Hmm

... favorable rating.

Amongst independents, he has a negative 50 approval rating.

This is unheard of in a state like Kansas.

And so I think what you're really gonna be looking for is not just how are we driving turnout in Johnson County, but how are we doing in places like Sedgwick, in the, in the parts of the Wichita market outside of Sedgwick, where I think Adam in particular has specific reach.

I mean, keep in mind, Adam is the pastor of the largest church in Kansas.

It's a candidate for the Middle East, not for America

... over-talking you, over-talking me doesn't make you right, and you'll want to apologize for what you just said later.

Guy, tell us about all of this and why do people hate us so much?

Well, I think that the AI conversation is a good segue.

I mean, I sort of have sort of three ways that we came to this.

One, there were a lot of reports after the election.

about what went wrong.

And every group put something out, and sometimes they included polling, and sometimes they included anecdotes.

But they all had one thing in common.

super packed out.

Mm-hmm.

And we, we've mentioned the obvious ones this morning, including s- places like Texas, but you look at Alaska, a great opportunity for, for Democrats there.

You look at a place like Kansas, whose primary is on Tuesday.

We think there's an opportunity to be competitive there.

Um, across the board, the DSCC and, and Democrats have done a good job of, of expanding the map as big as possible.

But you're right, there is a huge financial disadvantage.

It's larger than any midterm that I can remember in the last 20 years, and Democratic donors need to step up and make sure that we are funding the DSCC and Senate Majority PAC and other organizations that are focused not just on the Senate-

Sure.

And you think there's a chance that despite all the structural obstacles, that he might be the right man for the right moment.

Here's what I know.

I've been through lots of cycles, like I said before, with the wind at your back, the wind at your face.

Whenever you are in these situations, there is always a race or two that comes on the map late and that surprises people.

And I think this is one of those.

I mean, Adam started his church over 35 years ago with four people.

Him, his wife, and his two kids.

How much do you think there's, I'm not saying that that's the prescription in every race, and you're gonna say to me, well, it's different in some states, different in some races, but is there something to that guy in this moment? Sure.