views as you put it. the reality is this type of politics serves really two purposes. sort of intuitively understands. the first is there s this idea of the tension economy. you know, the idea that you have to get people s attention in the world full of information fog and trump understood this. sarah palin understood this. it wasn t just half the battle. it was the entire battle. the second is it helps mask the motivations of republican politicians. so george wallace was a bigot. pat buchanan a xenophobe. however, this type of politics, it transforms someone like cawthorn, he s a heroic figure. he s fighting the deep state. same with josh holly. it s a great point.