What about that? Could Democrats be doing more and more? Are you advising them in any capacity to try and come up with a better strategy? Well, look, I think The Democrats actually came out of that shutdown in a strong position because they put affordability, particularly the affordability of health care, front and center on the domestic agenda. It was very hard to get any kind of, you know, smart political strategy in the beginning because we, the Democrats, had so few tools. (22:42–22:55)
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Asserts that Democrats gained a strong position post-shutdown by focusing on health care affordability.
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