53:59,653 --> 00:54:01,404
Stuart Stevens
is a media advisor
1203
00:54:01,446 --> 00:54:04,616
for George W. Bush's
presidential 2000 campaign.
1204
00:54:04,658 --> 00:54:06,618
He is a long-time
Republican consultant,
1205
00:54:06,660 --> 00:54:08,912
as well as a novelist,
a travel and television...
1206
00:54:08,954 --> 00:54:10,747
I don't think
you could have found
1207
00:54:10,789 --> 00:54:14,584
anybody in politics more
competitive than me.
1208
00:54:14,626 --> 00:54:19,506
But I never thought that I'd
become a political consultant.
1209
00:54:19,547 --> 00:54:22,467
I was in film school
and found out
1210
00:54:22,509 --> 00:54:25,262
that people would pay me
to make commercials for 'em.
1211
00:54:25,303 --> 00:54:27,764
I was really good
at political consulting.
1212
00:54:27,806 --> 00:54:30,517
You know, I can make
a lot of money at it.
1213
00:54:30,558 --> 00:54:33,186
When I came up,
there was a famous consultant,
1214
00:54:33,228 --> 00:54:34,688
Lee Atwater.
1215
00:54:34,729 --> 00:54:36,273
He would hire
somebody like me,
1216
00:54:36,314 --> 00:54:40,777
I was in my 20s,
to really do the races.
1217
00:54:40,819 --> 00:54:43,280
My first lesson
in racial politics
1218
00:54:43,321 --> 00:54:45,949
was in the Southern Strategy.
1219
00:54:45,991 --> 00:54:48,368
All politics is, at least
certainly in the South,
1220
00:54:48,410 --> 00:54:50,078
is played in the key of race.
1221
00:54:50,120 --> 00:54:52,622
So our path to victory
1222
00:54:52,664 --> 00:54:56,126
is to maximize white vote,
1223
00:54:56,167 --> 00:54:57,460
so I made commercials.
1224
00:54:57,502 --> 00:54:59,337
That was, like,
my work product.
1225
00:55:00,630 --> 00:55:03,717
Two million
illegal aliens in California.
1226
00:55:03,758 --> 00:55:05,719
Twenty thousand
in our prisons.
1227
00:55:05,760 --> 00:55:07,846
Four hundred thousand
crowd our schools.
1228
00:55:07,887 --> 00:55:10,015
Clinton fought Prop 187.
1229
00:55:10,056 --> 00:55:12,767
Gave citizenship to aliens
with criminal records.
1230
00:55:12,809 --> 00:55:14,602
We are the victims.
1231
00:55:14,644 --> 00:55:17,981
If Clinton wins, we lose.
1232
00:55:18,023 --> 00:55:21,318
It was playing the race card,
if I'm honest about it,
1233
00:55:21,359 --> 00:55:23,820
but you're able
to convince yourself
1234
00:55:23,862 --> 00:55:27,657
that the danger
of the other side
1235
00:55:27,699 --> 00:55:32,412
is greater than the flaws
of the side that you're for.
1236
00:55:32,454 --> 00:55:35,623
You know, we play too much
on the dark side.
1237
00:55:35,665 --> 00:55:38,043
But I think pretty much
everybody does.
1238
00:55:38,084 --> 00:55:41,129
What's the right thing to say
in this moment?
1239
00:55:41,171 --> 00:55:43,673
Donnie, you spent
a billion dollars.
1240
00:55:43,715 --> 00:55:45,133
- Hey, Don.
- You're a loser.
1241
00:55:45,175 --> 00:55:46,760
I think it's a great idea.
1242
00:55:46,801 --> 00:55:49,512
Yeah, and just let digital
go crazy with it.
1243
00:55:49,554 --> 00:55:50,972
For 20 years,
1244
00:55:51,014 --> 00:55:52,974
Barack Obama followed
a preacher of hate
1245
00:55:53,016 --> 00:55:55,685
and said nothing as Wright
raged against our country.
1246
00:55:55,727 --> 00:55:59,314
Not God bless America,
God damn America!
1247
00:55:59,356 --> 00:56:01,274
The U.S. of KKK-A.
1248
00:56:01,316 --> 00:56:03,401
He built his
powerbase in Wright's church.
1249
00:56:03,443 --> 00:56:06,237
Wright was his mentor,
advisor, and close friend.
1250
00:56:06,279 --> 00:56:10,200
Barack Obama.
Too radical. Too risky.
1251
00:56:10,241 --> 00:56:13,244
I think that, in many ways,
1252
00:56:13,286 --> 00:56:15,413
We feel a sense of
personal responsibility.
1253
00:56:18,249 --> 00:56:20,960
Then we'll start
to leave this party.
1254
00:56:21,002 --> 00:56:25,673
Like, this thing that you
worked in turned out to be,
1255
00:56:25,715 --> 00:56:29,010
to some not-insignificant
degree, a force for evil.
1256
00:56:29,052 --> 00:56:32,305
pensive music
1257
00:56:32,347 --> 00:56:34,432
I can't say it's not my fault.
1258
00:56:34,474 --> 00:56:37,727
The firm I started was
the most successful firm.
1259
00:56:37,769 --> 00:56:40,438
I mean, I helped elect
more than anybody else.
1260
00:56:40,480 --> 00:56:41,272
Blame me.
1261
00:56:45,402 --> 00:56:46,694
I liked the combat.
1262
00:56:49,406 --> 00:56:52,700
I kind of got into
being a gunslinger.
1263
00:56:52,742 --> 00:56:53,660
Pull.
1264
00:56:55,912 --> 00:56:57,497
The Lincoln Project
1265
00:56:57,539 --> 00:57:01,292
were like a sort of rogue
special forces outfit.
1266
00:57:03,545 --> 00:57:05,880
Can we use this stuff
that we know how to do
1267
00:57:05,922 --> 00:57:07,382
to try to make a difference?
1268
00:57:09,676 --> 00:57:13,471
Wouldn't call us social
justice warriors at all,
1269
00:57:13,513 --> 00:57:15,098
but Trump could win.
1270
00:57:17,976 --> 00:57:19,644
That's why I never would have
thought that, like,
1271
00:57:19,686 --> 00:57:21,771
consultants are the ones
that are trying to,
1272
00:57:21,813 --> 00:57:23,481
like, save the party?
1273
00:57:23,523 --> 00:57:25,984
We're, like, the moral voice
of the party?
1274
00:57:26,025 --> 00:57:27,110
I mean, really?
1275
00:57:32,740 --> 00:57:35,618
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