But I don't think that the Democrats have a great track record on energy.

Well, that's a really important point.

I don't think that people are looking that far down the road.

You're right in that Democrats don't particularly have a leader.

They don't particularly have an agenda that will solve that problem or other problems, but they do have this animus toward Trump.

And right now, if people are feeling the pinch of the economy, of gas prices, of diesel, whatever it is, they're feeling that pinch.

All they're thinking about is the immediacy of, let's change that.

to be stored somewhere.

You guys lost a ton of Senate races because there were these candidates who won primaries, but they couldn't win a general election.

That's right.

And that's a lesson that people still never learn.

In 2010, 2012, we lost seats.

We had I'm Not a Witch.

We had you name it.

We had just really bad candidates who appealed to the base because they thought they would be tougher.

And then, you know, as you said, also at the cost, too, of souring those senators for the rest of these next few months.

... what do you know- notice about the polling right now on that issue as we go into the midterms?

Well, in healthcare for Democrats, it was the, the issue...

They asked, "What are you most concerned about?" Or, "What, what concerns you a lot?" And healthcare was the number one issue.

Uh, there was o- other issues.

Uh, the thing is, Democrats are worried about everything.

Every issue they asked Democrats, they were worried a great deal about, which is typical for the party out of power, uh, but because they think what the party in power is doing is terrible.

But healthcare was the number one issue.

But from a campaigner standpoint, is that gonna work?

I've heard this whole thing about Jesus is coming forever, and I think my mom believed it, my grandmother believed it, and her mother believed it." Eh, but tell them why this is a more relevant teaching than ever.

Well, it's more relevant a number of ways.

Number one, the stage is set so precise, so well, it is literally mind-boggling.

For example, in the 38th and 39th chapter of Ezekiel, it talks about a last days battle.

When you read through the chapters, there are 10 specific things that are said the world would be like in the last days.

Now, this is 2,500 years ago that's written, so you go and read those chapters.

Israel will come back to its ancient homeland.

What is it? How long does it take? Could it happen at any moment? What will it be like when it happens?

In your experience, based on your experience, is there anything on the horizon that could change the national mood right now? I've got one that I'll bring up and then I'll let you answer, and it is something that's sort of on the periphery of everyone's minds, which is, what is AI going to do to people's jobs?

Yeah.

I, I think that's, that's one that certainly people are seeing a lot about and they're concerned about, and they're wondering how the, the balance of how much that helps them, you know, you mentioned the young folks and entrepreneurialism versus how much it takes away.

And that, and that's, I think, the clash is the, the manufacturing job, the old blue-collar job, versus the growth and technology and the kind of jobs that that can bring to people on their own without having to start a massive business or join a massive business.

So I think that's definitely a concern.

I think the other is, the, the broader point, it's not just individual issues, but can the parties pull away from individual issues and have an appeal to a broader audience? Democrats over the last election, and even now, are focusing on these niche issues, these very small, partisan issues that most of the country doesn't support but their base does.

Will the Democrats pull away from a focus on those type of things, men and women's sports, et cetera? Will they pull away from that and offer a broader platform or will they continue to focus just on their base which, as we know, doesn't win elections?

August 4th is where we are today.

But the bigger question on the big- the longer term issues, how will that play?

Well, the reconciliation bills, which is the...

It's a procedure to get around, uh, the ability of, of senators to filibuster.

So it allows for a more expedited procedure to pass things with just one party support.

It's not always just with one party support.

Remember, uh, George W. Bush passed tax reform with, with bipartisan support.

But in this case, it would allow Republicans to pass a bill on their own.

Yeah.