probably a big turnout. it also means both sides have a lot of room to run. it also tells you why early vote numbers appear to be breaking records all over the country already. we re going to have more on that coming up later on this hour. but the combination of very high democratic enthusiasm for this year s election, and lots of people turning out already to vote, that is more nervous making for republicans than it is for democrats. when more people vote, democrats tend to do better. lower turnout elections tend to favor republicans. so you can see some signs of republican nervousness, and some of the ways that it s manifesting this year are frankly, in terms of republican dirty tricks. seattle times is reporting now on republican activists sending out a whole slew of fake ads and fake mailers in washington state. these are conservatives who appear to be mostly funded by a controversial trump donor in the state of washington. they created a fake progressive pac. they call themselve
another dynamic in the democratic party right now. last week a new progressive pac called we will replace you vowed to pressure democrats to oppose president trump across the board or face primary challenges. you come from ohio, is absolute obstruction the right strategy for a democrat running in purple state like yours? no it s not. and tied into sally s question and what jehmu just talked about. can t tear everything down. in duopoly, if everything falls. void filled by whatever takes over. it s not enough. minorities and those without enough of a voice, give them their own seat at table and deliberate among themselves to see what they want heard and then bring to the leadership. if you want true equity and
to answer the second question first. the first question did we play any role in bringing it to the attention of the press. the answer is absolutely not. in fact, i can tell you that we did not invest in, in opposition research of my opponent. because as naive as this might sound i set out to make this a clean campaign abouter use. i think that was a huge mistake in hindsight. well that was by far the most honest thing said on this election night so far, or gun state representative, jason conger. thank you for your time. appreciate it. thank you, chris. joining me, the communications director for progressive pac, emily any list, and a senior political writer for buzz feed. all right, how do you follow that? how do you follow that? a very honest thing to say. you are a political operative. do you think the wehby stuff has been fair game, coming from emily slist if that was a candidate.
having to do with personal relationships of hers in the past. were you, was your campaign playing any role in bringing it to the attention of the press. do you think all of that was fair game? well, yes, i think it is fair game. to answer the second question first. the first question did we play any role in bringing it to the attention of the press. the answer is absolutely not. in fact, i can tell you that we did not invest in, in opposition research of my opponent. because as naive as this might sound i set out to make this a clean campaign abouter use. i think that was a huge mistake in hindsight. well that was by far the most honest thing said on this election night so far, or gun state representative, jason conger. thank you for your time. appreciate it. thank you, chris. joining me, the communications director for progressive pac, emily any list, and a senior political writer
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