… to set in, think of it in terms of Ronald Reagan's celebrity, Newt Gingrich's base level of discourse, Pat Buchanan's nativism. And then look at where we are now. So There are connections to be seen that one can argue pointed out to us, had we at least more clarity around it from hindsight, that this is where it was going and this is where we are. And it is. It has been reduced to a level where there's really apparently no desire to have real discourse or debate based on merit and fact. (27:10–27:27)
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