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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to Later with Moe Kelly on demand from

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<v Speaker 2>It's nine two of the Democratic National Convention. And you

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<v Speaker 2>may remember last night both producer Twela Sharp and I

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<v Speaker 2>were comment seeing about how far over as an overtime

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<v Speaker 2>Night one went.

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<v Speaker 3>He said, that is really really strange.

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<v Speaker 2>That probably messed up a lot of plans, and they

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<v Speaker 2>President Biden didn't hit the stage until eleven thirty East

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<v Speaker 2>Coast time. Now, if you're the keynote speaker for the evening,

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<v Speaker 2>especially if you're the sitting president, hitting the stage at

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<v Speaker 2>eleven thirty East Coast time was not the plan, especially

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<v Speaker 2>when this is supposed to be like a goodbye moment

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<v Speaker 2>for the president. As far as his public addressing of

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<v Speaker 2>the Democratic Party, he hit the stage at eleven thirty pm.

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<v Speaker 3>Depending on what report you read.

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<v Speaker 2>Biden's staffers were angry that the President wasn't given more

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<v Speaker 2>prime time during the time because most of these events

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<v Speaker 2>are our schedule with respect to pleasing the East Coast,

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<v Speaker 2>So you don't want him on stage after ten pm

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<v Speaker 2>because you start losing audience. And if he doesn't hit

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<v Speaker 2>the stage until eleven thirty pm, you've already lost audience

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<v Speaker 2>no matter what, you just have, so you didn't get

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<v Speaker 2>to maximize the moment, at least for whatever designs Joe

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<v Speaker 2>Biden had. And I was watching the rundown with Towala

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<v Speaker 2>because we were trying to schedule. Okay, we know we're

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<v Speaker 2>going to take the address, so it's a function of

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<v Speaker 2>we have to plan. All right, are we going to

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<v Speaker 2>take this break or nine? I'm talking to Mark, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>talking to Stephanside. Are we going to go to commercial? No,

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's coming to the stage. Well, what happened

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<v Speaker 2>was the DNC didn't follow its own schedule because they

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<v Speaker 2>were so far behind. They were at least an hour

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<v Speaker 2>and a half behind, and they took people off the schedule.

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<v Speaker 3>Singer James Taylor, you know Fire and Rain.

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<v Speaker 2>James Taylor was supposed to perform last night right after

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<v Speaker 2>I believe the First Lady, kind of bridging the gap

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<v Speaker 2>between the First Lady and the President.

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<v Speaker 3>James Taylor was actually rehearsing.

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<v Speaker 4>In the hall.

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<v Speaker 2>He was ready to go, and they gave him the

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<v Speaker 2>acts because they were more than an hour and a

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<v Speaker 2>half behind time. But here's the funny part. The DNC

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<v Speaker 2>press people didn't tell the truth they said quote. Because

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<v Speaker 2>of the raucous applause, interrupting speaker after speaker, we ultimately

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<v Speaker 2>skipped elements of our program to ensure we could get

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<v Speaker 2>to President Biden as quickly as possible, so that he

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<v Speaker 2>could speak directly to the American people. We are proud

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<v Speaker 2>of the electric atmosphere in our convention hall and proud

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<v Speaker 2>that our convention is showcasing the broad and diverse coalition

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<v Speaker 2>behind the Harris Walls ticket throughout the week, on and

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<v Speaker 2>off the stage. That was a statement that was released

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<v Speaker 2>to the Hollywood Reporter. And again Twaya and I were

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<v Speaker 2>watching the events in Sudi was and we both said, wow,

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<v Speaker 2>they gave Hillary click a lot of time or or

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<v Speaker 2>she took extra time, because usually when you're speaking earlier

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<v Speaker 2>in the evening, you're not allotted that much time. I

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<v Speaker 2>know she's a name in the party, but given where

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<v Speaker 2>she was placed in a program, you don't take like

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<v Speaker 2>because we were thinking, like, she got on stage maybe

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<v Speaker 2>ten minutes before we got we started the show last night,

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<v Speaker 2>and we were wondering, like, well, are we going to

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<v Speaker 2>take anything from her speech?

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<v Speaker 3>And I said, nah, because she's not gonna be on.

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<v Speaker 2>Stage fifteen minutes from then, and she was on twenty

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<v Speaker 2>minutes from then.

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<v Speaker 3>She was speaking a good twenty minutes, and I was thinking, like.

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<v Speaker 2>That's odd, but it set in motion how the rest

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<v Speaker 2>of the night got further and further behind, and so

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<v Speaker 2>you ended up with the Joe Biden hitting the stage

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<v Speaker 2>at eleven thirty pm East Coast time. Because I remember

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<v Speaker 2>we were taking the lead up right before the break

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<v Speaker 2>and I'll say to Steph and A, were going to

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<v Speaker 2>go to this commercial breakord not and It's like, no, no, no, no,

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<v Speaker 2>this is actually Biden. So that means getting ready to

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<v Speaker 2>go to the president, and so we took it all

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<v Speaker 2>the way and he spoke for like another fifty minutes,

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<v Speaker 2>which put him well into Tuesday morning, East Coast time.

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<v Speaker 2>So you know, these are the things which are going

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<v Speaker 2>on behind the scenes that sometimes people don't realize, and

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<v Speaker 2>I knew when they were behind It's like that that

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<v Speaker 2>could not have been the plan, not for the president,

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<v Speaker 2>not for the money that they were spending, and not

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<v Speaker 2>for the overall look, because you want your keynote to

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<v Speaker 2>hit during the middle of prime time because they're supposed

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<v Speaker 2>to be out by ten pm local time.

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<v Speaker 3>They're in Chicago so that's eight pm our time. Chicago's

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<v Speaker 3>two hours ahead. People assume Madonna for that kind of thing.

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<v Speaker 1>No, to Walt, I.

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<v Speaker 3>Were just talking about that.

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<v Speaker 2>For concerts and you know, union houses, you can't go

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<v Speaker 2>an hour and a half overever that.

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<v Speaker 5>Much money or for an event like that. The bill

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<v Speaker 5>that the union workers sent out was massive.

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<v Speaker 2>Well no, no, it was times ten because the Chicago Union,

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<v Speaker 2>you know how Chicago gets.

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<v Speaker 5>They get down so that I mean and again, and

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<v Speaker 5>they have when everyone is out, there can't be a

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<v Speaker 5>single security person in the building. Nothing, They can't touch

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<v Speaker 5>a light until everything is clear.

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<v Speaker 2>Man, I suspect that this night will go a lot quicker.

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<v Speaker 2>Of course they will have the Obama is both former

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<v Speaker 2>President Obama and also former First Lady Michelle Obama who

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<v Speaker 2>will be speaking, and they'll close out the night. So

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<v Speaker 2>I expect probably former President Obama to hit the stage

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<v Speaker 2>in the next fifteen to twenty minutes.

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<v Speaker 5>Absolutely, because I'm from looking at the schedule, I believe that, oh,

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<v Speaker 5>they were supposed to come on after a second gentleman,

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<v Speaker 5>second gentleman.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, yeah, so that's probably they're much more on schedule tonight.

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<v Speaker 3>Because someone got their hands lapped.

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<v Speaker 2>Someone probably got fired after last night, but we'll continue

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<v Speaker 2>to follow that will bring you some of the remarks

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<v Speaker 2>of former President Obama if it hits not during a

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<v Speaker 2>And last night I was talking to producer Twilla Sharp

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<v Speaker 2>and he was asking the like, how do we know

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<v Speaker 2>if the convention I'm paraphrasing, how do we know that

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<v Speaker 2>you know how well the convention is going? Because I

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<v Speaker 2>was making the point talking about the DNC that the

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<v Speaker 2>DNC is a pep rally. It's about uniting the party

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<v Speaker 2>and having the swell of support. You want to turn

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<v Speaker 2>a moment into momentum and turn that momentum into a movement,

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<v Speaker 2>which is which would in theory propel you through the tape.

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<v Speaker 2>It's like running to the finish line, which would be

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<v Speaker 2>election day. Well, there's certain metrics along the way. It

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<v Speaker 2>could be polling over the course of the week, it

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<v Speaker 2>could be fundraising over the course of the week, and

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<v Speaker 2>as that information comes in, you get a better sense

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<v Speaker 2>of whether the DNC is being received, whether it's resonating

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<v Speaker 2>with voters or just Americans more generally, because I think

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<v Speaker 2>people sometimes overestimate how much average Americans do not pay

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<v Speaker 2>close attention to all of the politics. Now, we sometimes

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<v Speaker 2>get in our bubbles, we think because we watch MSNBC

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<v Speaker 2>or Fox News every single day, that everyone cares about

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<v Speaker 2>these things as much as we do, and that's really

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<v Speaker 2>not the truth. People don't really start tuning in literally

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<v Speaker 2>until the conventions, and that's when it starts to become

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<v Speaker 2>more and more top of mind for people. But as

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<v Speaker 2>far as metrics go, Deadline Hollywood throughout these numbers that

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<v Speaker 2>the DNC drew twenty million viewers last night, Well, mo,

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<v Speaker 2>what does that mean?

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<v Speaker 3>Give us some context?

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, twenty million for the first night was more viewers

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<v Speaker 2>than the first three nights of the RNC, more viewers

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<v Speaker 2>for DMC Night one than either night one, two or

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<v Speaker 2>three for the RNC. The R and C fourth night,

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<v Speaker 2>in which former President Trump was speaking, drew twenty five million.

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<v Speaker 3>You can use that as a comparison point.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, that doesn't mean that more people are going to

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<v Speaker 2>vote Democrat, but it does mean that people are tuned

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<v Speaker 2>in and interested to see what is happening in Chicago.

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<v Speaker 2>That is a data point, and if it grows, then

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<v Speaker 2>you will see that there is increasing interest. And I

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<v Speaker 2>would think that pattern would be more significant. For example,

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<v Speaker 2>if they had twenty million last night and it drops

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<v Speaker 2>off to fourteen million, that's more like, oh, we're just

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<v Speaker 2>tuning in to see what this is all about. We

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<v Speaker 2>don't want to see more, and then it's not really significant.

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<v Speaker 2>But if it goes from twenty million to twenty two

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<v Speaker 2>or twenty three million, then you have to start looking

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<v Speaker 2>at the fact that people are enjoying the DNC or

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<v Speaker 2>gravitating to it. You're not going to grow your audience.

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<v Speaker 2>If the products not then something that you want to see.

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<v Speaker 2>So that is what I'm looking for. That data point

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<v Speaker 2>will tell us which way it's headed, and there's something

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<v Speaker 2>else up to I also talked about fundraising, don't I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know how much Democrats fundraise in the last twenty

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<v Speaker 2>four hours, but I can tell you about how much

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<v Speaker 2>they've managed to raise in the past thirty days. And

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<v Speaker 2>if you combine that with the viewership, in other words,

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<v Speaker 2>if there's going to be escalating viewership, then it's reasonable

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<v Speaker 2>to assume that there would be escalating fundraising the Harris

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<v Speaker 2>ticket since she became the presumptive nominee.

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<v Speaker 3>She's still the presumptive nominee. She's not the actual nominee.

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<v Speaker 2>Not until Thursday, or actually tonight with the roll call,

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<v Speaker 2>she becomes the actual nominee. But since then and now,

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<v Speaker 2>the Harris election effort has raised about one half of

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<v Speaker 2>billion dollars five hundred million dollars in about thirty days.

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<v Speaker 2>No matter how you cut it, that's pretty significant. Again,

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<v Speaker 2>that doesn't mean votes, but it does pay for an election.

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<v Speaker 2>It pays for ads, it pays for social media, it

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<v Speaker 2>pays for campaigning on the ground, visiting the different states,

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<v Speaker 2>and the retail politics. It makes sure that there are

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<v Speaker 2>no financial limitations to whatever a campaign wants it to be.

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<v Speaker 2>It doesn't mean that they won't mess it up. It

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<v Speaker 2>just means that money won't be an issue. And that's

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<v Speaker 2>about a good two three hundred I'm sorry, that's not

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<v Speaker 2>even counting the four or five hundred million that Joe

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<v Speaker 2>Biden had brought in and also the inherited money, so

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<v Speaker 2>she's close to a billion dollars because remember the fundraising

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<v Speaker 2>under Biden, Harris made money that's separate from this. Remember

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<v Speaker 2>they had like a two hundred million they think fundraised

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<v Speaker 2>in July ish leading up to July, and there was

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<v Speaker 2>a question of who would get that money. Well it

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<v Speaker 2>had to be Kamala Harris or not at all because

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<v Speaker 2>of FEC rules. So just letting you know, first, Lady

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<v Speaker 2>Michelle Obama is speaking right now. We may drop in

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<v Speaker 2>for that. As a matter of fact, let's drop in

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<v Speaker 2>that and see what she has to say.

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<v Speaker 3>It's for a moment. You got a big night a head.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you all so much, Thank you so much.

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<v Speaker 6>Okay, hey, Hellne Chicago. Yeah, all right, something something wonderfully magical.

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<v Speaker 3>Is in the air, isn't it.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, you know we're feeling it here in this arena,

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<v Speaker 6>but it's spreading all across this country. We love a

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<v Speaker 6>familiar feeling that's been buried too deep for far too long.

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<v Speaker 6>You know what I'm talking about. It's the contagious power

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<v Speaker 6>of hope, the anticipation, the energy, the exhilaration of once

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<v Speaker 3>My own personal grief.

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<v Speaker 2>This later with mo Kelly, we'll continue to follow the

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<v Speaker 2>events at the DNC. First Lady Michelle Obama, former First

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<v Speaker 2>And as we continue to talk about what's going on

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<v Speaker 2>at the DNC and give some perspective and analysis about

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<v Speaker 2>what is significant, what is insignificant. Something I think which

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<v Speaker 2>is significant. There were a number of Republicans, not former Republicans,

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<v Speaker 2>but Republicans who spoke today at the DNC and you think, well,

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<v Speaker 2>they're just sellouts, they're just rhinos, they are Republicans in

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<v Speaker 2>whole purpose of a convention. It's about unity and what

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<v Speaker 2>I thought was a missed opportunity during the RNC for

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<v Speaker 2>whatever reasons. You know, the Republicans can run their conviction

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<v Speaker 2>to not have anytime you have a living former president,

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<v Speaker 2>And there are a lot of president day senators and

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<v Speaker 2>powerful leaders in the Republican Party which weren't at the RNC.

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<v Speaker 2>Because you want to demonstrate unity, and a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>those people who, for whatever reasons may not support Donald Trump.

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<v Speaker 2>Some are more vocal than others, and some now are

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<v Speaker 2>showing up at the DNC and they are former Georgia

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<v Speaker 2>Lieutenant Governor Jeff Duncan.

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<v Speaker 3>He was elected to the state House in twenty twelve.

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<v Speaker 2>He was later elected at the state lieutenant governor in

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<v Speaker 2>There's mesa. Arizona Mayor John Giles saw some of the

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<v Speaker 2>speech earlier today and he was someone who I guess

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<v Speaker 2>The last two I think are most significant. Former Trump

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<v Speaker 2>Earlier this evening, and also Trump White House Press Secretary

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<v Speaker 2>Stephanie Grisham. That's significant, if only because someone from the

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<v Speaker 2>previous Republican administration not showing well, not only not showing

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<v Speaker 2>public support, but also showing up at the opposing parti's convention.

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<v Speaker 2>So those are the different layers that you have at

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<v Speaker 2>these events, but a lot of it is about perception.

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<v Speaker 2>You're trying to present a picture, you're trying to paint

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<v Speaker 2>a mosaic. You're trying to reach as many people as

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<v Speaker 2>you can. And during the convention, this is about the

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<v Speaker 2>only time where you get i'll say a main line

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<v Speaker 2>of a party that it's leadership, it's platform, its ideas.

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<v Speaker 2>And they have most of the networks, like you turn

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<v Speaker 2>on most of the networks NBC, ABC, CBS, Fox News, CNN, MSNBC.

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<v Speaker 2>For the most part, they're carrying and covering the DNC

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<v Speaker 2>as they did the RNC just a month ago.

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<v Speaker 3>You don't get this type of screen time. Oh but

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<v Speaker 2>Remember we were watching the roll Call of States, and

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<v Speaker 2>the role call of States is the process where the

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<v Speaker 2>state delegates officially pledged their delegates for the nomination and

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<v Speaker 2>how the presumptive nominee becomes the actual nominee. The Democrats

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<v Speaker 2>today obviously did it state by state, but they also

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<v Speaker 2>had a DJ playing music from that state from an

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<v Speaker 2>art like Michigan. They had eminem music they're playing. They

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<v Speaker 2>played Beyonce from Texas. But you brought something even more

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<v Speaker 5>The fact that they were using DJ Cassidy. DJ Cassidy

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<v Speaker 5>right now is not just nationally known. He is internationally

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<v Speaker 5>known for bringing together musical artists young and old for

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<v Speaker 5>this event, which he calls Past the Mic, and he

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<v Speaker 5>brought past the Mic to the DNC floor and by

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<v Speaker 5>doing that, he literally captivated all of the younger generation

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<v Speaker 5>that the DNC is going for. Why because this band

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<v Speaker 5>has a demnar kajillion followers on all social media outlets,

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<v Speaker 5>meaning that the role call was going out across all

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<v Speaker 2>And I noticed that each state has no more than

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<v Speaker 2>sixty seconds, And if you haven't figured it out, that's

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<v Speaker 2>about the length of a TikTok.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, with music that has.

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<v Speaker 2>Already been cleared, they don't have to worry about being

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<v Speaker 2>sued for it. They have the rights to use it

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<v Speaker 2>and also use it on social media. So what happens

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<v Speaker 2>is that whole role call the different states will be

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<v Speaker 2>going out to millions and millions of people just on

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<v Speaker 2>TikTok and I'm quite sure Instagram and everything where they

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<v Speaker 2>can forward the message all around the world. I know

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<v Speaker 2>it's just United States and voters, but I'm saying, you

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<v Speaker 2>want to reach as many people as you can because

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<v Speaker 2>people now, like I said last segment, are just for

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<v Speaker 2>the most part, starting to really tune in to the

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<v Speaker 2>presidential race.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm not talking about you, I'm not talking about me.

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<v Speaker 3>We've been following it since the last election.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm talking about the average everyday America and has not

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<v Speaker 2>been tuning in and has not been going at each

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<v Speaker 2>other on social media day in and day out. But

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<v Speaker 2>this for someone who's maybe eighteen to twenty eight, maybe

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<v Speaker 2>their first or second election in which they'll be actually voting,

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<v Speaker 2>they may be seeing this process for the very first time,

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<v Speaker 2>and the first point of contact may not be TV.

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<v Speaker 3>It may be TikTok.

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<v Speaker 5>Like my son, this is his first year being able

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<v Speaker 5>to vote, and he is probably seeing the roll call

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<v Speaker 5>on social media because.

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<v Speaker 3>He's not watching TV.

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<v Speaker 5>He's not watching TV, but he is watching what's happening

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<v Speaker 5>on TikTok and things like that are discussed among him

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<v Speaker 5>and his friends group. That is how he finds. Most

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<v Speaker 5>of his politics is on social media. So something like

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<v Speaker 5>that going out to this generation that you need to

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<v Speaker 5>vote more than ever, Now, Yeah, that wins.

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<v Speaker 3>See, that's how the.

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<v Speaker 2>Whole process has changed where you and me we grew up.

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<v Speaker 3>We see this on TV.

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<v Speaker 2>We're used to the customary way of how politicians and

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<v Speaker 2>elected officials reach voters. But I can tell you my

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<v Speaker 2>blended sons, they're not watching this on TV. I guarantee

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<v Speaker 2>you they're not watching this. They have no intentions of

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<v Speaker 2>watching this, and whatever opinions that they may form about

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<v Speaker 2>the presidential election will be from TikTok. I guarantee you that.

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<v Speaker 4>Whatever happened to the good old days when a dad

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<v Speaker 4>would beat your political opinions right India when you're a kid, I.

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<v Speaker 3>Think that went out in the nineteen eighties. But I

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<v Speaker 3>know what you're talking about.

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<v Speaker 2>A lot of times we got our political opinions from

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<v Speaker 2>our parents, either directly or indirectly, but we got them

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<v Speaker 2>from our friends and family right around us, because let's

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<v Speaker 2>call it indoctrination or whatever. But you know, you were

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<v Speaker 2>given your political views as a child, and then hopefully

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<v Speaker 2>as you got older, you started to form your own

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<v Speaker 3>But now that dynamic I don't think is the same.

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<v Speaker 2>And maybe it is on some level, but not the same,

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<v Speaker 2>if only because children have access to far more information.

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<v Speaker 3>Than you or I did, then Twalla or me or.

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<v Speaker 2>Even stephan because they got this little computer in their

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<v Speaker 2>hands and access to the Internet, and they can find

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<v Speaker 2>out a whole lot of stuff, a lot.

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<v Speaker 4>Of it we don't even necessarily condone. Oh, and they

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<v Speaker 4>don't just use it to look up naked people. By

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<v Speaker 4>the way, one quick bit of information before we get

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<v Speaker 4>a break here, you were talking about Republicans who switch

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<v Speaker 4>teams and are supporting the DNC. Here, I keep running

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<v Speaker 4>across this figure that forty out of Trump's forty four

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<v Speaker 4>hands selected cabinet members do not support him. I'm just

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<v Speaker 4>reporting that number and making note of the fact that

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<v Speaker 4>that's extraordinary. We've never seen that before. It is extraordinary.

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<v Speaker 4>But there's a difference, and I would make one subtle distinction.

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<v Speaker 4>There's the forty who are not supporting him and remaining

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<v Speaker 4>in the background, and there are those few like Adam

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<v Speaker 4>Kingsinger and Olivia Troy and Stephanie Grisham who are taking

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<v Speaker 4>the affirmiest step to step forward and say, hey, we

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<v Speaker 4>are still Republicans, but we're not supporting Donald Trump.

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<v Speaker 7>Right.

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<v Speaker 4>And also, remember we didn't see Mike Pence anywhere. Is

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<v Speaker 4>he still alive?

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<v Speaker 8>Time.

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<v Speaker 3>Look at the time, I am six forty. We're live

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<v Speaker 2>As we watch what is happening at the DNC, former

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<v Speaker 2>President Barack Obama has now taken the stage.

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<v Speaker 3>Let's listen to a little bit of what he's saying.

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<v Speaker 8>At a time when our economy was reeling, we needed

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<v Speaker 8>a leader with the determination to drive what would become

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<v Speaker 8>the world's strongest recovery, fifteen million jobs, higher wages, lower

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<v Speaker 8>healthcare costs. At a time when the other party had

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<v Speaker 8>turned into a cult of personality, we needed.

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<v Speaker 7>A leader who was steady and brought people together, and

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<v Speaker 8>Enough to do the rarest thing there is in politics,

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<v Speaker 8>putting his own ambition aside for the sake of the country.

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<v Speaker 8>History will remember Joe Biden as an outstanding president who

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<v Speaker 8>defended democracy at a moment of great danger. And I

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<v Speaker 8>am proud to call him my president, but I am

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<v Speaker 8>even prouder to call him my friend. Now the torch

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<v Speaker 7>It will be a fight.

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<v Speaker 8>For all the incredible energy we've been able to generate

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<v Speaker 7>For all the rallies and the memes, this.

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<v Speaker 8>Will still be a tight race in a closely divided country,

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<v Speaker 8>a country where too many Americans are still struggling, where

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<v Speaker 8>as we gather here tonight, the people who will decide

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<v Speaker 7>Are asking a very simple question. Who will fight for me?

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<v Speaker 8>Who's thinking about my future, about my children's future, about

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<v Speaker 8>our future together. One thing is for certain, Donald Trump

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<v Speaker 8>is not losing sleep over that question. Here's a seventy

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<v Speaker 8>eight year old billionaire who has not stopped whining about

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<v Speaker 8>his problems since he wrote down his Golden Escalator nine

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<v Speaker 8>years ago. It has been a constant stream of gripes

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<v Speaker 8>and grievances that's actually been getting worse now that he's

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<v Speaker 8>afraid of losing the cobblin. There's the childish nicknames, the

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<v Speaker 8>crazy conspiracy theories, this weird.

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<v Speaker 7>Obsession with crowd sizes. It just goes on and on

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<v Speaker 7>and on.

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<v Speaker 8>The other day, I heard someone compare Trump to the

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<v Speaker 8>neighbor who keeps running his leaf blower outside your window

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<v Speaker 8>every minute of every day. Now from a neighbor, that's exhausting.

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<v Speaker 8>From a president, it's just dangerous. The truth is Donald

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<v Speaker 8>Trump sees power as nothing more than it means to

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<v Speaker 8>his ends. He wants the middle class to pay the

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<v Speaker 8>price for another huge tax cut that would mostly help

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<v Speaker 8>him and his rich friends. He killed a bipartisan immigration

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<v Speaker 8>deal written in part by one of the most conservative

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<v Speaker 8>Republicans in Congress.

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<v Speaker 7>That would have helped secure our southern border.

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<v Speaker 8>Because he thought trying to actually solve the problem would

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<v Speaker 8>hurt his campaign.

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<v Speaker 7>He doesn't do not boom hope. He doesn't seem.

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<v Speaker 8>To care if more women lose their reproductive freedom since

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<v Speaker 8>it won't affect his life. And most of all, Donald

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<v Speaker 8>Trump wants us to think that this country is hopelessly

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<v Speaker 8>divided between us and them, between the real Americans who

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<v Speaker 8>of course support him, and the outsiders who don't. And

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<v Speaker 8>he wants you to think that you'll be richer and

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<v Speaker 8>safer if you will just give him the power to

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<v Speaker 8>put those other people back in their place. It is

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<v Speaker 8>one of the oldest tricks in politics from a guy

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<v Speaker 8>who's act has let's face a gutten pretty stale. We

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<v Speaker 8>do not need four more years a bluster and bumbling

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<v Speaker 8>and chaos. We have seen that movie before, and we

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<v Speaker 8>all know that.

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<v Speaker 7>The sequel is usually worse.

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<v Speaker 2>KFIM six forty played with Mill Kelly. We're listening to

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<v Speaker 2>some of the moments at the DNC. Former President Barack

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<v Speaker 2>Obama speaking right now.

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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to Later with Moe Kelly on demand from

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<v Speaker 1>KFI AM six forty.

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<v Speaker 3>KFI, Miss m'kelly.

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<v Speaker 2>We're lived everywhere on the iHeartRadio app, and be sure

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<v Speaker 2>to tune in tomorrow at nine am as you can

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<v Speaker 2>pick up Gary and Shannon as they're broadcasting live all

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<v Speaker 2>week from the Democratic National Convention. As a matter of fact,

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<v Speaker 2>right now President Barack Obama is speaking, we'll take a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit more of his audio.

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<v Speaker 8>Kamalin knows that if we want to help people get ahead,

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<v Speaker 8>we need to put a college degree within reach of

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<v Speaker 8>more Americans. But she also knows college shouldn't be the

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<v Speaker 8>only ticket to the middle class. We need to follow

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<v Speaker 8>the lead of governors like Tim Wallas, who said, if

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<v Speaker 8>you've got the skills and the drive, you shouldn't need

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<v Speaker 8>a degree to work for state government.

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<v Speaker 7>And in this new.

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<v Speaker 8>Economy, we need a president who actually cares about the

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<v Speaker 8>millions of people all across this country who wake up

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<v Speaker 8>every single day to do the essential, often thankless work,

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<v Speaker 8>to care for our sick, to clean our streets, to

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<v Speaker 8>deliver our packages.

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<v Speaker 9>We need a president who will stand up for they're

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<v Speaker 9>right to bargain for better wages and working conditions, and

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<v Speaker 9>Promula will be that president.

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<v Speaker 7>Yes she can't, Yes she can't. Yes, Harris Walt's administration.

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<v Speaker 8>Can help us move past some of the tired old

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<v Speaker 8>debates that keeps stifling progress. Because of their core Kamala

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<v Speaker 8>and Tim understand that when everybody gets a fair shot, we.

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<v Speaker 7>Are all better off. They understand that.

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<v Speaker 8>When every child gets a good education, the whole economy

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<v Speaker 8>gets stronger. When women are paid the same as men

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<v Speaker 8>for doing the same job, all families benefit. They understand

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<v Speaker 8>that we can secure our borders without tearing kids away from.

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<v Speaker 7>Their parents, just like we can.

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<v Speaker 8>Keep our streets safe while also building trust between law

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<v Speaker 8>enforcement and the communities they serve and eliminating bias that

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<v Speaker 8>will make it better for everybody. Donald Trump and his

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<v Speaker 8>well heeled donors, they don't see the.

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<v Speaker 7>World that way. For them, one.

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<v Speaker 8>Group's gains is necessarily another group's loss.

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<v Speaker 7>For them.

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<v Speaker 8>Freedom means that the powerful can do pretty much what

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<v Speaker 8>they please, whether it's fireworkers trying to organize a union,

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<v Speaker 8>or put poison in our rivers, or avoid paying taxes

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<v Speaker 8>like everybody else has to do.

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<v Speaker 7>Well. We have a broader idea of freedom.

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<v Speaker 8>We believe in the freedom to provide for your family

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<v Speaker 8>if you're willing to work hard, the freedom to breathe

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<v Speaker 8>clean air and drink clean water, and send your kids

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<v Speaker 8>to school without worrying if they'll come home. We believe

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<v Speaker 8>that true freedom gives each of us the right to

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<v Speaker 8>make decisions about our own life, how we worship, what

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<v Speaker 8>our family looks like, how.

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<v Speaker 7>Many kids we have, who we marry.

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<v Speaker 8>And we believe that freedom requires us to recognize that

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<v Speaker 8>other people have the freedom to make choices that are

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<v Speaker 8>different than ours. That's okay, That's the America.

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<v Speaker 7>Kamala Harrison Tim Walls believe in.

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<v Speaker 8>An America where we the people includes everyone, because that's

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<v Speaker 8>the only way this American experiment works. And despite what

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<v Speaker 8>our politics might suggest, I think most Americans understand that

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<v Speaker 8>democracy isn't just a bunch of abstract principles and dusty

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<v Speaker 8>laws in some book somewhere.

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<v Speaker 7>It's the values we live by.

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<v Speaker 8>It's the way we treat each other, including those who

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<v Speaker 8>don't look like us, or pray like us, or.

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<v Speaker 7>See the world exactly like we do.

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<v Speaker 8>That sense of mutual respect has to be part of

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<v Speaker 8>our message. Our politics have become so polarized these days

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<v Speaker 8>that all of us across the political spectrum seem so

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<v Speaker 8>quick to assume the worst in others unless they agree

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<v Speaker 8>with us on every single issue. We start thinking that

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<v Speaker 8>the only way to win is to scold and shame

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<v Speaker 8>and out yell the other side, and after a while,

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<v Speaker 8>regular folks just.

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<v Speaker 7>Tune out or they don't bother to vote.

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<v Speaker 8>Now, that approach may work for the politicians who just

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<v Speaker 8>want attention and thrive on division, but it won't work

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<v Speaker 8>for us. To make progress on the things we care about,

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<v Speaker 8>things that really affect people's lives.

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<v Speaker 7>We need to remember that we've all got.

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<v Speaker 8>Our blind spots and contradictions and prejudices, and that if

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<v Speaker 8>we want to win over those who aren't yet ready

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<v Speaker 8>to support our candidates, we need to listen to their

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<v Speaker 8>concerns and maybe learn something in the process.

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<v Speaker 7>After all, if a.

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<v Speaker 8>Parent or grandparent occasionally says something that makes us cringe,

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<v Speaker 8>we don't automatically assume they're bad people. We recognize that

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<v Speaker 8>the world is moving fast, that they need time and

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<v Speaker 8>maybe a.

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<v Speaker 7>Little encouragement to catch up.

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<v Speaker 8>Our fellow citizens deserve the same grace we hope they'll

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<v Speaker 8>extend to us. That's how we can build a true

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<v Speaker 8>democratic majority, one that can get things done. And by

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<v Speaker 8>the way, that does not just matter to the people

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<v Speaker 8>in this country.

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<v Speaker 7>The rest of the world is.

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<v Speaker 8>Watching to see if we can actually pull this off.

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<v Speaker 7>No nation, no.

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<v Speaker 8>Society, has ever tried to build a democracy as big

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<v Speaker 8>and as diverse as ours before, one that includes people that,

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<v Speaker 8>over decades, have come from every corner of the globe.

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<v Speaker 7>One where our.

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<v Speaker 8>Allegiances in our community are defined not by race or blood,

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<v Speaker 8>but by a common creed. And that's why when we

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<v Speaker 8>uphold our value, the world's a little brighter, well we don't.

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<v Speaker 8>The world's a little dimmer, and dictators and autocrats feel emboldened,

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<v Speaker 8>and over time we become less safe. We shouldn't be

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<v Speaker 8>the world's policeman, and we can't eradicate every cruelty and

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<v Speaker 8>injustice in the world, but America can be and must

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<v Speaker 8>be a force for good.

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<v Speaker 2>This is Later with Mo Kelly. Can if I am

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<v Speaker 2>six forty. We're live everywhere on the iHeart radio app.

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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to Later with Mo Kelly on demand from

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<v Speaker 1>KFI AM six forty.

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<v Speaker 2>Former President Obama is still speaking. And it's interesting because

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<v Speaker 2>even though the DNC went long.

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<v Speaker 3>Last night, they're going to go long again tonight.

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<v Speaker 2>Former President Obama, he obviously is just warming up in

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<v Speaker 2>the sense of he's in the heart of his speech

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<v Speaker 2>and he's a good look. I will say thirty five

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<v Speaker 2>thirty six menu it's in and which is eleven thirty

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<v Speaker 2>again on the East Coast. Although President Biden was starting

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<v Speaker 2>about ten minutes earlier than this last night. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>they're still gonna end up with pretty much the same

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<v Speaker 2>problem if you will running late and you have your

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<v Speaker 2>keynote speaker not necessarily hitting I'll say the sweet spot

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<v Speaker 2>of the primetime audience. But you know, I guess I

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<v Speaker 2>just wonder who who gets fired over this?

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<v Speaker 3>To wallet, Doesn't someone.

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<v Speaker 2>Get fired because you would think, let me back up,

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<v Speaker 2>you may not know all the speakers are given a

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<v Speaker 2>certain amount of time in advance they're told, let's say

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<v Speaker 2>you have two minutes, Let's say you have ninety seconds.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's say if you have three minutes, or you're only

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<v Speaker 2>supposed to introduce the next person, you're not supposed to

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<v Speaker 2>add lip what have you. And yes, they do figure

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<v Speaker 2>in crowd response to the overall timing, but to again

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<v Speaker 2>be it, at this point, they'll probably be at least

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<v Speaker 2>an hour over It's strange.

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<v Speaker 5>Well, I've also raised so much money. They're possibly just saying,

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<v Speaker 5>you know what, spend it. There's no other time to

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<v Speaker 5>spend it than on the DNC. Well let's spend it now.

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<v Speaker 5>Let's go big and get all this good press.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, then there's that, because if you weren't listening earlier,

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<v Speaker 2>I indicated how Kamala Harris had raised a half a

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<v Speaker 2>billion dollars in the past month, and I was positing

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<v Speaker 2>if if the ratings excuse me, the viewership for night

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<v Speaker 2>one was an indication of where things were going, and

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<v Speaker 2>it goes in an upward direction. It was twenty million

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<v Speaker 2>the first night former President Obama was just finished speaking,

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<v Speaker 2>and we find out tomorrow that the viewership is even

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<v Speaker 2>more than twenty million. That probably means that the fundraising

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<v Speaker 2>will increase as well. Absolutely absolutely, you're having increasing interest,

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<v Speaker 2>not lacking or waning interest. And if you didn't hear,

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<v Speaker 2>the first night of the DNC was more than the

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<v Speaker 2>first three nights of the RNC. If you want to

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<v Speaker 2>make a direct comparison, twenty million for the first night

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<v Speaker 2>of the DNC. The RNC never eclipsed twenty million until

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<v Speaker 2>the last night in which former President Trump spoke, and

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<v Speaker 2>that was twenty five million. So I think tomorrow will

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<v Speaker 2>get a better sense of whether the DNC is on

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<v Speaker 2>an upward or downward trajectory, and whether the first night

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<v Speaker 2>was about lookielo and see what's going on generally, or

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<v Speaker 2>is it something which is captured America's imagination.

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<v Speaker 3>And more and more people are tuning in.

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<v Speaker 2>And I say that because if they're increasing in viewership,

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<v Speaker 2>that means people are also hearing about it from other

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<v Speaker 2>people or they're seeing it on social media and they

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<v Speaker 2>didn't see the first night and so they want to

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<v Speaker 2>catch the second night. That's what Also, I go back

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<v Speaker 2>to the fact that regardless of party, you always want

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<v Speaker 2>to have former president speaking because the former president brings

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<v Speaker 2>a built in audience. Always it's nice to hear from

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<v Speaker 2>Congress person so and so or governor so and so.

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<v Speaker 2>But if you have a two term president that can speak,

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<v Speaker 2>that always carries weight, that's heft. You want that as

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<v Speaker 2>a party, and the Democrats do have I will say

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<v Speaker 2>the benefit in that regard. They have three presidents who

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<v Speaker 2>are speaking, one one term president who's the sitting president,

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<v Speaker 2>and Joe Biden. They have two former two term presidents

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<v Speaker 2>in Bill Clinton and Barack Obama.

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<v Speaker 3>All of them are speaking.

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<v Speaker 2>So tomorrow, I think will give us a better sense

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<v Speaker 2>of where the DNC is going. And also you can

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<v Speaker 2>always listen the KFI from nine am to one pm

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<v Speaker 2>as Gary and Shannon will be covering these events live

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<v Speaker 2>and giving their perspective of what they're seeing on the ground.

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<v Speaker 2>I said this before, I've only been to one DNC

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<v Speaker 2>and the same year went to one RNC. It was

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<v Speaker 2>two thousand and eight in a work capacity, and they're

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<v Speaker 2>very very different conventions. Not only are they trying to

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<v Speaker 2>speak to different groups of people, the thought and approach

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<v Speaker 2>are very different. For the R and C, which was

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<v Speaker 2>in Minneapolis, and let me tell you, Mark Ronner, nice

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<v Speaker 2>place to visit.

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<v Speaker 3>Don't ever want to go back. There's just nothing to

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<v Speaker 3>do in Minneapolis. Nothing.

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<v Speaker 4>I don't think I've ever been there. I thought I

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<v Speaker 4>thought you'd been just about everywhere in the Midwest. Minneapolis. Know,

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<v Speaker 4>isn't that where the mystery science theater guys come from

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<v Speaker 4>and they always make fun of them. All of America, Yes,

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<v Speaker 4>mall of America has never had any reason to go

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<v Speaker 4>there whatsoever.

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<v Speaker 2>Either did I. But since it was for work, why not.

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<v Speaker 2>And it was It was in the dead of summer,

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<v Speaker 2>so it was hot and humid. But the way that

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<v Speaker 2>the Republicans put their convention together, and from what I'm told,

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<v Speaker 2>is very similar, is there. It's about people where they

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<v Speaker 2>feel that anyone could this is just my take on it,

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<v Speaker 2>where anyone would walk into that place, anyone like you

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<v Speaker 2>could just be walking by outside. It's like, hey, come

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<v Speaker 2>on in, you know, come on, come on. That's how

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<v Speaker 2>they try to position it. Where the DNC is like, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>we have this hot performance in here, come on here,

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<v Speaker 2>we have this party jumping off. And that's how they

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<v Speaker 2>market the DNC. And you can see it's it's kind

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<v Speaker 2>of consistent with that, where the DNC has all sorts

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<v Speaker 2>of performances, music, guests, music woven into even the roll

688
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<v Speaker 2>call and the RNC is just not built that way.

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<v Speaker 2>They're not trying to be built that way, and it's

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<v Speaker 2>just two different methods and strategies of trying to reach

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<v Speaker 2>their core demographics. So tomorrow, to answer your question against Waller,

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<v Speaker 2>I think we'll have some updated fundraising numbers, will definitely

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<v Speaker 2>have some updated viewership numbers, and we'll see whether the

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<v Speaker 2>DNC is landing with people and picking up.

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<v Speaker 3>Momentum or losing momentum.

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<v Speaker 2>Because tomorrow night is Governor Walls is going to formally

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<v Speaker 2>accept the vice presidential nomination, and usually usually there's a

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<v Speaker 2>crescendo throughout the week.

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<v Speaker 5>Now isn't tomorrow? It also former President Bill Clinton.

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<v Speaker 7>Yep.

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<v Speaker 3>So that's what I'm saying.

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<v Speaker 5>Like the way they've stacked this deck, they you would

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<v Speaker 5>have thought they played their best card on night one,

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<v Speaker 5>but it's like noble. We have both Michelle and Barack

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<v Speaker 5>on night two, we have Bill and Walls all night three,

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<v Speaker 5>and we've got Harris on on night four. We're pretty

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<v Speaker 5>much ramping up.

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<v Speaker 2>That's the way it's supposed to go, and they have

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<v Speaker 2>there's always like a voyeuristic factors, like we haven't heard

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<v Speaker 2>from Bill Clinton, and I don't know when yep. You

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<v Speaker 2>always want to know what's his health, like, how's he sounding,

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<v Speaker 2>what type of remarks he's going to make, because you

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<v Speaker 2>got to think this might be the last DNC for

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<v Speaker 2>Bill Clinton. Honestly, I'm not. You know, he's getting up

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<v Speaker 2>there in the age and you don't know what the

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<v Speaker 2>next DNC will need, you know, what they'll want or

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<v Speaker 2>whether he'll want to be a part of it in

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<v Speaker 2>the same way. So there's a there's a voyeur aspect

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<v Speaker 2>to this, and you know, this is a moment in

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<v Speaker 2>politics which that you don't see all that often, the

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<v Speaker 2>type of fervor and excitement for one party, This type

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<v Speaker 2>of unity you haven't seen in the Democrats since two

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<v Speaker 2>thousand and eight. But I will see if they can

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<v Speaker 2>sustain it. One thing I have noticed, and this goes

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<v Speaker 2>back to my conversation with Mark Ronner, no mention of

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<v Speaker 2>the protests.

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<v Speaker 3>The protests have not played any role.

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<v Speaker 4>No, And I think the media was trying to build

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<v Speaker 4>them up into more than they were in the first place.

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<v Speaker 3>As we had discussed I guess it was yesterday.

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<v Speaker 4>It seems like a lot of people in news media

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<v Speaker 4>are really trying to gin something up, and they're getting

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<v Speaker 4>kind of pissy that it's not happening. Well, I've been

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<v Speaker 4>following this really closely on all sorts of different venues.

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<v Speaker 2>All you can do is tell the truth, and the

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<v Speaker 2>protests have not materialized at all. Are there people protesting

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<v Speaker 2>out there?

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<v Speaker 7>Yes?

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<v Speaker 3>Is it a thing?

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<v Speaker 2>Is it something that merits the attention that it's been receiving.

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<v Speaker 7>No.

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<v Speaker 4>And by the way, I can tell you having been

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<v Speaker 4>in the middle of the wto riots, massive clan rally,

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<v Speaker 4>all that kind of stuff, you think you want to

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<v Speaker 4>be in the middle of that covering it?

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<v Speaker 8>You do not?

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<v Speaker 3>No, No, absolutely no. They want to cover it from

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<v Speaker 3>a distance. Of course.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, you don't want to be in the middle of that.

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<v Speaker 4>I've been teargast and shot with rubber bullets more times

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<v Speaker 4>than any journalist.

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<v Speaker 1>I know.

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<v Speaker 4>It's not fun.

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<v Speaker 3>No, they want to talk about it from the anchor desk.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, well, we got so do I Now. It's Later

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