Mark Halperin: "I'm a Little More Bullish on Republican Chances in the Senate Than I Was Last Week"

Steve, thoughts on that one?

Great ad.

I mean, look, she's running in a red state.

That's exactly the kind of message she has to deliver.

I agree with you.

A lot of us have not spent much time in Alaska, but I have a feel for it.

But that's a very good ad.

Jonathan, how do you feel about that spot?

Oh, I think it's I think it's a great spot.

I mean, one of the things again, like harking back to 2006, the Democrats not only embraced the anti-corruption message, which you heard there, they also recruited.

They were not scared of recruiting really conservative Democrats in the South.

Right.

You go and you look at the 2007 House map after that wave election, you'll see a completely checkered south.

And that's what you have to do to win elections.

So this is interesting because the conventional wisdom here is that the party is the energy of the party is so far left that they're not willing to do that type of campaigning.

You know, if I'm a Democratic operative, that makes me that would make me very happy.

Yeah.

You know, I always say we don't know how voters, particularly Alaskans, are going to feel about the ad.

So it's all just theater chrism and guesswork.

I found that ad to be extraordinary for the following thing.

30 seconds.

She she evinced a bunch of positive traits.

She seemed tough and friendly and focused and ready to do the work.

just through her demeanor.

At least that's how I read it.

Steve, thoughts on that one?

Great ad.

I mean, look, she's running in a red state.

That's exactly the kind of message she has to deliver.

I agree with you.

A lot of us have not spent much time in Alaska, but I have a feel for it.

But that's a very good ad.

Jonathan, how do you feel about that spot?

Oh, I think it's I think it's a great spot.

I mean, one of the things again, like harking back to 2006, the Democrats not only embraced the anti-corruption message, which you heard there, they also recruited.

They were not scared of recruiting really conservative Democrats in the South.

Right.

You go and you look at the 2007 House map after that wave election, you'll see a completely checkered south.

And that's what you have to do to win elections.

So this is interesting because the conventional wisdom here is that the party is the energy of the party is so far left that they're not willing to do that type of campaigning.

You know, if I'm a Democratic operative, that makes me that would make me very happy.

Yeah.

You know, I always say we don't know how voters, particularly Alaskans, are going to feel about the ad.

So it's all just theater chrism and guesswork.

I found that ad to be extraordinary for the following thing.

30 seconds.

She she evinced a bunch of positive traits.

She seemed tough and friendly and focused and ready to do the work.

just through her demeanor.

At least that's how I read it.